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Her name was mercedes gleitze, the first british woman to swim the channel, and the straits of gibraltar, and around the isle of man. she was, in the 20s and 30s, a major celebrity. even when she got married, her honeymoon, a swim across the hellespont in turkey. leaving today for turkey to attend the hellespont. and i hope to win for england this additional swimming honour. now, 100 years on, kirsten callaghan has spent three years recreating those experiences for a film celebrating the life of mercedes gleitze. a role that was about more than just learning lines. she really had to swim the swims. it s very cold! and it changes so quickly. there was sea sickness, and there ....
Keeping her past a secret from her children and grandchildren. her life is being commemorated in a new film, due to be released later this year. david sillito reports. mercedes gleitz, the first british woman to swim the channel, the straits of gibraltar, all the way around the isle of man. she was, in the 205 and 305, famous, a regular on the newsreels. they evene covered her wedding. they even covered her wedding. her honeymoon, another long distance swim. leaving today for turkey, to attempt the hellespont, and i hope to win for england this additional swimming honour. very, very nice. and then she disappeared from public life. indeed, even her own family only realised quite what she had achieved when they found her archive after she died. i knew my grandmother well, i spent a lot of time with her, but she never spoke to me about swimming. you knew nothing about the swimming? ....
She was, in the 20s and 30s, a major celebrity. even when she got married, her honeymoon, a swim across the hellespont in turkey. leaving today for turkey to attend the hellespont. and i hope to win for england this additional swimming honour. now, a hundred years on, kirsten callaghan has spent three years recreating those experiences for a film celebrating the life of mercedes gleitze. a role that was about more than just learning lines. she really had to swim the swims. it s very cold! and it changes so quickly. there was sea sickness, and there was i had really bad crime. during the winter, when it was very, very cold, sometimes if i lost my nerve, i would have to say, what would mercedes do? what would mercedes do? because she always stayed calm. ....