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Bridge and Richmond and went on to set a world record in the Thames.
His daughter Eileen, Eileen Lee planned to swim to Richmond and then return with the tide to Putney, but at…
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Glide gently, this forever glide, ON Thames that other birds may see
The town of Richmond The collection is housed in the Old Town Hall, close to the riverside where the Thames…
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Phyllis Broom’s siblings sitting on a diving board at Kingston’s bathing place, known as Boats and Cars
The late novelist Leslie Thomas also enjoyed swimming near Kingston. He was born in 1931 and, after being orphaned at…
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The start of the Women dive off a barge at Ladies’ annual river swim in Surrey
Just who were these women Who braved the often freezing Thames, who swam for hours, mile after mile, setting new…
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