The great swim /

Draws on primary sources, diaries, and family interviews to document the story of four American athletes who in 1926 became the first women to swim the English Channel, in an account that also cites the media frenzy that surrounded their achievement.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mortimer, Gavin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Walker & Company : 2008.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
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