Mercedes Gleitze greased for Gibraltar swim
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Mercedes Gleitze greased for Gibraltar swim
Open water long-distance swimmer Mercedes Gleitze greases herself in preparation for her Strait of Gibraltar attempted swim (she succeeded on her second attempt in 1928). Date: 1927
Media ID 14205682
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Attempted Distance Gibraltar Grease Greased Mercedes Strait Swim Swimmer Swimming
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