Ana Little-Saña
December 2025,  EXTRA,  FEATURES,  Readers' Swims

I survived: Ana Little-Saña’s story

US marathon swimmer Ana Little-Saña tells us her experience of taking on the Catalina Channel crossing – a swim that landed her in hospital the following day

In July, US marathon swimmer Ana Little-Saña took on the challenging 20.5-mile swim from Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland. But a day later, she was in hospital.

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