Sport: Record Turnover

For the record—and for the first time —the Amateur Athletic Union of the U.S. published a complete list of swimming champions and record-holders, including Interscholastic, Intercollegiate, American, South American, European, Olympic and World awards.

Foremost figures:

> Of 31 world's records listed for men, all but six are held by U.S. swimmers. Japan's S. Makino and T. Amano are credited with three, Germany's A. Heina with two, Japan's 1936 Olympic relay team with one.

> Chicago's keg-chested, kite-footed Adolph Kiefer, 23-year-old drama student, holds all five world's backstroke records. He has done 100...

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