Gallery›Digital Commonwealth — Boston Public Library›Miss Ruuska Sets World record-- Sylvia Ruuska right, of Berkeley, Calif., who continues her amazing feats of setting records, poses in pool with Becky Collins, of Indianapolis Riviera Club, after they swam the 440-yard individual medley in the National AAU Championships here yesterday. Miss Ruuska turned the event into a runway, winning in 5:40.2, which under new breaststroke rules recently sanctioned, is a new world record. Miss Collins place second with 5:45.8.
Miss Ruuska Sets World record-- Sylvia Ruuska right, of Berkeley, Calif., who continues her amazing feats of setting records, poses in pool with Becky Collins, of Indianapolis Riviera Club, after they swam the 440-yard individual medley in the National AAU Championships here yesterday. Miss Ruuska turned the event into a runway, winning in 5:40.2, which under new breaststroke rules recently sanctioned, is a new world record. Miss Collins place second with 5:45.8.
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Miss Ruuska Sets World record-- Sylvia Ruuska right, of Berkeley, Calif., who continues her amazing feats of setting records, poses in pool with Becky Collins, of Indianapolis Riviera Club, after they swam the 440-yard individual medley in the National AAU Championships here yesterday. Miss Ruuska turned the event into a runway, winning in 5:40.2, which under new breaststroke rules recently sanctioned, is a new world record. Miss Collins place second with 5:45.8.

Associated Press · [ca. July 1959]

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