COOK STRAIT SWIM
ATTEMPT ON SATURDAY From Our Own Correspondent WELLINGTON, Today. R. J. Webster, the well-known Auckland swimmer, will make his second attempt to swim Cook Strait on Saturday next. He will set off from Wellington Head,, near Tory Channel, and he hopes to cover the distance in six hours. Webster made his 'first attempt in February, 1928, but after being in the water for two and a-half hours was forced to give up on account of the cold. mmmm
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 894, 11 February 1930, Page 15
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81COOK STRAIT SWIM Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 894, 11 February 1930, Page 15
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