A long swim from the beach at Point Chevalier to the Devonport Wharf was undertaken the other day by Mr J. D. Foster, of Point Chevalier, in an attempt on the record for the same swim which he set up 11 years ago. Mr Foster, who is aged 64, made the crossing on February 12, 1928, in 3 hours 20 minutes. He improved on that time by about 25 minutes. Leaving the Point Chevalier beach shortly after 1 o'clock, he reached Devonport at 3.56. He was in no way distressed by his swim.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 March 1939, Page 11
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