Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1913 — All Swimming Records Are Broken at Frisco [ARTICLE]

All Swimming Records Are Broken at Frisco

Myrtle Wright, twelve years old, swam the Golden Gate at San Francisco the other day, and broke all previous records for women swimmers. Her mother, Mrs. Myrtle Wright, swam with her, and* also made a new record. The young miss made it in 35 minutes 40 secpnds; the mother in 35 minutes. The best women’s record is 42 minutes. The distance Is between a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half in a straight line, but swimmers always are carried well out of their course. 1