Thrill on the banks of the Po (colour litho)

Thrill on the banks of the Po. In Guastalla, the city where he was born 55 years ago, the former miner Francesco Macca let himself fall into the waters of the Po, tied hands and feet, in a sack weighed down by bricks. After 20 seconds he resurfaced with his hands tied, but free of the sack, among the applause of the crowd that, excited, witnessed the reckless test he had undergone to train for the confrontation that on the 29th Next June he will support at the Idroscalo in Milan with the Swiss Edouard Liechti. On that day, both, tied up like salami, will swim a certain time trial course. Illustration for Courier Sunday, 29 June 1958.