New World's Records

Swimming (in 100-metre pool, Les Tourelles, France):

P: 1,500-metre free style for men: Andrew Charlton (Australia), 20 min., 6 3/5 sec.

P: 800-metre relay for men: U. S. team (O'Connor, Breyer, Clancy, Howell), 9 min., 532/5 sec.

P: 100-metre free style for women: Mariechen Wehselau (Hawaii), 1 min., 12 2/3 sec.

P:100-metre backstroke for women: Sybil Bauer (Chicago), 1 min., 23 1/5 sec.

P: 0-metre relay for women: U. S. team (Lackie, Wehselau, Ederle, Bauer), 4 min., 58 4/5 sec.