New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-07
Miss Bleibtrey
Breaks Record
In S'2OO'' Swim
Champion Mermaid Twice
Betters Old Mark; Div
ing Title for Miss Meany

Miss Ethelda Bleibtrey, Of the New
York Women's S. A., twice bettered the
worlds record for 20O-yard swimming
in the 75-foot open-air pool of the
Brighton Beach Baths yesterday after
noon.
The champion mermaid won her quail
flying heat of a handicap at the dis
lance in 2 minutes 81 2-5 seconds, or
three-fifths of second under the for
mer standard by Miss Charlotte Boyle,
of the same organizations Then she
did minutes 36 4-5 seconds in the
final, clipping the mark again. Her
brilliant performance only enabled her
to finish third, however.
Miss Lonnie Crittenden and Miss
Lillian Stoddard, her clubmate, who
had liberal allowances of seventy~sev-
en- and thirty seconds, respectively
TOOK tlrst and second places as named.
Title for Miss Meany
Miss Helen Meany, the sixteen-year-
old star of the Women's S. A., who won
the metropolitan high diving cham
plonship recently, sprang another sur
prise IN the senior national outdoor
fancy diving classic. Performing in
superb style from the tenfoot sprine-
board, she defeated five sterling rivals,
including Miss Eileen Riggin. the
Olympic champion, and Miss Helen
Wainwright, the national indoor title
holder, who secured the places in the
given order.
The scores were: Miss Meanv.
l24.35 points; Miss Rggn, 1925;
MISS Wainwright, 115.70.
2O0-yard relay race brought to the
mark two teams from the Women's s.
A.. and foursome from the Philadel-
pnla Turngemeinde. The Quaker City
girls proved no match for the first
quartet of the local clab, composed of
the Misses Bleibtrey, Boyle, Ederle
ana Meany. Tho latter led them home
oy more than ten yards in 2 minutes
20 seconds The visitors took sec
ond honors.
Close Call for Miss Boyle
Miss Gertrude Ederle, the new four
teen-year-old wonder swimmer of the
Women's S. A., showed a remarkable
burst OF speed in a 100-yard scratch
SWIM. She gave Miss Boyle, national
champion at the distance, a neck and
neck battle throughout and touched
out only couple of feet behind her.
beating among others Miss Eleanor
uhl, of the Meadowbrook Club of Phil
adelphia, member of the Olympic
team last summer, who was third.
MISS Boyle won in minute
9 Is seconds; Miss Ederle.s time was
two-ffths of second slower
A 5O-yard back stroke race for girls
under thirteen went to little Miss Ethel
Baker, Of the Women's S. A., in As
seconds, remarkable time for a child
of twelve.
The summaries:
Fancy diving (national A. A. U. outdoor
cham pionship)-Wo by Miss Helen Meany
Aisen Riggin, New York Nv W. so' A.. LEE 'ss
points, second; Miss Helen Wainwright
New York w. S. A, 1857 points. third.
5oo-yard swim fscratch)-won by Miss
Gertrude Edere New York w. S. A, sec
ond; Miss Eleanor Uhl Meadowbrook Club
Philadelphia third. Time, 1903 1-5.
9ooyard swim (handicapl- Won by Miss
Lonnie Crttenden. New York w. S, A.
(71s) Miss Lillian stoddar. New York
w. S. A. (Sos), second; Miss Ethede Bleib-
trey. New York W. S. A. (scratch), third.
Miss Bleibtrey).
so-yard back stroke swim (junior)-won
by Miss Ethel Baker. New York w. S. A.
Miss Helen Brisco, New York w. s. A,
second: Miss Virg mia Wilson, New York
w. S. A, third. Time. GAS.
2OO-yard relay swim (scratch) Won by
New York w. S. A. first team Misses
trude Ederle. Helen Meany); Philadelphia
Turngemeinde misses Frances Clark
Mabe .Arkley, Margaret Obertufer Mary
McGory), second; New York w. S. A. sec
ond team (Miss Allen Rggin, Kathryn
Brown. Ethel Baker, Lillian Stoddard).
third. Time, 206 rs
Referee. de b. Handley. New York
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