Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-20
FIVE RECORDS FALL
IN SWIMMING MEET
Atlanta Girl, Guest, Steals
Show at District A. A. u.
Championships.

1--WE meet records were smashed
r as contenders for District A. A.
U. indoor swimming champion
ships splashed their way to 10
titles last night in the Shoreham Hotel
pool, but a diminutive 17-year-old
miss. Louisa Robert visiting from At
lanta, afforded the real thrill when,
competing in her Second tank COMPETE
ton, she backstroked 100 yards in l
minute 10 seconds, only five seconds
more than the American record, helo
by Eleanor Holm.
Ambassador Swimming Club won the
mems team trophy scoring 43 points.
Central High School was second with
28
AS usual. Washington Swimming Club
girls, sans competition. annexed the
women's team trophy with Al points.
The other points went to Miss Rob
ert, who was granted special permission
by the A. A. U. to compete.
The swimmers started and ended In
smashing style Phil Bateson Of the
Ambassador Hotel clipped 2-5 of a
second off the mems 50-yard free style
record when he negotiated the course
in o:25 3-5.
Beverly Carter of the Central &C"
Slup 1Ol1OWC0 WlbA1 6lAObAACA ASNOA6 40
the 220-yard free style. He swan 1t
in 2:37, 52-5 seconds less than the
former mark.
Bob Varela of the Central "C'' Club
made 1t three in row when he broke
his own l50-yard backstroke record.
He was timed at SO 3-5,
Beats Lois Bates Mark.
Miss Robert swan her first free style
race and ran second to Rita Augusterfer
of the Washington Swimming Club, VINO
established new record OF lag.
Lois Bates held the former mark with
l:1635. The Atlanta miss then COM
peted in the 100-yard backstroke, fin
ishing far ahead OF the field. Ineligible
to receive a medal by the A. A. u, Miss
Robert nevertheless was the grateful re-
cipient Of prize when Lenora Taube
of the Washington Swimming Club. the
1irst District girl to finish, presented
her with the trophy.
The fifth record was established in
the final event, the mems 200-yard re-
lay, which was won by the Ambassador
Swimming Club in the record time Of
1:5o, better by 225 than the former
mark
The evenings closest race was the
220-yard breaststroke, which saw young
Dick Maurer of Central High come
from behind in the last 20 yards to
nose out Constancio Aivarado Of the
Ambassador Hotel, a heavy favorite.
Summary:
5o-YARp FREE sTYLE-won by Bateson
b Hssen T.,s1 HsR
;sssaS; fSri sTffw5S :, Garter
club; thiPd A issHpd 1aeorSesoWn Gnivsrslt
Time, 2:37, new record Former record OF
iso,YARD BACK sTEoKEa;wcn , ~ Va;
rels &c" Club; second. Knight CcentrAl
i:ssls, new rec Sn9 Former A record of aoi
made Rxn Xsrf fRrK Isss srvIwon bv wosa
Central High; second. Robbins tAmbassa
der HoteD; third, Carter &C" Club. Time,
sso-YARD BREAST sTRoKE-won by
Maurer Central High; second, Elvarado
LAmbassador); third, Bates Central High.
soo-YARD RELAY-won by Ambassador
Hotel (Bateson, Gomez Gibhins and Rob
NEW Por
mer record Of l:52ss made BY Georgetown,
FANCY DIvING-won By Smith CAmbas-
sador); second. Broaddus (Ambassador);
third, Gomez (Ambassador).
WOMEN.
1Oo-YARD FREE sTYLE-won By Rita
Augusterfer WASHINGTON Swimming Club;
second. Louisa Robert (unattached); third,
Madeline Augusterfer washington Swim
ming Club; fourth, Annabelle Whaler
WASHINGTON Swimming Club. Time, l:l42s.
new record. Former record Of 1:l6as made
1oo-YARD BREAST sTRoKE-won BY Le-
more Taube (Washington Swimming Club;
second, Maryanna Thomas washington
sT Toe45kS o ssck T sTRo las by Louisa
Robert (unattached): second, Lenora Taube
(Washington Swimming Club; third, Anna
belle Whaler washington Swimming Club.
Time, 1:19.