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SWIMMING.
880 Yards (Free Style).
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(a) Army Record:
L/Corpl. May, 1st A.A. Searchlight Bn., R.E., 13 mina. 13
4
/ secs.,
1933.
(b) inter
,
-Services Record:
L.A.C. Reeves, R.A.F., 12 wins.
13%5
secs., 1935.
(c) British Native Record:
N. Wainwright, England, 10 wins. 50 secs., 1934.
(e) World's Record':
J. Medica, United States, 10 mins. 15 4/10 secs., 1933.
Year Winners M. Secs.
1932—Spr. A. May, 1st A.A. Searchlight Bn., R.E. ... ... 13 53
4
/
6
1933—L/Corpl. A. May, 1st A.A. Searchlight Bn., R.E.... 13 13
4
/
5
1934—Bugle-Major Bendy, 1rt Bn.. H.L.I. ... ... ... 13 56%
1935-2nd Lieut. J. M. Calvert, Training Bn., R.E. 13 49
1
/
5
1936—L/Corpl. Main, 2nd R.T.C. ... ... ... ... 13 42
3
/
220.Yards (Free Style).
(a) Army Record:
Spr. May, 1st A.A. Searchlight Bn., R.E., 2 min. 43 secs., 1931.
(b) Inter
-
Services Record:
Bugle-Major Bendy, The Army, 2 mins. 37
1
/
5
secs., 1932.
(c) British Native Record:
R. J. C. Sutton, ) ng%an d, 2 mins. 20% secs., 1931.
(e) World's Record:
J. Weissmuller, United States, 2 mins. 9 secs., 1927.
Year Winners M. Secs.
1932—Spr. A. May, 1st A.A. Searchlight Bn., R.E. ... 2 46
1
/,
0
1933—L/Corpl. A. May, 1st A.A. Searchlight Bn., R.E. ... 2 45%
1934—Corpl. L. Drane, 2nd Bn. R.T.C. ... 2 55
1935—Pte. Howard 2nd East Yorks Regt. ... 2 49
1936—Gdsmn. Bond, 2nd Bn. Scots
,
Guards ... ... 2 48%
440 Yards (Free Style).
(a) Army Record:
Bugle-Major Bendy, 1st Bn. H.L.I., 5 mins. 56
4
/ secs., 1933.
(b) Inter-Services Record:
L/A/C Bentley, R.A.F., 5 mins. 41% secs., 1936.
(c) British Native Record.
N. Wainwright, England, 5 mins. 6% secs., 1934.
(d) Olympic Record, 400 metres:
C. Crabbe, United States, 4 mins. 48 4/10 secs., 1932.
(e) World's Record:
J. R. Gilhula, United States, 4 mins. 48 6/10 secs., 1933.
Year Winners
1932—Bugle-Major Bendy, 1st Bn. H.L.I.
1933—Bugle-Major Bendy, 1st Bn. H.L.I.
1934—Bugle-Major Bendy, 1st Bn. H.L.I. ... ...
1935—PtP_ Main,
2nd Bn. Royal Tank Corps ... ...
1936—G.dsmn. Bond, 2nd Bn. Royal Tank Corps ...
548
M. Secs.
6
15
3
/
5 56
4
/
6
6 15
6 18
6 14
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Games and sports in the army
Description'Games and Sports in the Army' was an annual publication produced by the British War Office between the 1930s and 1960s. This included the Second World War. It outlines the rules and regulations for games and sports played by members of the armed forces. It features names and photographs of team members, and examples of contemporary advertising.
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