September 10-11 in History

Florence Chadwick, 32, of San Diego, California, became the first woman in history to swim the English Channel both ways when she landed not far from Calais, France after swimming from Dover, United Kingdom on September 11, 1951. She swam from France to England the year before in 1950. In this image Miss Chadwick takes refreshment from her pilot boat in mid-channel during her swim to France on Sept. 11, 1951. (Photo by Jim Pringle/AP Photo)
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