his successful rescue were
pre-arranged and the press
concluded the whole thing
was ‘a got-up affair’. It might
have been daring, but it
hadn’t been heroic. The
brothers declined to
comment. In 1872 Johnson
became the first person ever
recorded to try and swim the
Channel, and although he
failed it was his attempt that
inspired Webb. He went on to
compete in many Thames
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