Downstream

and under her arms, and she
was forcibly pulled on board.
The watch, which she
actually wore round her neck,
was still keeping good time
and Rolex were quick to
place a front-page advert in
the Daily Mail with a picture
of Gleitze, who became seen
as a ‘poster girl’ for
swimming. There was much
coverage of her ‘splendid
failure’, she had a ‘wildly
enthusiastic’ welcome in