In 2022 Robin Lang attempted to swim the English Channel and swam for 13½ hours and 27 miles, mostly at night and sometimes during thunderstorms.

A healthcare worker will take part in a relay swim across the English Channel to support a charity that aims to prevent drowning deaths. Ellie Bull, an advanced medical practitioner from Doncaster, ...

A Paralympic gold medallist became the first blind woman to swim across the English Channel – and says that “nothing is impossible.” Melanie Barratt, 49, took on the challenge after falling in love ...

She’s taking home the mermaid crown. A fearless Gotham native is set to stroke across the English Channel’s 21 miles of treacherous waters this week — becoming the first woman from the Big Apple to ...

Amy Wamsley tells people to live their dreams. She’s already swum from San Francisco to Alcatraz, and has eyed the English Channel since she was 12. A Yellow Springs woman is planning to swim across ...

ENGLAND — A local woman is preparing to swim the English Channel this week. Amy Wamsley is from Yellow Springs and, according to her social media, went to England earlier this month. Wamsley is ...

There’s something about Smith that makes you want to … swim the English Channel? That’s certainly true if you’re Paige Christie ’15, who in August will become the sixth Smithie to attempt the Channel ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Raleigh teen Lorelei Schmidt trains for a 2026 solo swim across the English Channel Open-water swims test Schmidt's endurance with ...

DOVER, England (AFNS) | After approximately two years of training and regimented swimming schedules, two Airmen swam the English Channel from Dover, England, to the western coastline of France Sept.

In the open water, the distances are long; the effort is exhausting. Lorelei Schmidt thinks about quitting frequently. It would be easy, expected even, considering the difficulty she faces. The ...