Bell, Marilyn
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 19 October 1937 at 06:00 (= 06:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Toronto, Canada, 43n39, 79w23 | ||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   25°39'   19°30 Asc. 17°48'
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Biography
Canadian swimmer who swam the English Channel in 14 hours and 36 minutes in 1955 when she was 17, 5'2" and 119 pounds. A swimmer from the time she was four, she won prizes from the age of 10. On 9/08/1954 at 11:00 PM, she and two other young women set out to swim Lake Ontario, which had never been done. She completed the 40 mile swim on 9/09/1954 at 8:06 AM. Hailed as a heroine, she was named a Woman of the Year and won $7,500 in prizes. She eventually became a physical education teacher. A later report said that she had married and had a child.
Events
- Social : Great Publicity 1955 (Swam English Channel)
- Social : Great Publicity 8 September 1954 (Swam Lake Ontario)
Source Notes
AA 6/1959 quotes her mom.
Categories
- Vocation : Education : Teacher (Physical education)
- Vocation : Sports : Swimming (Swam English Channel and Lake Ontario)
- Notable : Book Collection : Profiles Of Women
- Notable : Awards : Vocational award (Woman of the Year)
