WISBECH: A record dad
I HAVE some old newspaper cuttings from August and September 1925 and July 1927 of my Father s (TB Jenkins) seven-mile swim in the river Nene. He was at that time the captain of the Wisbech swimming club The second attempt in Sept 1925 was a record - on
I HAVE some old newspaper cuttings from August and September 1925 and July 1927 of my Father's (TB Jenkins) seven-mile swim in the river Nene.
He was at that time the captain of the Wisbech swimming club
The second attempt in Sept 1925 was a record - one hour 36 minutes and 30 seconds - the previous best time being in 1911.
I wonder whether you have any records of this in your archives.
You may also want to watch:
It would be interesting to know whether the record was ever broken and when such swimming stopped - I see from the Wisbech swimming club web site that they refer to such swimming having stopped much earlier than 1925.
GRAHAM JENKINS.
Most Read
- 1 Missing dog found thanks to drone footage
- 2 Brexit blamed for plans to flatten Friday Bridge camp and build 100 homes
- 3 30,000 watch Facebook confrontation of alleged paedophile
- 4 Paedophile caught by cops after preying on 'teenage girls' online
- 5 HMO plans submitted for village pub
- 6 Drink driver fleeing traffic cops overturns before being arrested
- 7 'Father' found guilty of murdering his teenage daughter
- 8 Eagle-eyed plane spotter saves pilot's life
- 9 Burnouts, revving engines and upset shoppers lead to dispersal order
- 10 Pink Cadillacs, sports cars and a VW Beetle: Students arrive in style for their leavers' prom
Wokingham
Berkshire
1297SM118
