CHANNEL SWIMMERS
SECRETS OF1 SUCCESS. LONDON, Sept. 11. There is nothing strange about the recent crop of siiccessful Gbannel swims, say experts. Tirabosdii, the Italian swimmer, discovered the first siecfet, naniely, that aspirants must swim froni Cape Grisnez, France, whereas the eai'lier giants in the art swam from Eng■land. Secondly, if the wmd blows from a certain quarter for two or threo days it induces a favorable current straight towards England. Thirdly, tlie current runs most strongly at th© top oi the spring tide, as it did when Michel (the French butcher, who established a new recoird recently), niiade his tenth and successful attemipt.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LX, Issue 232, 1 October 1926, Page 6
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104CHANNEL SWIMMERS Marlborough Express, Volume LX, Issue 232, 1 October 1926, Page 6
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