Put the goal in your heart
<p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span>, <span word="Florence">Florence</span> <span word="Chadwick">Chadwick</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fog">fog</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="numb">numb</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="Already">Already</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="directions">directions</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="age">age</span> 34, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Catalina">Catalina</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Fourth">Fourth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1952, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="bath">bath</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fog">fog</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="dense">dense</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="boats">boats</span>.</p><p><span word="Alongside">Alongside</span> <span word="Florence">Florence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boats">boats</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="trainer">trainer</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="encouragement">encouragement</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="t">t</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="farther">farther</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fog">fog</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="quit">quit</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span>...<span word="until">until</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="mile">mile</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="warming">warming</span> <span word="herchilled">herchilled</span>（冷冻了的）<span word="body">body</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span>, "<span word="Look">Look</span>, <span word="I">I</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="excusing">excusing</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span>." <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="notfatigue">notfatigue</span>（疲劳）<span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="her">her</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fog">fog</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="again">again</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="dense">dense</span> <span word="fog">fog</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="swam">swam</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="pictured">pictured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fog">fog</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="it">it</span>! <span word="Florence">Florence</span> <span word="Chadwick">Chadwick</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Catalina">Catalina</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span>, <span word="eclipsing">eclipsing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="men">men</span>&<span word="rsquo">rsquo</span>;<span word="s">s</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>!</p>
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