CHANNEL SWIM.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3531, 31 August 1926, Page 3

CHANNEL SWIM.

ANOTHER" AMERICAN WOMAN

SUCCESSFUL.

London, August 28,

An American, Mrs Corson, swam the Channel from Gris Nez to Dover in 15 hours 40 minutes. Mrs Carson entered the Avater at 11.32 o’clock on Friday night, and stepped ashore at DoA'er at 3.10 on Saturday afternoon. She began strongly, nineteen strokes to the minute. For breakfast she had cocoa, loaf sugar, and chocolate. Her husband accompanied her in the boat. The last four miles Avere gruelling, the swimmer fighting her Avay through a flood tide. She Avas exhausted when she reached the shore, and staggered into the arms of friends. She beat the record of any man, hut Avas an hour longer in the water than Miss Ederle. Mrs Carson, who Avas born in Denmark, is a naturalised American, 27 years of age, and the mother of tAvo children. She attributes her success to sound health, no drinking, no smoking,- and no late hours.

The “Sunday News” states that an American, Mr AVal'ter Lissbergen, placed a £I.OOO bet at Lloyd’s that Mrs Carson would swim the Channel before September 1, and obtained odds of 20 to 1. Thus he won £20,000. He stated that he intended to give Mrs Carson £5,000. He has issued a challenge on behalf of Mrs Carson to swim round Manhattan Island for a purse of £5,000. New York, August 28.

The challenge issued by Mr Lissbergen is to “everybody, Miss Ederle not excepted.” Miss Ederle’s counsel said she would “consider such a 'challenge when it Avas received.”