New world's records for the 100 metres and 100 yards breast-stroke were established here today by Richard Hough of Princeton University. He covered the 100 metres in one minute, 7.3 seconds as compared with the former record of one minute, 9.5 seconds held by Balke of Germany.
He broke the second world's record, for the 100 yards breast-stroke, by swimming the distance in 60.6 seconds, as compared to the old record of 62.1 seconds established by James Skinner of Britain.—
Reuter.
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