Leander Medals With Research
The story of Leander is told in one of the greek poems attributed to Musaeus of Leander, a young man of Abydos, who swam nightly across the Hellespond to visit his love Hero, a priestess of Venus and who was one night drowned in the attempt to reach the opposite shore.
This theme was taken up by many swimming clubs. So you may have as many an 10 swimming clubs all having Leander Swimming Medals.
Silver Medal.45mm.Wt.46g. Very Fine. No.1. This medal cost me £65 in 2005.
Birmingham Leander Swimming Club. Silver Medal.
Obverse- Leanda Swimming The Hellespond. 32mm.Wt.16g. Extremley Fine.
Revrse-Birmingham Leander Swimming Club.A.E.Smith 1/2 Mile 18 min. 34 sec.
Ring Suspension. Cost me £30. 1998
1885 Silver Medal. 45mm.
Obvers- Leanda Swimming Helspond. PERGE ITA UT FIT. Wt.50g. VF.
Reverse-
The Humphery Memorial Leanda Medal. Instituted in 1880 By The Misses C & J Humphry.As a token of affection for their late Farther. Hon. Teacher of Swimming To the Serpentine Club. To be swam for by all bathers annually. In The Serpentine. Won By. S.Ross.1897 Second Prize. Bought London 1988.
Leander Medal to W.Whyman 1885.
Enlarged Image of Reverse:
Miss Humphey. Ladies Entertainment. 1884.
1930 Birmingham Leander Swimming Club Bronze Medal. Named on the edge- F.H.Hopley Club Champ.220yds 1930. 25mm.
