The Archive · 1938

Late Results

Inthe 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. 26/2 seconds and this was followed by another English vielory 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 T'min. 96 seconds, Robert Leivers (England) establish jed a British Empire Games, record when he won his heat in the 440 yards free style for men in 4 mins, 679 seconds—Reuter,

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