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...select their men for the following summer. By the first of April the staffs are pretty well complete so that it behooves a man to start in very early if he wishes this sort of work. Some special qualifications are usually required. A man must be a good swimmer, must be able to sail a boat, must understand woodcraft, nature study, and it is usually desirable that be have some experience either camping or as an attendant at some other summer camp...
...hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." On the other side is stamped a likeness of famed philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The discs are the Carnegie Hero Medals. Last week one of them?a silver one?was awarded to Edda Mussolini, able swimmer, rescuer of an unknown woman from drowning (TIME, Aug 17), young daughter of famed Benito Mussolini...
Last week came more press-agenting of a certain Florida town as the confluence of all roads. Enterprising swimming pool managers tempted thither two distinguished amateur natatory females, Gertrude Ederle, famed near Channel-swimmer, and Aileen Riggin, Olympic fancy-diving champion...
...hour. The tide turned. He was swimming now with the dreadful automatonism of exhaustion. Boats scurried out from the shore to meet him; cheery British voices hailed him for his triumph. He would make it now, right enough. Gad, he was only a half-mile from shore. But the swimmer turned upon his encouragers eyes darkened and guttering. He was a lost man now, though they did not know it; he was drowned head and heel in black water, the fathomless seas of fatigue. The tide set its knee in his chest and pushed him back toward France. Once...
...struck her an hour out, but she made extraordinary time. In a little over two hours she made four miles. Four hours out she (vegetarian) took a little food, appeared to get new vigor, increased her pace. Seven hours out she was only eight miles from Dover. No previous swimmer had ever made such fast time. Seven hours and five minutes out she called to an Egyptian, Ishak Helmy, who was "pacing" her.: "Catch me, Helmy." He turned. She grasped him and fainted. Aboard the tug she murmured, "I will never try it again." It was her fourth failure...