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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Title:
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.
Description:
[Information from item housing] Ruuska, Sylvia Swimmer
Photographer:
Associated Press
Name on Item:
AP
Date:
[ca. July 1959]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue
Subjects:
Swimmers
Swimming
Extent:
1 photograph : print ; sheet 256 x 209 mm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/xk81np67v
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
All rights reserved.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title(s) from item.
Preferred Citation:
Boston Herald-Traveler Photo Morgue, Boston Public Library
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Boston University, College of Communication, 1977/1978.
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Identifier:
22_10_000509_0001
Barcode:
39999088103575