Swimming - Diving
Jul. 07, 1964 - The London Schoolgirls swim the channel in relay in 16 hours 20 minutes: Ten London schoolgirl, whose ages range from 13 to 17, today swam the Channel in relay in 16 hours 20 minutes. The party set our from Cap Gris Nez and their captain, 16 year old Janet Wiener, of Hampstead, waded ashore at Dover at 5.35 A.M. greeted with loud cheers from her colleagues. The girls from the City of London School for Girls have set up a new Channel record. It is the first time that this 19 mile stretch of the toughest water in the world has been conquered by a relay team. Photo shows a picture taken midway in the Channel showing schoolgirl Lucy France as she gets a helping hand up the leader to the deck of the launch as her colleague Fiona Crampton takes over and continues the swim. The girls swam in 30 minutes stages
