In Philadelphia, Arne Borg, b10nd-eyed Swedish swimmer, crawled 880-yards in 10 min. 38 2/5 sec., a world's record. Expertly thrashing mincing waves, four young men spurted through the water one after the ather like successive finger snaps md established a new U. S. record for the half mile relay, hewing rff a full 16 4/5 sec. from the >ld mark of a little over ten minutes, at Philadelphia last week. They were Johnny Weismuller, P. McGillivray, Albert Schwartz, Arne Borg, all of different nationalities, all swimming for Illinois A. C.
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