Taylor, Stella (1929–2003)
Taylor, Stella (1929–2003)
English-American long-distance swimmer. Born 1929 in England; died Feb 11, 2003 in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Moved to Canada, then Buffalo, where she spent 4 years at Sister of Mercy Convent preparing to be a nun; moved to Fort Lauderdale; set several records, including records for swimming the English Channel, Loch Ness, and the straits between the Bahamas and Florida; at age 52 (April 1982), swam laps in the 55-yard pool at the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Ft. Lauderdale for 65 hours, having traversed the length of the pool and back 3,120 times, an estimated 175 miles, which shattered her old record.
See also Women in World History.
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