The New York herald., 1922-05-07
SCHOOL MERMAIDS !
SET THREE MARKS
Misses McWoOd, wainwright t
Q and McGary Win Titles in
Record Time.

Three interscholastic records were
girls swimming championships held
yesterday under the auspices of the
New York Women's Swimming Associa-
tion in the seventy-fiye foot pool of
Evander Childs High School. all the
marks being credited to mermaids who
have made their names in national A.
A. u. competition.
Miss Dorothy McWood of Northern
High School of Detroit, the ,only visit
ing entry, who recently established a
worlds mark in winning the national
plunge championship, foated So feet s
inches for the first new mark of the
afternoon. The old interscholastic mark
was AZ faet which was also tied by
Miss Frances Cooney of Flushing, who
was placed second.
Miss Helen Wainwright representing
Newtown High. holder of several ma
tional titles and a worlds record. an
nexed the so yard title in the time oe
81 l-5 seconds. winning by ten yards
from Miss Dorothy Donohue. school
race for third place, Miss Agnes Ches-
ter of Bryant making a squirt to pass
Miss Gladys Washburn by inches.
The new interscholastic mark I'm the
80 yard swim came In the semi-final
heat, when Helen Wainwright thrashed
through the water in 20 2-5 seconds.
Miss Ethel McGary of Evander Childs
High romped away with the 22o yard
swim by twenty yards in minutes 6 3-5
seconds, bettering the old mark by
32-5 seconds.
Miss McGary. who holds the Ameri-
can 300 yards record, using her per-
fected eight beat crawl, opened a COM
manding lead on Miss Lillian Stoddart
of Flushing, who stayed In second place
until the final ten yards. when she was
caught by Miss Virginia Whitenack
and nosed out by touch.
In special match race at 440 yards
between Miss Aileen Riggin and Miss
Ethel Baker, Miss Riggin, national
junior title holder at the distance and
Olympic diving champion, won by ff-
teen yards in minutes As 1-5 seconds.
There is no listed mark for 40 yards
in a seventy-five foot pool, and the
victor will be credited with the record.
The time taken at the 400 yard mark.
also a distance not on the books for
the pool, was minutes o seconds.
For 200 yards Miss Baker, was right
on the heels of her rival, but after
turning gradually on her ninth lap fell
back more and more.
The summaries:
PLUNGE FOR DIsTANcE-won by Miss
Dorothy Mewood, Northern 4; s.. Detroit,
with 62 feet, inches; Miss Frances
Cooney. Flushing II. s.. with ~ feet,
second Miss Dorothy Delaney. Flushing
II, s., with 40 feet. o inches, third. New
interschoashc record.
so YARD SWIM-Won by Miss Helen VAIN
wright, Newtown II. s.; Miss Dorothy
Donohue, Newtown II. S., second; Miss
Agnes Chester, Bryant II. s.. third. Time,
81 i-5 seconds. (New interschoiastic
100 YARD swIM--won by Miss Frances
Cooney, Flushing H. s.. Miss Gertrude
Kahrs. George Washington II. s., second ,
Miss Helen Driscoe, Julia Richman ii. s.,
third Time, 1 10 i-5
30 YARD SWlM-Won by Miss Ethel Nc
Gary, Evander Childs II. s.. Miss Virginia
Whitenack, Erasmus Hall H. g.. second ;
Miss Lillian stoddart. Flushing ". s..
third, Time, $500 80. (New interschoas-
tic record).
$40 YARD SWIM, MATCH RAcE-won by
Miss Ailean Riggin Miss Ethel Baker,
second. Time, q 40 la.
POINT SCoRE-F'lushing 10, Newtown s..
Northern 5, Evander Childs 5. Erasmus
Hall O., George Washington O. Bryant 1.
and julia Rlchman l. tDiving event post
<poned).