Six of the UK's top swimmers are to attempt the relay record for swimming the English Channel.

"Until I saw her hit sand and she stood that first time. I was over. I melted. It was waterworks," the woman's husband said.

Nev Trotter swam the English Channel to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Society in memory of his mum.

A year ago, the furthest Chris Watson had swum in one go was three kilometres. In July, he plans tackling the English Channel ...

In 1926, American teenager Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel, accomplishing the ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ --NYC open-water swimmer Fleur Sohtz has completed the English Channel swim, earning the prestigious Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. With her Channel crossing, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jeannie Zappe has always felt strong in the water. She was a competitive swimmer in high school and then later became a coach. The ...

The fastest swim crossing of the English Channel (IS1, female) is 12 hours 20 minutes by Mel Barratt (UK), when she swam from Samphire Hoe near Dover, Kent, UK, to Cap Gris-Nez, France, on 28 August ...

The 13-year-olds from Taunton Prep School completed three relay swims across the English Channel, often described as the "Everest of swimming," in August and September. The challenge raised more than ...

A 13-year-old boy is preparing to swim the English Channel as part of a charity relay with other students from his school.

VIRGINIA BEACH — Many area swimming coaches competed in their teens. But no one can match the experiences — exhilarating and harrowing — of First Colonial’s Robin Lang, who almost completed a swim of ...

She Defied Cancer and Outswam the English Channel. Now, 79-Year-Old Linda Ashmore Is Taking On Kona. At 79, breast cancer survivor Linda Ashmore has conquered open-water records and world ...