GIRL’S FEAT
BRISTOL CHANNEL SWIM.
FIRST TIME IN HISTORY.
PENARTH TO WEBTON-BUPEB-MARE. [By Cable-Press Assn. — Copyright.] (Received 6 10.50 a.m.) London, Sept. 5. Miss Kathleen Thomas, of Penarth a girl of 20 years, swam the Bristol Channel for the first time in history. The feat is regarded as equal to the English Channel swim. She started from Penarth at 4.15 in the morning and arrived at West-Su-per-Mare at 11.35. The direct distance is 12 miles, but Kathleen swam nearer 20 owing to the dangerous currents from the seven rivers running into the Chanel as well as one of the highest tides in the world. Previous attempts have always failed under half way. Kathleen’s swim was a secret and she refused to disclose her training place to avoid publicity, and it was not until she had nearly reached Weston-Super-Mare that the crowd recognised what was astir and the whole town rushed to the beach to see the Welsh girl land. She was perfectly fresh and swam strongly the whole way except at one bad patch in the centre where the seven different tides meet. Through this she was directed by her brother, a Bristol Channel pilot.—(A. and N.Z.)
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, 6 September 1927, Page 5
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