Grandmother Channel Swimmer

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

1170

Date Released

9 Mar 1925

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1King Coal Takes Toll
2. 2Offered £4,000 to Turn "Pro"
3. 3Japanese Firemen’s Sport
4. 4The Last Tribute
5. 5Grandmother Channel Swimmer
6. 6New Governor General
7. 7Nerves of Steel!

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 7

Summary

Mrs E Craven, aged 50, does a 10 mile practice swim in rough seas and says she will try Channel Swim this year.

Keywords

Sport; Older people

Locations

Dorset; Weymouth

Story extras:

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