A MERE HOAX
SPACER'S CHANNEL SWIM
(Received 13th June, 1 p.m.)
PARIS, 12th June, me Echo de Paris's" correspondent at Calais declares that Spacek's claim to have swum the Channel in record time, as told by himself, is a mere hoax Spacek arrived at Calais on Tuesday and left on Thursday, when he motored to Wissant, accompanied by a photographer. There he hired a room changed into swimming costume, and bathed for five minutes, rushing o|t because the water was too cold He returned to Calais, and thence to Paris No boat owner at Calais lent a boat tor the Channel swim. Experts declare that neither the wind nor the condition of the water made the attempt possible last week. .
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 136, 13 June 1927, Page 10
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120A MERE HOAX Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 136, 13 June 1927, Page 10
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