Chicago, Feb. 2.
Johnny Weissmuller, a consistent breaker of world's swimming records, regained the world's title for the 440-yd. event in a 60-ft. pool the Central A.A.U. championship meet here last night. He clipped 12% sec. from the mark set by Richard Howell, a Chicago high school boy, who lowered Weissmuller's previous world's record, of 5.033 for the 440-yd. in a recent competition with Norman Ross.
Weissmuller also broke his own world's mark of 5.46% in the 500-yd. swim in a 60-ft. pool, lowering sec.—Reuter.
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