4 July 1958 ki subah sawere, ek chontis saala khatoon Santa Catalina jazeere ke barfeelay paniyon mein utri aur California ke saahil ki taraf tairna shuru kiya. Us ka naam Florence Chadwick tha aur woh Catalina Channel ke 42 kilometer ke faasle ko tair kar ubur karne wali pehli khatoon banne ke liye pur azm thi. Woh lambi doori ki tairaki ki duniya mein nawaamoz nahin thi kyun ke woh pehle hi English Channel ko dono simton se tair kar ubur karne wali pehli khatoon ban chuki thi. Taham is khaas din samandar par ek rukawat chadar ki tarah chha gayi. Dhund itni ghani thi ke kuch bhi nazar aana mushkil ho gaya tha jis ki wajah se Chadwick ke liye apni madadgaar kashtiyon ko dekhna bhi dushwar ho raha tha. Woh sunn kar dene wale thanday pani aur hatta ke shark machhliyon ke liye bhi tayyar thi jinhein goliyon ki awaaz se door bhagana pad raha tha lekin aakhir kar dhund ne hi use shikast de di. Pandra ghante aur pachanwe minute ke baad Florence Chadwick ko pani se bahar nikal liya gaya aur pata chala ke woh khushki se abhi sirf ek kilometer se bhi kam faasle par pohanchi thi. Jab us ne apne is tajrube par ghour kiya to us ne kaha ke thanda pani, thakan ya shark machhliyan meri nakaami ka sabab nahin thein balkay sirf dhund is ki zimmedar thi kyun ke us ne meri aankhon, meri aqal aur mere dil ko andha kar diya tha aur kyun ke main apne samne maujood hadaf ko dekh nahin pa rahi thi is liye main himmat haar baithi. Do mahine baad Florence Chadwick ne na sirf yeh tairaki mukammal ki balkay aisa karte hue mardon ka record bhi do ghante ke farq se tod diya. Apne samne maujood ahdaaf ko dekhne ki hamari salahiyat ko roya kaha jata hai.