As a child, Chadwick had been inspired by Gertrude Ederle, who, in 1926, became the first woman to swim the English Channel. Before her, women were considered incapable of such a long-distance swim.

Wednesday, August 9, 1950 With a time of 13:20, Florence Chadwick, a San Diego native, gained international acclaim on August 8, 1950, when she beat Gertrude Ederle’s 24-year-old record for ...

She held the women's record for 24 years, until it was broken in 1950 by Florence Chadwick, who swam 23 miles (37 kilometers) in 13 hours and 20 minutes. In an interview marking the 75th aniversary of ...

Crew Commander Iain Hughes died as he attempted to swim the English Channel for charity in 2023. Mr Hughes was a "respected and loved" member of the Technical Rescue Unit, the service said.

J-D/CBA boys swim coach Bob Bewley selected Matt Capella as the swimmer most likely to swim the English Channel. Also representing J-D/CBA at syracuse.com’s winter sports media day are Lesha ...

The English Channel is roughly 21 miles (34km) in a straight line, but she will need to swim significantly further due to tides and currents. Ms Walke has trained extensively in cold water with ...

A woman from Surrey is to swim the English Channel to raise funds for a veterans' charity. Helen Jenkins from Godalming will swim the 21 miles (33.7km) between Dover and France in July. She will ...

Lea English tallied a hat trick to lift Lindenwold past Florence 3-0 in Florence. Nataly Ortez-Ortiz came up with seven saves for Lindenwold (2-8-1), which stopped a five-game winless streak with ...