On February 4, 1934, she became the first woman to swim 100 yards in under a minute (59.8 seconds). In 1935 she held all 10 world-records freestyle swimming for 500 m and shorter simultaneously.
On February 4, 1934, the first woman to swim 100 yards in under a minute (59.8 seconds) was born. In 1935, she held all ten freestyle swimming world records for distances of 500 meters and shorter.