CHANNEL SWIM
LILT COPPLESTONE GIVES UP HOPE THIS YEAR, LAST OF FIFTEEN TO ABANDON ATTEMPT. (U.P.A. hv Tel. Copyright.! LONDON, Sep fc. 14. ‘■'The Channel _ has not beaten me”, said Miss Lily Copplcstone, the New Zealand swimmer, on her return from Grisnez. She will remain in Europe for the winter and try again next year. The weather had been impossible for the greater part of her stay at GrisneZ. " She was twice ready to start, but the pilot boat twice failed to arrive. The third time ia storm sprang up. Miss Copplesone is the last of 15 aspirants to abandon the attempt.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11616, 16 September 1931, Page 7
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102CHANNEL SWIM Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11616, 16 September 1931, Page 7
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