by eighteen-year-old P. Scott
from Cardiff. Twenty-two
women took part and all
completed the course.
In 1923 the winner was
Hilda James, already a
swimming superstar who had
won a silver medal at the
1920 Olympics in Antwerp as
a member of the British
4×100 metres relay team.
When the Americans took
gold with their speedy style,
sixteen-year-old Hilda asked
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