 First, she improved the high jump record by an unequalled 5 cm from 1.66 m to 1.71 m in a specially arranged competition in Amsterdam on 30 May.Then, she tied the 100 m world record, but this was never recognised officially, as she competed against men when setting the record.She closed out the season with a new world record in the long jump, 6.25 m on 19 September 1943.