Downstream

seven hours later, he reached
Abingdon Lock and then
stopped at Culham Lock after
nine miles and five furlongs.
Press coverage was
substantial, with headlines
such as EASTON’S LONG
SWIM IN THE THAMES,
though reports of the
distances he covered each day
varied. The Star reported a
large assembly witnessed the
start, and that Easton left the
water ‘in a good condition’.