The New York herald., 1922-06-11
MISS M'GARY WINS
500 JUNIOR SWIM
Head-On Collision Prevents
Her From Making New Rec
ord for the Distance.

An unfortunate collision robbed Miss
Ethel McGary of the New York
Women's Swimming Association of a
new American swimming record in the
Junior national A. A. IL. 500 yard free
style championship for women in the
seventy-five foot pool of the Brighton
Beach Baths yesterday afternoon.
Mass McGary won the event in z min
utes 81 2-5 seconds. equalling the national
record for a seventy-five foot pool. set
by Mrs. Claire Yalligan Finney In San
Francisco In 1917. and there is no doubt
she would have created a new marx
had not Miss Hazel Freeman OF the
Ambassador s. c.. Atlantic City. who
wandered out OF her lane. run into her
head on at 125 yards and caused her to
stop outright. which lost her a couple
OF seconds at least
{ On the way Miss McGary passed the
400>yards in 8 minutes 2 rs seconds. the
fastest time for women ever made
officially in this country in a seventy
five foot pool, and so fating las an
American record for the conditions
Five contenders started in the title
race. Those who took the mark. in
addition to Miss McGary and Miss Free
man. were the Misses Doris O'Mara,
Frances Cooney and Kathryn Brown. all
three of the New York Women's S. A.
Miss McGary set the pace from the
start and increased her lead steadily to
the end. Miss Coney was in second
place for while. but presently little
Miss O'Mara, a lassie Of thirteen,
worked into the position and held IT,
She finished only seventeen seconds be-
hind Miss McGary. striking perform
ance for a child OF her age Miss Cooney
was a good third. Miss Freeman left
the water at $50 yards. when In fourth
place.
Miss Helen Wainwright. our newly
crowned national all around swimming
leader among women. added to her
i6any titles that of senior metropolitan
champion at 100 yards. back stroke. It
was her first important test at this style
of swimming and she sprang a decided
surprise by capturing the event In the
remarkable time of 1m20 c-5s, with her
team mate, Miss Aileen Riggin, second,
four feet back
Miss Wainwright showed another
sterling performance in a so yard handf-
cap swim. She covered the distance in
2S As seconds. worlds record time for a
rs foot pool. but officials reported that
she anticipated the gun, so the new
Horn of the New York w. S. A. won the
event from second mark in 36 seconds.
500 YARD NATIONAL. A. A. u, Junior
Championship Swim.-Won by Miss Ethel
McGary, Women's Swimming Association;
Miss Doris OMara. W. 8. A.. second; Miss
Frances Cooney, w. s. A.. third. Time,
1881 20. Equals American record made by
Claire Galligan In 1917.
100 YARD METROPOLITAN. A. A. u.
Senior. Backstroke Championship.-Wo by
Miss Helen Wainwright, w. s. A.; Miss
Aileen Riggin. w. S. A.. second: Miss Helen
Donohue w. s. A., third. Time. I 90 3-5
so YARD BREAST STROKE. closed TO MEM
bers of Women's Swimming Association
Won by Miss Dorothy Wesley: Miss Ciaire
JusiSow. second; Miss Ethel Baker. third.
Time, ~ 2-5.
so YARD SWIM. HANDICAP.-won by Miss
Jessie Horn, w. s. A., IL seconds: Ruth
Gary. w. S. A.. 13 seconds, second Eileen
OMara, W. s. A.. IL seconds. third. Actual
time 80 seconds.
FANCY DIVE. HANDICAP.-won by Aileen
Riggin, w. s. A. (scratch). 10643 points
Helen Wainwright. w. g. A. (2). 1o2. 81
points. second Helen Briscoe. W. S. A.
t205s). Dos points.