Talk:Amelia Gade Corson

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Did you know... that Amelia Gade Corson's successful swim across the English Channel was paid for by L. Walter Lissberger, who covered the US$3,000 cost and then collected US$100,000 from Lloyd's of London at 20–1 odds?

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Gertrude Ederle's article says that 'Only five men had been able to swim the English Channel before Ederle' which would make Corson the seventh person to swim the Channel, not the sixth. 86.152.240.164 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 13:54, 1 September 2010 (UTC).[reply]

This page List of successful English Channel swimmers confirms she was 7th, not 6th. 86.152.240.164 (talk) 13:56, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]