Nehua, Katerina (1903–1948)
Nehua, Katerina (1903–1948)
New Zealand swimmer. Name variations: Katerina Waetford. Born Feb 6, 1903, at Whakapara in Bay of Islands, New Zealand; died June 15, 1948, in Sydney, Australia; dau. of Hare Paerau Waetford (bushman) and Mereana Teruhi Nehua; m. Joseph Darley (farmer), 1923; children: 4.
Participated in endurance swimming contests popularized during depression years and eventually broke world record with swim of 72 hours 9 minutes (1931); broke own record 2 months later with swim of 72 hours 21 minutes.
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 4).
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