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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 05, 1953
Page
4
Fragmentary notes describe Helf wee the first swimmer on a relay team who continued alone after two hours as a relay attempt failed. Mahmoud Hassan took the lead, while Hel Ma set a 13 hour 4 minute mark surpassing a previous record held by Tom Blower of Britain.
In London on August 2, a tense two year old match ended with Dr. Malmgren drawing against Purdy after a long English note. The crowd saw a tight contest with equal scores and a late draw agreed to avoid a decisive result. The record books mark this as a dramatic world championship close with Malmgren praised for steadfast play.
Thirteen club members honored Bert Lowrie for his donation of the Paginetti trophy. Carlo Pasineu contributed $1 to fund the trophy currently displayed. The event marked a special Sunday ceremony with high spirits and renewed community support.
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