For the 59-year-old, this is not a first time he is taking part in a swim relay. At the age of 16, he swam the Channel in a relay for the Dover Lifeguards Club, where he had trained for many years ...

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 ...

Maya Merhige swam the English Channel in 11 hours and 39 minutes on Saturday, July 13 Chris Merhige and Kelly Gentry for Swim Across America Maya Merhige made quite a splash with her latest ...

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.

HOLLADAY — A group of high school friends from Holladay swam from England to France across the English Channel in a relay swim. The group of friends took turns swimming the 21-mile-long English ...

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

In the end, the story of Amy Mazur’s quest to swim the English Channel is one of friendship. Sure, there’s the training, the hardship, and the expense, but the deepest story of all is the bond ...

A GROUP of solicitors will brave the cold waters of English Channel in a relay swim to raise funds for a charity supporting people with spinal cord… ...