Katerina Nehua|Manly International 500 Endurance Swimming Contest|Mercedes Gleitze

Katerina Nehua was an endurance swimmer from New Zealand who competed in a number of endurance events during the Depression Era including a second-place finish at the 1931 Manly International 500 Endurance Swimming Contest to Mercedes Gleitze. Her defeat spurred her on. Later in 1931, Nehua broke the world record at Sydney’s Balmoral Baths when…