Miss Winckler training at Clacton The Sphere 1938

DANISH GIRL’S UNSUCCESSFUL CHANNEL BID: Miss Astra Winckler, of Copenhagen pictured at Clacton while in training for her attempt to break the Cape Griz-Dover record. She made a bold effort, but the tide, undoing of many a strong swimmer, forced her to give up. Miss Winckler is a singer by profession
13 August 1938 – The Sphere – London, London, England