Joan Brunton
Toronto Daily Star, 10 June 1929
Joan Brunton (1916-1969) attempted a number of long-distance swims between 1927 and 1929. The Channel Swimming Dover website has a page on her, which states that she trained for an English Channel crossing in 1928 and 1929 but never attempted it. My searches also turned up:
- A British Pathé newsreel that was filmed when the photo above was taken.
- Camera footage of her after she successfully swam from Dover to Deal in England.
- A photograph of her being presented with a cup for having done this.
- Another British Pathé newsreel of her arriving in Ramsgate after swimming there from Dover.
- A photograph of her with her trainer.
Created June 6, 2025.