The first person to swim the English Channel was Matthew Webb in 1875. A few hundred people attempt the swim annually, but only about 20 percent succeed. In all, around 2,000 people have ...

A Paralympic gold medallist became the first blind woman to swim across the English Channel – and says that “nothing is impossible.” Melanie Barratt, 49, took on the challenge after falling ...

Cancer Survivor Does 4-Way English Channel Swim One lap of the channel is about 21 miles, but swimmers usually end up swimming far more than that; in order to catch the right currents and land in ...

Former Navy diver Ashley Semmens has set his sights on becoming the first person to swim the English Channel — in a peculiar backwards manner. To achieve the record, the former Chief Petty ...

who in 1926 became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. For the uninitiated, the film took nearly 10 years to complete with various talent attached, multiple studios involved and ...

Jiya covered the 34km gruelling swim ... the English Channel Sea Swimming 2024 from July 21 to 28 was dedicated for autism ...

She was the first mother to swim the English Channel. Her time was an hour slower ... the grandfather, a splendid man, a dead lover. Rearing the healthy little animal is comparatively easy.

A Paralympic gold medallist is gearing up to attempt to be the first blind woman to swim the English Channel. Melanie Barratt, from Leamington Spa, won two gold medals for swimming, as well as two ...

Yonushonis’ son, Lucca Incerpi will swim the English channel with her next month. Incerpi will be the only teen on his relay swimming for a good cause. He’s supporting Mencap, a UK-based non ...

Her signature accomplishment was to become the first woman to swim the English Channel, a feat she accomplished ... forcing the swimmer to work with a man (Christopher Eccleston) whose ...