Chadwick, Florence - 04/09/1953

Description

This was to be a two way attempt, she stopped for three minutes, ate an orange, then set of back to England and swam 2 ½ miles in three hours. Observer F. Overton.

Swimmer(s)

Chadwick, Florence

Date

04/09/1953

Successful swim number

Successful swimmer number

Successful swim number England - France

Duration of swim

14:42 hours

Pilot

R. Stuart

Pilot boat

Lame VII

Notes

St. Margarets Bay to Cap Gris Nez. Continued as 2-way but abandoned return after 3 hours. Grease Lanolin. Food; Chicken, cookies, glucose, sugar, coco cola. Age. 33. Weight 130 lb. Height 5 ft 6 ins. Stroke Crawl.