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SWIMMING
Year Winners
1
934
—
Pte. McNicol, 1st Bn. H.LI.
1935—L/Corpl.Shuker, Service Coys., R.A.S.C.
1936—Gdsmn. Ker, 2nd Bn. Scots Guards
1937—Gdsmn. Ker, 2nd Bn. Scots Guards
1938—Gdsmn. Ker, 2nd Bn. Scots Guards
min. secs.
I
15t
1
19*
1
20
1
-&
1
14A
I
1A
880 Yards (Free Style)
(a) Army Record:
L/Corpl. May, 1st A.A. Searchlight Bn., R.E., 13 mires. 13t secs.,
1
933•
(b) Inter-Services
Record :
L.A.C. Bentley, R.A.F.,
II
mins. 52J secs., 1937.
(c) British Native
Record:
R. H. Leivers,
Io
mins. 30 secs., 1936.
(e) World's Record:
R. Flanagan, United States,
Io
mins., 7
fu
secs., 1936.
Year Winners
1934—Bugle-Major Bendy, ist Bn., H.L.I.
1
935
-
2nd Lieut. J. M. Calvert, Training Bn., R.E.
1936—L/Corpl. Main, 2nd R.T.C.
1937—L/Corpl. Bond, 2nd Bn. Scots Guards
1938—Pte. Scott, 4th Bn. R.T.C.
mins. secs.
13 561
1
3 ' 491
13 429
1
1
3 331b
1
3 491
220 Yards (Free Style)
(a) Army
Record:
Spr. May, Ist A.A Searchlight Bn. R.E., 2 min. 43 secs., 1931.
(b) Inter-Services Record:
A/C. Preston, R.A.F., 2 mins. 321 secs., 1938.
(c) British Native Record :
N. Wainwright, 2 mins. 17* secs., 1936.
(e) World's Record:
J. Medica, United States, 2 mins.
7-&
secs.,
1
935•
Year Winners
1
934
—
Corpl. L. Drane, 2nd Bn. R.T.C. . .
1
935
—
Pte. Howard, 2nd East Yorks Regt.
1936—Gdsmn. Bond, 2nd Bn. Scots Guards
1937—L/Corpl. Bond, 2nd Bn. Scots Guards
1938—Pte. Scott, 4th Bn. R.T.C.
440 Yards (Free Style)
(a) Army
Record:
Bugle-Major Bendy, 1st Bn. H.L.I., 5 mins. 56t secs.,
1
933•
(b) Inter-Services Record:
L/A/C Bentley, R.A.F., 5 mins. 411 secs., 1936.
(c) British Native Record :
N. Wainwright, England, 4 mins. 581 secs., 1936.
(d) Olympic Record,
400 metres.
J. Medica, United States, 4 mins. 441 secs., 1936.
(e) World's Record
:
J. Medica, United States, 4 mins. 40& secs.,
1
934-
mins. secs.
2 55
2 481
2
50A
2 48f
a
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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.
ShelfmarkGWB.52