One Foot in the Wave
World Record for the Oldest Relay Team to Swim the English Channel – 8 October 2023 By Don Riddington 23 October 2023 The logistics of an exercise of this calibre…
Gertrude Ederle Swims the English Channel
On August 6, 1926, Gertrude Ederle became the sixth person and first woman to swim across the English Channel. In the face of widespread doubt that a woman could accomplish…
Capt. Mathew Webb swims the English Channel
On 24 August 1875, Captain Matthew Webb of Great Britain became the first person to swim the English Channel. His swim was considered a feat of the impossible at the…