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Swimming - Diving

Aug. 08, 1957 - Danish Woman Swimmer is the First Competitor To Land in The Cross-Channel International Swimming Race: Denmark's Greata Andersen was the first competitor to wade ashore in the International Swimming race from France to England. She landed near Dover after swimming 13 hours 52 mins. Picture Shows: Greta Anderson staggers over the rocks as she comes ashore near Folkstone this evening

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13182673
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46926440
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3293px x 4470px (1.1MB)
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Editorial Use Only - No Property or Model Releases. For any non-editorial use, please contact Mary Evans direct
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Keystone Pictures USA

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