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Newport Beach prone paddlers Stuart Jeremias, in the yellow hat (R), and Spencer Wadsworth recently returned from their adventure on the other side of the world crossing the English Channel in a ...

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Brave outdoor swimmers wore Father Christmas hats as they kicked off their celebrations with a festive dip. Sea surface temperatures across the country were between 8C and 11C, the Met Office said.

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He first pulled on the Speedos to swim the English Channel in 2014, ... Michael was the only person who saw me in them. In Mick's words, 'You've got to own the knickers.

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Wamsley’s goal is to swim the English Channel for her 50th birthday, a goal she decided on when she was 12-years-old, according to her website aswimadventure.org.