Dawn B

Generation X

[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

@Swagbucks Thank you Swagbucks! I won!

[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

Make this a movie.

[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

On the evening of April 6, 1928, the water between Europe and Africa wasn’t some dreamy postcard view. It was cold, moody, and strong enough to punish even experienced swimmers. And for nearly thirteen hours, Mercedes Gleitze went at it the only way you can: one stroke, then another, then another. No wetsuit. No fancy fuel plan. Just discipline, stubborn courage, and the conviction that she could do something no woman had ever officially done before.

When she finally hauled herself onto the rocks at Punta Leona in Morocco, she didn’t throw her arms up or soak in applause. She bent down and grabbed a fistful of sand.

Proof.

A small, quiet thing—but physical, undeniable. A way of saying: I’m here. I made it. This happened.

Because the Strait of Gibraltar looks almost reasonable on a map—about twelve miles from Tarifa to Morocco if you draw a clean line. But the sea doesn’t care about clean lines. Currents shoved her off course, forcing her to swim more than twenty-two miles through shifting tides that could’ve dragged her back toward open water. Boats shadowed her the whole time, witnesses watching closely—ready to confirm her feat, or pick it apart.

And in the 1920s, women didn’t get the benefit of the doubt in sport. When they did something extraordinary, people didn’t just cheer. They questioned. They hunted for loopholes. They acted like greatness from a woman had to be a mistake. The burden of proof sat on her shoulders heavier than the water ever did.

Still, that crossing—so rare it would take twenty years for another swimmer to match it—was only one piece of who she was. In Britain, Gleitze was famous for enduring brutal cold, for testing distance and temperature beyond what experts called safe… or even sane. She wasn’t just chasing records. She was stretching the limits of what women were “allowed” to be.

© Women In World History

#archaeohistories

[Rob Thomas @ThisIsRobThomas]

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[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

@MaxVelocityWX Tell that to someone riding a motorcycle.

[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

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[NWS Storm Prediction Center @NWSSPC]

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[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

❤️

[Deep Thoughts 💭 @quotetoponder]

Dear April,

[Adam Wainwright @UncleCharlie50]

You know you’re back in the Lou when you run into this guy!

[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

Give me the night - Vik x Miranda https://t.co/tLhvhYIroT via @YouTube

[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

Uptown Girl - Miranda x Vik x Bdash https://t.co/wNyfKhksrD via @YouTube

[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

People who are authentic from nine years ago are the same beautiful, authentic people. That’s the takeaway. We change in other ways but our hearts remain the same. 😊

[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

2015 is how far back I went. The night flies by when you’re looking at memories. Ha.

[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

Sheesh. Going through the like section. Lots of us go way back. I don’t know the majority of the people. It’s interesting to see what you said and how I responded. Lots of kindness and still great advice. Look back at your likes and see what you find.

[Art of Life 🦋 @Art0fLife_]

have faith.

[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

#GiveMeHopeIn5Words Love answers all your troubles

[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

Peace.

[Dawn B @dawn_blanc]

✌🏻️😘❤️ https://t.co/uIaYBmxl8n