Agnes Nicks being congratulated by Harry Rogers at Tower Bridge, Thames

DGC308147 Agnes Nicks being congratulated by Harry Rogers at Tower Bridge, London (photo) ; photograph; Private Collection; (add. info.: shaking hands after her epic 10 mile swim from Putney; Agnes Nicks (b.1908); long distance swimming record holder and endurance swimmer; Harry Rogers swam the last 5 miles with her; in 1929 Agnes Nicks set a new record by swimming 39 miles in the river Thames in 12 hours); out of copyright