few could match the skill and
strength of Agnes Beckwith.
Born in 1861, she’d been
swimming and performing
since she was a few years old.
Her father was swimming
professor Frederick Beckwith
of the Lambeth Baths, who’d
spent several months training
Webb for his Channel swim.
In 1854 he’d been declared
‘English professional
champion’, a title he held for
six years, and had been
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