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In 1936 she finished fifth in the 200 metre breaststroke event, the single breaststroke event until the 1968 Olympics.
In 1936 she finished fifth in the 200 metre breaststroke event, the single breaststroke event until the 1968 Olympics.
On May 11, 1937 she broke Hideko Maehata"s four-year-old breaststroke record by 0.2 seconds (3:002). On June 27 of that year, in Zaandijk, she improved on that record by more than 2 seconds to 2:58.0. She improved her own world record once more on October 2 to 2:56.9.
She further held world records in the unconventional distances of 200 yard, 400 m and 500 m breaststroke.