The New York herald., 1922-09-03
MISS EDERLE SWIMS
TO WORLDS RECORD
Wins A. A. U. 440 Yard Free
Style Senior Championship
in 600 1-5.

Special Dispatch to THE Nrw YORK. HERALD
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. j.. Sept. g.
Miss Gertrude Ederle OF the women's
Swimming Association OF New York, f1f-
tecn-year-old winner OF the international
three and a half mile race for the Day
cups last month. sprang her second SEN
sation OF the season hese to-day. She
captured easily the National A. A. u.
44o yard free style senior championship
for women in the worlds record time
Of 6 100 1-5. and defeated by wide mar
gins Miss Helen Wainwright. her team
mate, who has been sweeping everything
before her lately, and Miss Hilda James
OF England. Europe's foremost girl
swimmer.
The latter pair finished as named.
Only the three reported for the title
race. which was decided over a 10 yard
course across current in the Raritan
River.
They got off to a good start, but a
slight current at right angles to the
course swept them from their lanes and
caused them to swim in a wide arc
At the 10 yard mark Miss Ederle and
Miss Wainwright touched almost stimuli
taneously In 1:19, with Miss James
close on. But on the return lap Miss
Ederle forged to the front slowly and
she had more than two yards on her
clubmate at 22o yards. which she
reached in 2.54. The British lassie
turned 10 seconds behind her.
On the third leg Miss Ederle increased
her lead more rapidly, and she was
several yards to the good when she
struck the 800 yard turn in 1927 2-5. shat
tering Miss Wainwright's claimed inter-
national record of 4:29 As for 300 meters
(327 yards).
The latter made a game effort to
overtake Miss Ederle on the home
stretch but she was met sprint for
sprint Swimming powerfully to the
last stroke. Miss Ederle romped a win
ner by nearly 25 yards. The official
times for second and third were: Miss
Wainwright, 6:1s 2-5. and Miss Jamess
632 as.
Youngsters Of the Women's SWIM
ming Association made a clean sweep
In a 1i0 yard swim for girls under IA.
Kathryn Brown was first in 1:29 rs.
with Alleen O'Mara and Ethel Ursprung
second and third in this order. The
summary:
4io YARD SWIM National A. A. u. Senior
Championship for Women)--Won by Miss
Gertrude Ederle, Women's S. A.. New
York. Miss Helen Wainwright, Women's s.
A.. New York. second Miss Hilda James,
Garston s. C.. Liverpool, England. third.
44o YARD RELAY SWIM CMen)-won by
New York A. c. (H. vollmcr. J, Curren. Il.
wildforster, X. Sutherland) Philadelphia
Turngemeinde tW. 4. Cash, N. % Nuss, w.
York (E. Kcating, J. Silverman. J. Burns,
II. Florencel third. Time, 4;ol 2s5
10 YAEp by M.. Kshyn s IRrsF prown
A., New York d6 secondsl; Miss Eileen
o'Mara. women's s. A.. New York t22
ecend NaM Mi', yor Ethsl urspTuns seconass
third. mHaie' Time, i::ae S.b.
FANCY DIVING twomen)--won by Miss
Helen Wainwright. Womcn's s. A., New
York. i04i5 points. Miss Ailecn Rlggin.
womens s. A. New York, 0G65 points
second: Miss Florence Briscoe. New York
unattached, an.s1 points, third.
600 YARD SWIM (sfen. Handicap by
Edward Keating, Boys Club. New York
Is seconds Milton Nuss. Turngemsnde
Cash Turngemeinde. Philadelphia (1s
seconds), third Time. 2 Al As.
100 YARD RESCUE RACE lwonenl won
by Miss Helen wainwright. womens s: A.,
New YORK; Miss Ethel Baker, women's s
1 A.. New York, second; Miss Kathryn
Brown. women's S. a.. New York. third
10 d'ms YARD BREAST STROKE SWIM
/ fWomen)-won by Miss Alma Mann, New
York s. Al. Miss Dorothy Huckneii, At
4 lantIc city n. T., second; Miss Dorothy
Wesley. women's 8. A., New York. third
s4o oi'1k 1YkRpS RELAY SWIM twomen)--wor
4 hv Wonena s. A., New York Misses II
Wainwright, A. Riggin. G. Ederle, y
O'MarN All philadelphia team tMisse'
l Frances Clark, Margaret Rhviar. Eleanor
mi Irene GuesD. second; Womens s. A..
New, York, second team Misses f. Baker
H. Meany, L. stoddart, L. Cooney) third
| Time. 3 :2S.
| 900 YARD SWIM (women, Handicap)-wor
by Miss Irene Guest, Philadelphia. unat
| tached IA seconds) Miss Anna Baum
hoard OF Recreation. Bridgeport, Conn
T35 seconds, second. Miss Grace Kemple
Board OF Recreation, Bridgeport ,40 sec
Referee-Afr. Murray Hubert. New York.