Sport: Records
Running:
Last week, the following world's records were broken in the U. S.:
¶ 2000-yard: Paavo Nurmi; time, 4 min. 53 3/5 sec.
¶ 2000-metre: Paavo Nurmi; time, 5 min. 22 2/5 sec.
¶ 1 ¼-mile: Paavo Nurmi; time, 5 min. 23 4/5 sec.
¶ 2-mile: William Ritola; time, 9 min. 3 4/5 sec.
¶ 2-mile: Paavo Nurmi; time, 8 min. 58 1/5 sec.
¶ 1 3/4-mile: Paavo Nurmi; time, 7 min. 51 2/5 sec.
¶ 3-mile: William Ritola; time, 14 min. 1 2/5 sec.
¶ 1-mile: Lloyd Hahn; time, 4 min. 13 2/5 sec.
Swimming:
¶ 500-yard: Arne Borg; time, 4 min. 49 1/5 sec.
¶ 1000-yard: Arne Borg; time, 12 min. 12 3/5 sec.
¶ 100-metre: Ethel Lackie; time, 1 min. 12 sec.
¶ 880-yard: Ethel McGary; time, 13 min. 7 sec.
¶ 300-yard medley: Carin Nillson; time, 4 min. 36 2/3 sec.
¶ 200-yard relay: Yale relay team: (Peterson, Hall, Bronson, Brunnell); time, 1 min. 37 sec.
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