Show Australian Marvel Would Race ce Andrew Boy Charlton Chariton 16 Years of Age Sets World Mark Defeating Borg By Robert Boyd Andred Charlton a year sixteen old Australian stands out today as the greatest middle-distance middle swimmer swimmer swim swim- mer meg of the Old World and the tho most sensational swimmer I 1 since the discovery of Johnny Weiss Weiss- muller a a. few tew years year's ago The Antipodean's Antipodean's Antipodean's Anti- Anti impressive victory over Arne me Borg of Sweden often re referred referred referred re- re to as the wonder swimmer of Europe In Sydney N. N NSW S. S W. W last Saturday when he not only defeated defeat defeat- ed tho the Sweed by fifteen yards In an yard swim but shattered the worlds world's s record stamps him as the new marvel of ot the swimming world Charlton Charlton's s time was 10 minutes 51 4 5 seconds This his is a a. worlds world's record for the distance either In a tank or open water The previous marks were 10 55 25 made by Norman Norman Norman Nor Nor- man Ross floss of Chicago In a a. tank and 11 the record for tor open water established by Borg The rhe defeat was Bergs Berg's first In the theland theland theland land of ot the Southern Cross lie He had defeated all the English French German Belgian Spanish and Swedish swimmers with the utmost ease at the middle distance Then seeking new worlds to conquer Borg set sail salt for Australia to make his lis conquest complete before the forthcoming Olympic games lie He did not get very far for he met a asnag asnag asnag snag in the first race in the land landI landof landof of the kangaroo The victory from I the cabled accounts was an overwhelming overwhelming overwhelming over over- whelming one and Borg has no ex excuses cx- cx x- x to offer for tor not only was it the Swedes Swede's best distance but a anew anew a anew new worlds world's s record was created Borg may maj have suffered from the thelong thelong thelong long trip from Sweden to New south Wales Vales He lie He however evidently evidently evidently evi evi- dently did not take take the youthful Australian seriously Borg a short time ago in Madge Madge- burg Germany hung up a new r worlds world's s record In open water for forthe forthe forthe the 1500 metres This from all accounts accounts ac ac- ac- ac counts Is Charleton's best distance and not the half mile Charlton is a member of the Manly Manly Manly Man Man- ly club om oni Sydney his home He established a new worlds world's record for open water for yards when h he hO was 15 15 a year ago Ills His time was t 11 minutes 5 2 seconds lie He swam in a foot bath This bettered Norman Ross's floss's best of 10 1065 1055 55 5 2 made mad in a a. foot 60 tank Charlton turned twenty-six twenty times Ross floss forty- forty three thice and since a a. second is gained on each turn the Australians Australian's time is ten seconds better than the AmerIcans American Amer Arner- ican s sNo No Ijo lad had Charlton's a age ever e f equalled his IS a achievement t. t He e is a powerful fellow for his age six feet and pounds His His build is ideal for swimming with broad shoulders and tapering body His greatest asset is his judge of pace I which is a wonderful gift gUt to a n. mid mid- distance dle-distance swimmer He uses an American slow beat crawl I called at times a single six beatHe beat lIe He plc picKed ed up the tho stroke from Americans visiting In Australia Charlton Is a member of the Hawkesbury Agriculture college He will fight it out in the metres and 1500 metres swims In Paris next summer with muller Borg and A A. A Vernot for Olympic and worlds world s supremacy and he s stands a good chance of defeating defeating defeat defeat- rne I ing these three sensations n I Ithe harlton's Charlton's rise to fame marks marIes the return of the Australians to a prominent part in the aquatic world they once held years ago He joins the ranks of Cavil Champion Hardwick Hardwick hardwick Hard- Hard wick the late Cecil Healy and Long Longworth worth Australians truly great in the water originators of ot the Australian crawl vl stroke |