For Foreign "Y" Gala Although announced that it was believed Mrs. A. S. Johnston broke the. ladies 50 yards backstroke championship record, when she swam the distance in 38% seconds yesterday, subsequent checking up of the record revealed that the old record is held by the former Miss Vivienne Schmid who recorded 38 seconds flat in her record winning year. Mrs. Johnston won her heat in the 50 yards ladies backstroke eliminations yesterday when she swam in ahead of Miss Ling Mei Ling and Miss Joan Picozzi.
In the second heat of the ladies backstroke event, Miss M. Clifton just defeated Miss J, Peach in '40g seconds, while Miss V. Dodd was third. "The winner Was only just given the decision by a narrow margin, and as Miss Dodd recorded better time than Miss Picozzi as the fastest third, she will take part in the final on Saturday.
In the other eliminations, some good swimming was seen by the junior boys. In the first heat. R. Hekking won from G. Figueredo in 64 seconds the first and second being very evenly matched and the decision was given after a conference of the judges. A. Pure won the second heat with comparative ease from J. Lumsdaine, while R. Wyatt was third.
The following will swim in' the finals of these two events on Saturday night:
Ladies 50 yards backstroke:—Misses: M. Clifton, J. Peach, V. Dodd, Ling Met Ling and Mrs. A. S. Johnston.
Junior Boys 100 yards free style:—R. Hekking, Figueredo, A. Pure, J. Lumsdaine, and R. Wyatt.
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