AMERICAN SWIMMER’S PLUCKY ATTEMPT TO SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. — HENRY SULLIVAN leaving the water when 2½ miles from Cape Blanc Nez, on the French coast. He started at 7.45 p.m. from Shakespeare Beach, Dover, and was taken out of the water at 1.50 p.m. after a gallant struggle of 18hrs. 5 mins., suffering from severe abdominal pains. He was swimming strongly six miles from the French Coast.
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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1599, 16 December 1920, Page 36
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67AMERICAN SWIMMER’S PLUCKY ATTEMPT TO SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.— HENRY SULLIVAN leaving the water when 2½ miles from Cape Blanc Nez, on the French coast. He started at 7.45 p.m. from Shakespeare Beach, Dover, and was taken out of the water at 1.50 p.m. after a gallant struggle of 18hrs. 5 mins., suffering from severe abdominal pains. He was swimming strongly six miles from the French Coast. New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1599, 16 December 1920, Page 36
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