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Keen Interest Aroused as American Girl Tries to Swim English Channel
Captain Rutherford reports on Miss Gertrude Ederle training for the first woman to cross the Channel. He notes past crossings by Webb Burgess Sullivan Tiraboschi and Toth, outlines plan to start at night from Cape Gris Nez, includes trainer Jabez Wolfe's methods, diet, gear, and challenges such as jellyfish, cold water, tides, and possible delays.
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Cape Gris Nez
France
Europe
North America
South America
Gertrude Ederle
Mathew Webb
Thomas W Burgess
Henry Sullivan
Lowell
Mass
Sebastian Tiraboschi
Charles Toth
England
Webb
Dover
Niagara
Burgess
Englind
Kness Burges
Cape Oris
Tiraboschi
Ederle
Wolfe
Miss Ederle
Ridge Sands
Xeverly
Sullivan