Brenda Fisher, Jenny Kammersgaard, Margaret Feather & The Lady Mayoress of Folkestone

Brenda Fisher-GB. Jenny Kammersgaard- Denmark

Butlin’s International Channel Swim, 1954. Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent.

Margaret Feather was a competitor for the 1954 Butlins race. She was successful, her time was 16hrs 23mins. She finished in fourth place, second female.

She was unsuccessful in the 1950, 1952 and 1953 races.

She has swum Morecambe Bay and in 1953 she was awarded the best woman for effort in the Nile Swim (only two finishers). She was the first woman to complete the Capri-Naples swim.

Jenny Kammersgaard of Denmark swam for 14hrs 50mins before retiring. Her swims include Kattaget, Sea land to Jutland 1937, Baltic to Jutland 1937, Denmark to Germany 1938.

She was the first woman to swim the channel Breast stroke. She made two successful swims, both Daily Mail; she was the last lady in both races, in 1950 she swam for 16hrs 27mins, the second women swimmer to finish and the last successful swmmer to finish, 15 swimmers failed. In 1951 she swam in 15hrs 38mins.

She swam two individuals in 1952, without success and one in 1954.

Brenda Fisher of Great Britain was successful, and the first Lady home in a time of 14hrs 25mins. Brenda was a very successful long distance swimmer; in 1948 she won the Morecambe Bay Championship and in 1951 she was the first Lady home in a new record time of 12hrs 42mins – she recieved a trophy from Eva Peron for being the first lady home.

In 1954 she was the first lady home, her time was 14hrs 36mins. In 1956 she swam Lake Ontario in a new record time of 18hrs 51mins. Also in 1956 she was the first lady home in the Nile Swim. In 1957 she swam for 15hrs 25mins. in the Billy Butlin Swim.

From the Sam Rockett collection.  A Black and White Photograph.

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