Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

Mercedes Gleitze NPG D49028

© National Portrait Gallery, London

issued by Gallaher Ltd

Swimmer. Born in Brighton, Gleitze set many records for endurance in swimming, she set the British record for swimming for 46 hours (1932). She was the first British woman to swim the English Channel which she completed in 15 hours and 15 minutes (1927). She was also the first to swim the Straits of Gibraltar (1928). She actively fundraised selling postcards of herself amongst other initiatives. After her retirement in 1932, she devoted her remaining fortune to her cause, setting up Mercedes Gleitze Home for... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.