CHANNEL SWIMMER
LONDON MAN’S SUCCESS. ANOTHER ASPIRANT GIVES UP. ! United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright LONDON, Aug. 22. Haydn Taylor, a London dentist, who swam (lie English Channel from Cape' Grisnez to Dover in li hours 50 minutes, is the first to swim the channel this year. Another aspirant who started at the same time as he gave up after three hours. Following is a list of successful Channel swimmers in order of lime occupied:—
G. -Michel, France. 1 9?0 .... it. m. ■11 5 11. A ierkoilor, (lerinanv, ID-JO 12 -10 A. 1.. Derham, England, id-jo 13 55 1- 11. Teniine. England, 1927 Gertrude Kilerle, America, 1 1 29 ID JO H 3 1 11. Taylor. England. 1035 .... 1-1 50 Hilda .Sharp, England, 1DJS N 58 Emma Faber, Austria, 103 1 15 0 Ivy Gill, England, I0J7 .... 15 9 'Mercedes Gleitz, England, 10J7 15 15 Mrs Corson, America, IDJO . 15 2S sunny Lowry, England, 1033 15 15 E. 11. Teinme, England, 193 I’eggy I nincan, Sou in Al'rica, 15 5 1 1930 10 15 s. Tiraboschi, Argentina, 19J3 16 33 C. Tooth, America, 10J3 ... Ivy llawke, England, 19J8 19 10 Captain Webb, England, 1875 21 45 T. W. Burgess, England, 1011 22 35 J. Ilelmy, Egypt, 19J8 23 10 11. Sullivan, England, 1923 27 25 Temme is the only swimmer who has completed the journey each way.
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Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19663, 24 August 1935, Page 10
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