AERONAUTICS: New World's Records: Dec. 17, 1923

100-meter swim, free style: John Weissmuller of Chicago, 58 3/5 sec.

400-yd. swim, free style: John Weissmuller of Chicago, 4 min. 36 sec.

100-meter swim, back stroke, for women: Sybil Bauer of Chicago, 1 min. 20 3/5 sec.

100-yd. swim, breast strike: John Faricy of Chicago, 1 min. 9 3/5 sec.

220-yd. swim, breast stroke, for women: Agnes Geraghty (15) of New York, 3 min. 32 3/5 sec.

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