Recently, Elvis Ali Hazarika, a highly accomplished Indian swimmer, made headlines once again by completing the English ...

In 1875, Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel (that we know about, at least), and since then, fewer than 2,000 other people have completed successful solo crossings.

She built her way toward the Triple Crown and broke swimming records in the past by completing the Catalina Channel and Manhattan 20 Bridges swims. In September 2021, at 14, she broke the record ...

“After months of training, Amy just completed her swim across the English Channel, accomplishing the feat in 16 hours, 56 minutes, and 40 seconds!” the village wrote.

A Cumbrian swimmer achieved a dream goal a week before a milestone birthday. Amy Favieres, a mum of two from Grange, took on her biggest challenge yet, swimming the English Channel just days ...

The English Channel swim was not easy for the teen, but she persevered. "There were points while I was swimming the Channel where I wanted to give up," she recalled.

Following her swim, she’s already making plans for her next challenge. “I think once I conquer the English Channel, I will be looking at Catalina,” states Amy. To track her journey, click here.

The world record for the fastest English Channel swim, set the very same day that Whitlock swam, is 6 hours, 45 minutes. The world's record for the longest crossing is just over 29 hours.

The swim earned her the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, which also includes the 20.1-mile Catalina Channel in California and a 28.5-mile swim around the island of Manhattan.

English Channel fast facts — 21 miles: shortest distance in a straight line across channel. — 57-64 degrees Fahrenheit: water temperature during swim season. — 1875: year of first swim ...

I need to swim every day.” This August marked 20 years since Steadman-Martin set the world record for the fastest woman over 50 to cross the English Channel. She swam the channel with her longtime ...

A Cumbrian swimmer achieved a dream goal a week before a milestone birthday. Amy Favieres, a mum of two from Grange, took on her biggest challenge yet, swimming the English Channel just days before ...