Downstream

1897 ‘colonials and
foreigners’ were taking part;
in 1899 the winner received a
sixty-guinea challenge cup
and the race began from the
‘Anglia Boat-house at Kew’.
Only three men entered that
year and just one managed to
finish because the water was
so cold.
Other races were held at
Kew as well. In 1891 clubs
affiliated to the ‘City of
London Swimming