Occupation: Swimmer Birth: October 23, 1905 Death: November 30, 2003
People said women couldn't swim the Channel, but I proved they could..
Slowly I came to know that the depth of our heartbreaks determines the depth of our faith. God gives us everything to conquer the big and the little ….
To me, the sea is like a person - like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never….
I just knew if it could be done, it had to be done, and I did it.
I have no complaints. I am comfortable and satisfied. I am not the kind of person who reaches for the moon as long as I have the stars..
When we're in the water, we're not in this world..
When somebody tells me I cannot do something, that's when I do it..