River races were also held a
few miles upstream at
Sunbury where in 1907 the
Clapton Ladies held their
second quarter-mile handicap.
The Daily Express, which by
now often featured photos of
‘lady swimmers in the
Thames’, reported on a ‘keen
contest, in which the
competitors were started from
a big punt in mid-stream’.
Sixteen women took part,
with the winner, Miss Thistle,
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