Career
She was on the Board of Governors of The International Professional Swimmers" Association. She was born on March 8, 1905 in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada. Eva completed her first 5-mile swim in 1918.
In 1926 she lost the Boston Light swim.
She attempted to swim the English Channel in 1927. She made another attempt on August 23, 1935.
On 9 October 1941 she was in a car accident in Wiscasset, Maine that killed Michael Tonely, her swimming coach and trainer. Mr. Tonely is the gentleman sitting in the middle of the boat of the accompanying Library of Congress photograph.
She died on March 17, 1985 in Brockton, Massachusetts.
