Jennifer Whitlock, a Chattanooga gastroenterology nurse practitioner and open-water swimmer, successfully crossed the English Channel this month after three years of training to prepare for the ...

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 ...

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

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.

Jake has earned a place in the history books, in the Channel Swimming Associations records and his achievement has reached legend status in Westchester. But, Jake did more than just swim the Channel.

Woman Attempting English Channel Swim Gets Unexpected Visit From Seal. Diana Logan. June 11, 2024 at 3:48 PM. ... the first woman to successfully swim the channel back in 1926, ...

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WDTN) — A Yellow Springs woman is getting ready to do something that fewer than 2,000 people have ever done successfully. Amy Wamsley is preparing to swim across the ...

“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.

She plans to swim the English Channel this summer. The idea was hatched a couple of years ago, when the coach of her swim club in Moscow, Idaho, suggested the challenge.

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 ...