Ta the swimming events, Canada triumphed in the women's 400 yards free style relay. With each competi-for swimming 100 yards, the Canadian team of four returned the time of 4 minutes 483 seconds.
The men's medley resulted in a triumph for England, whose team of three was clocked at 3 mins. 28/2 seconds and this was followed by another English victory when Miss Doris Storey, the British breast-stroke champion, won the 220 yards breast stroke in 3 mins. 6.6 seconds, a new Australian record.
The second new Australian record was set up by Oliver, an Australian, in winning his heat of the 110 yards backstroke for men, his time being 1 min. 9.6 seconds, Robert Leivers (England) established a British Empire Games record when he won his heat in the 440 yards free style for men in 4 mins, 57.9 seconds.—Reuter,
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