Plucky Swimmer
(New Zealand Press Association)
WELLINGTON, Mar. 28. The American swimmer Mary Margaret Revell, astounded sceptics on Saturday by forging across 161 miles of Cook Strait. She was pulled from the choppy water at 6.10 p.m.—only 31 miles short of the nearest South Island landfall. Miss Revell was frequently seasick. She was in the water 10 hours and 50 minutes. The temperature varied from 59 to 62 degrees. Miss Revell’s pilot, John Cataldo, said he
stopped the swim because she was sick and because he could see she could not make land by nightfall.
He did not wish to endanger the swimmer or anyone accompanying her. “Barracuda were jumping out of the water, and I’ve known them to go for a piece of wood in the dark,” said Mr Cataldo.
She was going to make another attempt next year, said Miss Revell. After about six swims, some in England, “it will be a nice one to finish up with.”
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30711, 29 March 1965, Page 3
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Plucky Swimmer
Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30711, 29 March 1965, Page 3
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