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Ail attempt to swim Cook Strait will he made by Miss Lily Copplestone. of Cliristolinroli. the noted distance swimmer. early next year. “It is going to be pretty liard," stated -Miss Copplestone, in announcing her intention. “The Strait is one of the roughest in the world, and the water is cold. These handicaps will he a serious disadvantage to me. There is also a diffeience of several hours in the tides on the South and North Island coasts bordering the Strait, There will he a great amount, of training to he undertaken, but it is the matter of becoming accustomed to the water that I have seriously to consider. The New Zealand championships will also he held eail\ next year, hut my attempt will not clash with the fixture.” The start- will he made from the top of Queen Charlotte Sound, but the landing place vill depend on the state of the tide.
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1928, Page 5
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182Page 5 Advertisements Column 4 Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1928, Page 5
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