Story: Open water swimming
On 30 January 1955 Margaret Sweeney became the first person to swim across Lake Taupō. Here, she is helped from the water after completing the swim. Although the swimmer does not have tides to contend with, at over 40 kilometres this course is longer than either Cook or Foveaux straits.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Ina Robinson Collection
Reference: PAColl-3674-2
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