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.

Mathews High School Class of 1989 graduate Andy Rieger has done a lot of swimming in his life to raise funds and awareness for cancer research. This summer, he is taking on a new challenge. Later this ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

In 2021, she completed the 20-mile Catalina Channel swim, which stretches from Catalina Island to the California mainland, in 10 hours and 48 minutes.

The second leg was the Catalina Channel, a 20-mile swim from Santa Catalina Island off the California coast to the mainland. In August 2023, she completed the swim in just over 11 hours but was ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...