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MOTHER WINS
LONG SWIM I
Success After
Seven Tries
Mrs. E. Taylor, of the. Gilberton Swim
ming Club, realised her life ambition to
day. She won the swim through Ade
laide.
A 33-year-old mother of three children,!
she performed brilliantly to carry off thei
State «s most impar
tant long-distance
swim.
She was tired, but
by no means exhaus
ted when she was
assisted out of the
water at the finish
of the 1 mile and 220
yards. The first to
greet her was her 12
year-old son Rex.
Her daughter, Va
leska, aRed 14 years,
also clapped her on
tlie back. It was a
very happy family
group that watched
the other swiiumers
finishing the dis
tance.
Mrs. Tavlor said
none Help
Mrs. E. Taylor.
Mrs. E. Taylor.
that she felt a little tired when she
thouaht her chase after the leader, M.
Harford, a cripple from Barmera, was
futile. 'I thought I was never going to
gain on him. but when I saw that I wap
gaining slowly, I felt much better,' she
said.
It was a great performance, considering
that Mrs. Taylor wag suffering from a bad :
cold.
She was second to Miss Hughes in 1920.
but was ninth last rear.
'You will have to win this race, too,'
she said to her 14-year-old daughter
Valeska. 'But I'm afraid you will i
have to put up better times than your
mother.'
Valeska has started on her swimming
career, already, for she won a 66 j-arus
handicap a week ago.
Mrs. Taylor was the State 100 varJ.
and 220 yards champion in 1928-9, and I
also won the State breast stroke chain-!
pionship. She started competitive swim- j
m ing in 1925, the year of her first try for j
the swim through Adelaide. j
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