MISS MERCEDES GLEITZE
SWIMMING IRISH CHANNEL. HALF THE COURSE COVERED. (British Official Wireless.) (United Press Association.) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) RUGBY, July 26. Miss Mercedes Gleitze, the London typist, is attempting to swim the Irish Channel from Donaghadee to Port Patrick, Scotland, a distance in a straight line of 22 miles. She has so far covered over half the course. THE ATTEMPT ABANDONED. LONDON, July 27. (Received July 27, at 7.6 p.m.) Miss Mercedes Gleitze abandoned the effort after swimming 13 miles in 14 hours. —Australian Press Association— United Service.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20472, 28 July 1928, Page 13
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