Photograph of Mrs Kellingley with her husband on beach

Photograph of Mrs Kellingley on a beach after completing a swim being dried by her husband, Bill Kellingley.

Billy Kellingley was a leading figure in long distance swimming. He was the Brighton one mile Champion, and the winner of the half mile Championship. He trained Millie Corson, Jabez Wolffe, and in 1924 he trained Miss  Lillian Harrison, an Argentine Distance Swimmer. Others include The Zittenfield twins, Frank Perks who swam for ten hours in his France to England attempt, Mrs Myrtil Huddlestone who swam for 21hrs 13mins England to France and had 7 miles to go to Cap-Gris-Nez, Edouard Bernat who swam for 15hrs from Shakespeare Beach, Captain George Morris, Miss Eva Morrison, and lastly, George Brewster, who later swam in the 1950 Mail Race.