South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-13
MISS WAINWRIGHT
BREAKS MARK IN
FREE STYLE EVENT
New York Girl Shows Speed
Johnny Weismuller Takes
Two Races.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Aug. IL
Miss Helen wainwright OF New York
City added another worlds record
10 her already long string when she
won a 500 yard free style open swim
FOR women in the national water
championship here Saturday. The
time was 1903 20. The record was
stahlished in a 100 yard closed
water pool. According 10 the of1-
cials. the best previous record for
the distance in a closed pool was
7:19 60.
An American record also fell by
the wayside for 800 yards in the
same race when Miss Wainwright
swan that distance in 4:12 2-5. The
previous American record for 5OO
yards was announced as 4:l8 30
Hnda James. champion woman
swimmer OF England, was second 10
Miss Wainwright and Aileen Rigin
OF New York was third
Miss James was first in the 800
yard medley race. 100 yards breast
stroke. 100 Yards back stroke and
100 yards free style. Miss Sybll
Bauer OF Chicago gained rapidly on
her IN the second lap Of the race IN
which the hack stroke was used
and was within a few yards Of the
leader. when the final lap az free
stvIe began. Miss James finished
several yards IN the lead Of Miss
Bauer. Miss wainwright was third.
The time was 4:4O 3-5.
Johnny Weissmuller. the world s
fastest swimmer. was a winner in
two events Saturday 220 yard
free style for the national senior
championship and the 500 yard free
stvle open event. HIS time in the 20
was 2:22 2-5. more than two seconds
behind his own worlds record. The
Chicago mans time in the so yard
swim was % So seconds. Tom
Blake or Los Angeles. was second in
each race. and John Moore. OF In
dianapOlis, took the third place.
Afleen Riggin Of New York, Olym-
pic fancy diving champion, was de-
clared the winner over Helen Meany
OF New York, national outdoor high
and fancy diving champion, in an
open diving contest. Dorothy Huck-
nall OF Atlantic City. was third.
Two Indiana A. A. L. champion
ships also were determined. Nor
go yard breast stroke in 1893 3-5,
Ed. Coryn OF Indianapolis. was sec
ond and Henry Churchman of In
dianapolis, was third. A 100 yard
back stroke for women for the In
diana A. u. title went 10 Miss Thel-
ma Darcy, whose time was 1879.
Dorothy Moore OF Indianapolis was
second ard Mrs. Clara Tyggs, also
OF this city was third.
Crawfordsville boys cleaned up in
the boy scout state championship
100 yards free style. Thomas Mat
hews was first, Derwin DOherty sec
ond and Richard Wilmington third.
The time was 1916 3-5.
Miss Dorothy Moore. who yester-
dav won the 1Ib pound city cham
pionship from a field OF boys. tried
to repeat in the 125 pound city title
event al 100 yards free style. Frank
Aren. Dover, was bit too speedy
for her and won by about a yard.
RAIDER Winget being third.
The summaries follow:
500 ward free style women open
Helen wainwright. New York. first
Hiida James. London. England, sec
ond: Aileen Rigin. New York. third
Time 1908 SIS. Medley women 500
yards. 100 breast stroke. 100 back
stroke. 100 free style. national
senior championship; Hilda James
London. England. first, Sybil Bauer
Chicago, second; Helen Wainwright,
third. Time 4:40 As. 220 yard free
style men national senior champion
ship: Johnny weissmuler. Chicago
frst. Tom Blake. Los Angeles, sec
ond. John Moore, indianapolis
Chicago.:s frtiiguaSwcHda lde nm
third Time % SIS seconds. Fancy
diving women open: Aileen Riggin
New York. first: Helen Meany New
York. second; Dorothy Hucknau
Atlantic City. third. 20 yard breast
stroke mer-Indiana A. a. L. cham
pionshlp-Norman Darby, Indianap-
oils first: Ed COryn. Indianapolis
second; Henry ChurchmOn. Indian
apolis. third. Time 3.S9 SIS. 100
ward back stroke. women. Indiana
A 4. L. championship: Thelma Oar.
by. indianapolis; Dorothy Moore, In
dianapIis. second; Mrs. Clark Rigs
Indianapolis. third. Time 1890. Boy
scout rate championship, 100 yards
free style: Thomas Matthews Craw-
ford sville. first; Derwin Doherty
Crawfordsvile second: Richarc
Wilmington. CrawfOrdsvile third
Time I:16 SIS 125 pound city
championship 100 yards free style
Frank Arsn. first: Dorothy Moore
second: RAIDER wlnget. third. Time
1917.