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Olympics - Pan American Games

Oct. 10, 1964 - Preparing For The Olympics.. French Girl Swimmer Equals Her World Record - In Practice Swim. Christine Caron sixteen-year-old French swimming star- created something of a sensation at the Olympic Pool in Tokyo - when - during a practice swim - she equalled her own world record for the 100 metres backstroke event - her time being 1 min. 8.6 secs.. Keystone Photo Shows:- Christine Caron (seated) as she hears from her trainer Garet about her record swim - watched by colleagues Francoise Bori (left) and Monique Pietre who looks over the shoulder of Garet

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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Backstroke Bori Caron Colleagues Equalled Equals Francoise Hears Monique Pietre Secs Sensation Sixteen-year-old Swimmer Watched


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