WATER TOO COLD
HARBOUR SWIM FAILS MISS COPPLESTONE’S ATTEMPT Press AssoaatkO.: WELLINGTON, Sund-y The Ashburton swimmer. Miss La.; Copplestone, failed to-day in an effort to swim Wellington Haroour. aiie doing about three miles, and being in the water for about two and a-hu’. hours. The water was too rough and cold. Miss Copplesion© wacs accompanies for part of the way by Miss K. Millci Miss Lambert, and G. Rose. She was not distressed when oaken out of the water, but the accompanying boat \\anot largo enough to afford her any pro - tection as it went aierng on the wind ward side. The day itself was vn . cold and unsuitable distance sv im ming. The Eastbourne through Council boat Muritai, which took paasen&t r to view the attempt, had dihicultj in getting clear of the ferry wharf. Ii waa swung by the wind on to Wahine, and grazed along half t* vessel’s length before getting cleai N • damage was done to either vessel. A motor-launch that was also can ing passengers to watch the ’ fouled a rope round its propeller
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 626, 1 April 1929, Page 7
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179WATER TOO COLD Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 626, 1 April 1929, Page 7
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