(who in 1911 would become
the second person to succeed
after Webb) – starting from
different spots. Kellerman set
off from Dover, covered all
over with porpoise oil and
with her goggles ‘glued on’.
The men were allowed to
swim naked, ‘but I was
compelled to put on a tiny
bathing suit’ which left her
armpits chafed raw. Did she
really intend to swim the
Channel naked? It seems an
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