New-York tribune., 1922-07-30
Girl Swimmer
Breaks Record
For 22O Yards
Miss Helen Wainwright Cow
ers Distance in 2;fl l-5
nj Ma n haitian Beach

Miss Helen Wainwrirht. of the New
York Women's Swimming Association.
/ siXtcen-ycar-old national ali-nrornd
swimming champion, displayed truly
sensational speed IN winning the wo-
mems METROPOLITAN A. A. H. 220-ynrd
| free style title test in the Olympic ia
COON Of the Manhattan Beach Baths
yesterday afternoon.
Competing over n ii0-yard course
she covered the furlong In the amsz-
+ inc time Of minutes Al Is seconds.
or G2-5 seconds under the interna-
/ tional 75-fCot pool mark. held by Mrs.
/ Charlotte Boyle Clunc. of the New
/ York W. s. a.. and III 2-5 seconds un-
der the worlds open water record BY
I Miss Maricchcr Wohsclau, Of Homo
lulu.
! Opposed fo Hi1s Wainwright we're
\ her clubmate- N.ss Aileen Riggin and
Miss Ethd nater who finished In the
order Iamci.
/ Miss Wainwright set out az terrific
pace and reached the il0-yard mark In
+ / minute "A seconds. carrying along
with her Miss Rirgin, who was only
I few yards behind n the turn. But the
effort told on tN6 latter. On the way
/ home she fell back rapidly, while Miss
Wainwright seemed 20 grow stronger
as she went and finished with fine
burst Of speed. twenty-five yards
ahead Of hcr little teammate. Miss
/ Baker Was several body lengths behind
Miss Riggin.
An interesting fact is that one of
the Official timekccpcra was W. J. How
croft. Of Liverpool. Great Britain's
foremost aquatic expert, who has
served as volunteer coach 20 Miss
Hilda James. British swimming cham
picn. here 90 compete in the interna-
I tionnl long distance swim for the Day
CUPS on Tuesday Mr Howcroft stated
after the race that Miss Wainwright
achievement was az startling BIT OF
swimming as ever he had witnessed.
Following the title race. ten con
+ testants from the New York ". 5. A..
took part IN q i4O-yard scrntch swim
/ for girls who never had won cham
pionshin Miss Frances Cooncy, if-
teen-yeGr-old dcvotee OF the newly in
troducod eight-beat crawl, came
/ through with a clcan-cut victory. She
covered the distance In the good time
OF z minutes 2-5 seconds. Miss Maud
McFarlane and twelve-yenr-old kath-
ryn Brown were second and third, ss
named. % and % seconds, respectively,
behind the winner.
A iiO.ysrd free style handicap vent
~ another New York ". s. A. lassie,
Misg Lillian stoddard, who had an a.
lowancc Of 10 seconds and did actually
/ minute Polls seconds. Then Miss
Wainwright came out 20 capture
fresh laurels. fret winning a 50-yard
T biirdfod swim w 3b seconds next
/ romnine away with a tandem race nt
the same distance, coupled with MISS
Rirzin. The time Of the latter event
was SO 2-5 seconds.
The summaries:
.eo.va-f swim frsnior Mstropoiiisn a.
7 a U championshipl Won b. @i.' isi.n ,,,.a
| FrIrrrfrNf Sow YORK 81 r - ~
tr.en Rirr'n New Rork W g second
Hrr Ethei Baker. New YORK w o. -"
f,o.vsr6 win girls never having Won
.. t.rrrIorshIrl Won by Miss Frances
c0rrrr. Sew f0rf W. q =. Alts n..n
Nrfariaur. Ncw YORK W. =
Wlfa kafhgn Brown. Ne" isIN " q d"
ttIrt Time M 81. .,.,t-- ca
ifo-meters rvim-Won b. Lillian aiof-
fa-l Sew York w. a. fl- ...'lNa
Nlfs Ethel UrsprunF, ,cw ieIe Va r., 80 y. -
unattached go feconfa. ihifd. TINS
fo.~srf loub.e-oar awimv-Won BY Missss
ueIrn Wninwrighf ana Aiieen Riggin, heN
Yorr w. s. A.. Mlsses Helen DonohYe ano
Maud Mcsarians. New YORK W s. ~ .s.. &c.
--r. rrfrr-. Dorothy Uorolue and Dorcfhf
WerIcr. Sow YORK W. g.. ihird. 4iine'
-5-vsrf bunif9f swim-won by Nin
Helen Wainwr'rh' hew YORK W.. p a
WI-s Lillian sf0lfarl Frw lora N. q =,
second. Miss Aneen R.fgin. Sew YORK w.
o.. third Time, .ab.