Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-07-30 | Page 12 | Early Start Makes Best Tank Stars

EARLY ST START ART MAKES BEST I T TANK ANI STARS Agnes Geraghty Gives Interview Interview Inter Inter- 1 view After Breaking Tenth World Record By PAUL VV W. WHITE I United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK July 30 The The s se secret so- so cret of swimming success to take year old Agnes Geraghty as authority authority authority au au- au- au Is Js to begin young keep at It U and love It Two of ot those rules have been followed followed fol fol- lowed bared by Geraghty but the tile first was ignored Not t until four years I Iago ago could she a stroke I If only I 1 bad learned to swim when I was a little girl complained the champion in an Interview with the tile United Press correspondent I 1 would be able Jiow to do far better Here was modesty Indeed For only two nights ago go Miss 1 Geraghty established her tenth worlds world's record for breast stroke swimming clipping clipping clipping clip clip- ping 4 5 1 seconds off oft the pevious mark for the yard breast stroke Miss Geraghty had had- been almost a year in pursuit of the record secord Two weeks ago she felt Celt herself slipping My friends told me I 1 was losing my speed and advised me to take a vacation from the water she said in describing what she termed her hot greatest triumph but I kept practicing and before long felt myself myself myself my my- self in form again At that I didn't think my swimming was as good as usual and was surprised when they told old me I had broken the record I never thought I would like to swim she sho said when I was in grade school and I couldn't understand understand understand under under- under under- stand why so many of ot the kids wasted their time at the beach But in high school I saw Helen Wainwright swim and I decided to learn earn That was four years ago I 1 studied for a year before entering competition so I really have only aced a ed three years Miss 1 Geraghty Wil will be be graduated from rom high school next year yeal Afterward Afterward Af- Af erward she Intends to enter a training raining school for gymnasium in in- in