CHANNEL SWIMMERS
CLAIMS ADMITTED Press Association —By Telegraph— Copyright. LONDON, July 2S The Channel Swimming Association has admitted tho claims ot Captain Webb, Burgess, Tiraboscln, and Miss Kdcrle and Mrs Corson to have swum tho Channel, it will consider the eight remaining claims later. —Australian Press Association. 'Die following is a list of those reported to have swum the Channel} together with the time taken by each swimmer:— G. Michel (September 10, 1926), llh smin, U. Vierkottcr (August 30, 1926), 12h 30min. N. L. Derharo (September 17, 1926), 13h 57min. K. H. Tennne (August 5, 1927),14h 29mitl. Miss G. Ederle (August 6, 1926), 14b 39rnin. Mrs Gill (October 14, 1927), 15h 7min. Miss Gleitzs (October 7, 1927), 15h ISmin Mrs Corson (August 28, 1926), 15h 28min. li. Tiraboscln (August 12, 1925), 16h 33niin. . C. Toth (September 9, 1923), 16b 34min. Captain M. Webb (August 25, 1875), 21h 45m in. T. W. Burgess (September 6, 1911), 22h 35min. H. Sullivan (August 6, 1923), 27h 23min.
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Evening Star, Issue 19931, 30 July 1928, Page 9
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164CHANNEL SWIMMERS Evening Star, Issue 19931, 30 July 1928, Page 9
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