Five Lessons For Endurance Swimmers: Inspired By Captain Matthew Webb
This Monday (August 25th) is the 150th anniversary of Captain Matthew Webb’s English Channel crossing…
Search For Firefighter Swimming the English Channel for Charity Called Off
The search and rescue operation for Iain Hughes, a firefighter raising money for charity by swimming across the English Channel, was called off last week.
Can Phelps Swim 100 Miles in the Ocean? A Look at Some Famous Open Water Swims
Rapper Young Thug’s tweet asking Michael Phelps if he could swim 100 miles in the ocean prompts a look at some of the most famous open water swims.
University of Louisville Professor Johnmann To Swim The English Channel
The first man to swim the English Channel, unassisted and observed, was Matthew Webb, who completed the swim from to Dover Calais on August 25, 1875 in a time of 21 hours, 45 minutes.
