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The Brave Hearts
Those who have wrestled with him so far say that he has an iron grip. Once the opponent is in his grip, he plays moves in quick succession, grips the rival in a coil like a python till the rival finally gives up.
Gerald Buckworth says of Edward, “I am still in awe of him. He never talks about his disability. He just goes out with a real positive attitude. And he knows all the moves." And even if Broadley does not know any of the moves, he is very keen to know and learn them.
That is Edward Broadley, a blind wrestler, a twelve-year wonder of the game!
The credit for crossing the 35 km. Catalina Channel from both the sides goes to a lady swimmer.
A thirty year old housewife by the name Greta Anderson achieved this distinction in October 1958. She took 27 hours, 53 minutes and 28 seconds for covering the total distance of about 70 km. both ways.
The Most astonishing part in the case of this long distance swimmer is that some six years before she set upon this task, she was afflicted with a severe attack of rheumatism due to which she was unable even to move her legs for quite some time.
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