Kathleen Mayoh - Sport Personalities
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| First Name | Kathleen |
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| Last Name | Mayoh |
| Category | Swimming |
| Biography | In 1951 Farnworth’s Kathleen became the first woman to swim Lake Windermere and she made her first English Channel crossing a year later. She failed to repeat the feat in a 1953 Butlins-sponsored race when the tide turned but was declared the winner as she was closest to shore. |