The New York herald., 1922-07-30
MISS WAINWRIGHT
SKATERS RECORD
Swims 220 Yards in 2 Minutes
Al 1-5 Seconds at Man
haitian Beach.

Miss Helen Wainwright. sixteen-year-
old water marvel of the New York
Women's Swimming Association. cre-
ated a startling world record for swim
ming 220 yards in the Olympic lagoon
Of the Manhattan Beach bath yesterday
afternoon. She won the Metropolitan
4. A. U. championship over 10 yard
course in 2 minutes II 1-5 seconds. beat
ing by 62-5 seconds Mrs. Charlotte
Boyle CIrnes International record for
the seventy-five foot pool and by the
huge margin of II 3-5 seconds the open
water world mark, claimed recently by
Miss Maiiechen Wehseau of Honolulu.
Miss Wainwright broke into the lead
AZ the start, soon drawing away from
her clubmates. Miss Aieen Riggin and
Miss Ethel Baker, who opposed her. She
reached the turn at lilo yards in l
minute IA seconds. or dangerously close
to Miss Etheldra Bleibtrey's world time
for 100 meters. Up to that time Miss
Rtggin. swimming better than ever she
did. had kept within a few yards of the
leader, but on the lap home Miss VAIN
wright raised her stroke and seemed
sprinted in, strong to the finish, twenty
five yards ahead of Miss Riggin, who
was second. several yards in front. of
Miss Baker.
w. j. Howcroft of Liverpool, amateur
coach to Miss Hilda James, champion
OF England, who is here to compete In,
the international long distance swim
FOR the Day cups Tuesday, was one Of
the official timekeepers. He declared
after the race thai Miss Wainwright's
time was as sensational an achievement
as ever he saw a woman perform In, the
water.
Following the title event there was
440 yard scratch swim for girls who
never had won a championship, and ten
lassies of the New York w. S. A toed
the mark. Miss Frances Cooney, a 15-
year-old devotee of the newly introduced
eight beat crawl won the contest in the
excellent time of minutes 2-5 sec
onds. A feature of the race was the re-
markable performance of little Ruth
Morgan. II years old, who finished fifth
I'm minutes AZ seconds-quite excep-
tional speed for a child OF her age.
A i10 yard handicap swim proved we'll
contested. Miss Lillian Stoddard, who
had IL seconds handicap, just managed
TO nose out Ethel Ursprung on the 22
second mark in ! minute 20 is seconsds
Miss Wainwright followed UP her
championship victory with two more.
She won easily a so yard blindfold swim
In % seconds; then. paired with her
chum. Miss Riggin, she romped away
a tandem or double oar race at the same
distance In 80 2-5 seconds.
The summaries:
go YARD SWIM (Senior Metropolitan A. A.
n. Championship)-Won by Miss Helen
Wainwright. New York w. 8. A.: Miss
Aiicen Rggin. New York w. s. A., second
Miss Ethel Baker. New York w. s. A.,
third. Time. 2:4i i.5.
$40 YARD SWIM (Girls Never Having Won
Championship by Miss Frances
Cooney. New York w. S. A.. Miss Maud
McFnriane. New York W. S. A.. second:
Miss Kathryn Brown, New York w. S. A..
third. Time. :03 2-a.
100 METERS swfM-won BY Lillian Stod-
Miss Ethel Uraprung. New York w. s. a.
t22 seoonds), second, Miss Agnes Chester.
unattached GO seconds). third. Time.
\ .10i-S
20 YARD DOUBLE OAR swIM-won by
Misses Helen wainwright and Aileen Rig
Ein. New York w. s. A.: Misses Helen
nonohue and Maud McFariane, New ork
w s. A.. second Misses Dorothy Donohue
and Dorothy Wesley, New York W.. s. A.,
third. Time. n.32 o-S.
~ YARD niINDFOLp sw1M-won by Miss
Hcleh Wainw right. New York W. s. A.;
Miss Lillian Stoddard, New York w. g. A..
second Miss Aiieen Riggtn, New York w.
3. A.. third. Time. 0:35.