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 ...

Amy Wamsley is preparing to swim across the English Channel, and she’s doing it right before her 50th birthday. “When I was 12 years old, I decided I was going to swim it before I turned 50 ...

Swimming in the ocean is not just great exercise; it also provides a connection to nature proponents say is especially ...

She’s already swum from San Francisco to Alcatraz, and has eyed the English Channel since she was 12. Amy Wamsley, 49, of Yellow Springs, during a 6-hour swim underneath the Golden Gate Bridge ...

Amy Wamsley, of Yellow Springs, Ohio, is preparing to swim across the English Channel, and she’s doing it right before her 50th birthday. Skip to content. Fox 8 Cleveland WJW.

Swimming the English Channel requires months of preparation. Most participants sign up at least two years in advance. Swimmers have an entire crew providing navigation and food, since the swim can ...

And now, it’s Channel time. There’s a reason that swimming the English Channel is widely perceived as the ultimate long-distance swim: It’s tough. Several hundred people attempt to swim the Channel ...

They’ve been training for years, as the swim is very challenging. It’s 26 miles, split up in relay style, with the women swimming for one hour increments at a time. They can’t wear wetsuits.

Amy is looking to raise $18,000 to cover the cost for her crew. A fundraiser will be held Saturday, April 12 at Peach’s Grill at 104 Xenia Avenue in Yellow Springs from 2 p.m. until midnight.

As part of Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series highlighting the scripts behind awards season’s buzziest films, it’s time to dive into Young Woman and the Sea, the Daisy Ridley starrer ...

Ana Little-Saña is a marathon swimmer who lives in Washington. Like any dedicated long-distance swimmer, I have my dreams. Crossing the English Channel, circumnavigating Manhattan and swimming ...