English Channel
Articles tagged: English Channel
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Autumn adventures, cold water swimming kit and swimming the English Channel at 11 years old
When I was 11 I was mostly concerned with buying Madonna’s latest single, playing with my dogs and trying to…
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Wetsuits in the English Channel
"Non!" says Hannah Young The English Channel is the ultimate long distance swim and people come from all over the…
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Oxford versus Cambridge – Across the English Channel
It’s not the usual thing you’d expect students to be doing in the very early hours of the morning, but…
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One Foot in the Wave – oldest English Channel relay
Michael Jennings, an English Channel swimmer in 1960, just doesn’t know when to give up. Now 74 years young he…
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The English Channel
Next issue is our English Channel special. We look at why this particular crossing has become the must-do swim for…
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Chloë McCardel nears World Record for most English Channel crossings
Last year Chloë McCardel swam her 37th crossing of the English Channel, beating the Men’s World Record of 34 Channel…
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What is it like to swim an English Channel relay?
One year late – because of Covid – plus the 17 hours and 18 minutes it took to swim across,…
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McCardel and Haynes set new English Channel swimming records
Channel swimmer Nik Haynes and record-breaking marathon swimmer Chloë McCardel both made history in the English Channel last week, setting…
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Making history in the English Channel
How Sam Penny, a 46-year-old Australian civil engineer turned cheesemaker, became the first person in history to attempt a winter…
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English Channel swimming to resume as pilots given go-ahead to restart crossings
English Channel swimming is set to resume this week as the Government withdraws coronavirus measures restricting the use of private…
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Courtney Paulk attempts record-breaking double Triple Crown with two-way English Channel crossing
Marathon swimmer Courtney Paulk has today set off on her third attempt to complete a double crossing of the English…
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How has COVID-19 affected English Channel swims this year?
Student Daniel Shailer has a Channel crossing booked for this year. He’s been looking into how the coronavirus pandemic has…
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Sam Penny unsuccessful in first winter crossing attempt of English Channel
46-year-old extreme swimmer, Sam Penny, was forced to abandon his Channel crossing attempt this morning as he bid to become…
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Sarah Thomas to attempt quadruple English Channel swim
In August 2017, Sarah Thomas, then 35, of Colorado, swam into the record books with a staggering 104.6-mile unassisted, current-neutral…
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Lavington School pupils set their sights on the English Channel
In July 2019 pupils from Lavington School in Wiltshire aim to swim the English Channel. Three relay teams of students…
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English Channel Relay Record: An extreme swim for the extreme challenges facing our oceans
On 2 December six swimmers from the Serpentine Swimming Club: Kevin Blick, Dani Lobo, Deirdre Ward, Rob Ouldcott, Boris Mavra…
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Trump to swim English Channel
Donald Trump has today (1 April 2017) announced his intention to become the first head of state to swim the English…
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How long do people have to train to swim the English Channel?
I was asked this question through the website Quora, and this is the answer I gave. If anyone who has…
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New Record for the latest English Channel Swim of the Season
Congratulations double record holder ‘First and Last’ Howard James!
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Big Rick’s Swim Team set two-way English Channel relay record
Last Saturday a team of six swimmers from the West Midlands set a new world record for the fastest mixed…
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Like the English Channel: but colder, rougher and with sharks
A team of five British swimmers (John Gunn, Ali Wilde, Ed Morgan, Joel Richards and Mary Stokes) have signed up…
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Inspiration for anyone thinking of an English Channel relay
I’ve just read the article regarding why it is sometimes an advantage being a less experienced swimmer. I couldn’t agree more;…
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Insight into a world-beating two-way English Channel relay
On 14 July 2013 a team of women calling themselves Andy’s Channel Ladies two-way World Record Breakers did exactly what…
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Jim Boucher’s second English Channel crossing
Never say never again! I first swam the English Channel in 2007, aged 46 years. A time of 15 hours…
