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Thomas Fernley Wheatcroft swim in 1938

Swimmer
NameWheatcroft, Thomas Fernley
GenderM
Age27
NationalityUK [England]
CountryUK [England]
Swim
Year1938
No of Ways, Leg, Direction1-way, 1st, F-E
Swim Time, Departure, Arrival13:35:00, 09:10:00, 10:41:00
Ratifying Organisation"It's Cold in the Channel"
Swim Crew and Support
Pilot, BoatC. Taylor, Invicta
ObserverCouncilor H Mills
Miscellaneous
CommentLearnt to swim in 1934 at 38 and swam in 1938 at 42! Gardener in Battersea. Tried in 1939 from Dungeness

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