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1950 American Florence Chadwick swims the English Channel
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0:24Now PlayingDate: 14th August 1950
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Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
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CHANNEL SWIMMERS American typist Florence Chadwick breaks Channel Swim record in 13���� hrs...Shirley May France fails again and is carried ashore
FLORENCE CHADWICK (U.S. Channel Swimmer). Typist sets up record for Channel swim of 13 1/2 hrs
SHIRLEY MAY FRANCE - U.S. CHAnnel Swimmer Second attempt on Channel swim ends in being carried ashore exhausted.. while Florence Chadwick sets up record
SWIMMING Florence Chadwick swims Channel in record of 13���� hrs..Shirley May France fails again.. carried ashore
cross-channel, crowd, exhaustion, collapse, Shirley May France
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