Channel swimmer comes in from cold.
In the annals of British sport, the name of Mercedes Gleitze has often been forgotten. Even the most well-researched quiz team would struggle to name her as the first British woman to swim the English Channel.
Finally, her accomplishments are being properly marked. Yesterday in her native Brighton she was honoured with a blue plaque and the unveiling was attended by the stars of a new biopic about the swimmer, who died in 1981, aged 80.
Channel swimmer comes in from cold.
In the annals of British sport, the name of Mercedes Gleitze has often been forgotten. Even the most well-researched quiz team would struggle to name her as the first British woman to swim the English Channel.
Finally, her accomplishments are being properly marked. Yesterday in her native Brighton she was honoured with a blue plaque and the unveiling was attended by the stars of a new biopic about the swimmer, who died in 1981, aged 80.