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SEVEN MILE SWIM. (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, March 8. The exhibition swim from Neutral Hay to Manly, seven miles, wherein tiie New Zealander Lilly Copplesione and the Bondi girl Roile, participated, was completely successful to-day. .Miss Cop* plestone finished at 5.27 p.m. an hour and a (planer ahead of Miss Rolf. She received a tremendous ovation ] Iron) tit teen thousand people who lined tlii> Manly waterfront, waiting in the boiling stiu. The weather conditions wore ideal for the plucky swimmers. Thi> waters of the harbour were calm and warm but Miss Roll'e suffered cramp, steadied up and lost time and eventually arrived at the destination about (i. -If) j>.in.. wlii'ii not many people were about. The shark-proof nets of large dimensions, wore towed beneath the girls the whole wav. .Scores of hum- ! dies and other oral I, loaded with i sightseers followed the swimmers. Miss Copple.stoiic employed the overarm stroke nearly the whole way and j finished strongly. She was helped out of the water and carried Lo a ear and conveyed to a leading -Manly hotel where she was given stimulants and clothing and invited to rest. The crowd surged round her in a most embarrassing manner and maintained lusty cheers and congratulations. Her swimming time was about, 3 hours If min 21 sec. Miss Rolle’s time was 1 hours 2-7 mins.
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1931, Page 6
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