Picture No | 10933745 |
Date | 1927 |
Description | Mercedes Gleitze greased for Gibraltar swim |
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Open water long-distance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze greases herself in preparation for her Strait of Gibraltar attempted swim (she succeeded on her second attempt in 1928).
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Source | Illustrated London News, 31st December 1927 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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