Courtesy of Doloranda Pember about her mother Mercedes Gleitze. Doloranda Hannah Pember provided information about her mother's swim of 30 hours in Cork, Ireland on February 25th and 26th 1930. Gleitze's swim took place in the Eglington Street Swimming Baths under the watchful eyes of stewards from the Munster Branch of the Irish Amateur Swimming
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. “It’s having the willpower to endure the cold and not be disconcerted at the nearness of porpoises, dolphins and even sharks, to bear the pain of aching shoulders, knees and shins and to remain floating in the water with your arm seized with cramp and remain unperturbed when a large steamer passes too
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Doloranda Pember accepted the International Swimming Hall of Fame honors that we bestowed upon her mother Mercedes Gleitze on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. This is what she said on behalf of her mother: Thank you so much for the honours you have conferred upon my mother, Mercedes Gleitze. It really is a
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Doloranda Pember reported that the documentary entitled Mercedes Gleitze: The Spirit of a New Age, produced by Clare Delargy of Delargy Productions of Northern Ireland, will be broadcast later this year on Foxtel's Bio Channel (Biography Channel). It will first be shown in Australia and New Zealand.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pioneers who were honored at the 2014 International Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies held on the Isle of Bute in Scotland included George Young (represented by Catalina Channel Swimming Federation president Forrest Nelson), Mercedes Gleitze (represented by daughter Doloranda Pember), Dale
The Perfect Ideal Of A Female Swimmer Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Friendly and fit, intelligent and innovative, personable and professional. These are just some of the characteristics that define the masters swimmers who enter adult swimming competitions from the 2014 U.S. Masters Swimming National Championships to the FINA World
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Given the era, circumstances, and global expanse of her swims, there has been arguably no greater aquatic adventurer than Mercedes Gleitze. From Ireland and Spain to South Africa and Australia, she went often went swimming where no man (or woman) went before her. Without jet transportation, GPS, or others
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Given the era, circumstances, and global expanse of her swims, there has been arguably no greater aquatic adventurer than Mercedes Gleitze. From Ireland and Spain to South Africa and Australia, she went often went swimming where no man (or woman) went before her. Without jet transportation, GPS, or others
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Crossing the North Channel is acknowledged as one of the most difficult open water swims in the world. The 21-mile traverse between Scotland and Ireland was an easy selection for one of the Oceans Sevens. Pádraig Mallon and his colleagues of the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association definitively
A philanthropist and marathon swimmer extraordinaire, Mercedes Gleitze of Great Britain was recognized formally by the International Swimming Hall of Fame (ISHOF) as an Honor Open Water Pioneer Swimmer for her body of work around the world. Mercedes Gleitze joined the pantheon of aquatic luminaries along with the following other open water swimmers: *
