Paris, May 21.
The French swimming champion, [Jacques Cartonnet, of. the French Collegiate "Sporting, "Club, at the Lido swimming pool in Paris, yess terday, broke the world's record fon 100 metres "breast-stroke, showing. 1 time of 1 min, 19% see." The for= ner record was held by a Canadian' fswimrcer, Waiter' Spence, with min: 14 se, Cartonnet made a very quick start and covered the first. 25. metres 15 seconds, 60 metres in 33 seconds, and 75 metres in 62 seconds. This performance confirms. the ¢ances eid by the French swimmer for the Olympic Games,—Havas.
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