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 swimming ...

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.

They are preparing to take on the English Channel this year in a major fundraising challenge for a coastal inclusion charity.

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An American cancer survivor successfully became the first person to swim the English Channel four times in a row. Sarah Thomas, 37, finished the remarkable swim Tuesday morning after more than 54 ...

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It has been 100 years sine Gertrude Ederle, in 1926, became the first woman and sixth individual to cross the English Channel ...

They’re out there, and every now and then you bump into one: Ordinary people who do extraordinary things. Amy Mazur, recently retired and about to turn 63, is such a person. She plans to swim the ...

For a middle-aged guy with a wife, four children, a full time job, six chickens, two dogs and a rabbit, Jake Dolce of Rye Brook manages to spend a lot of time swimming. His love of the sport is a ...

Maya Merhige made quite a splash with her latest swimming accomplishment! On Saturday, July 13, the 16-year-old girl swam across the English Channel, which spans 20.5 miles, in 11 hours and 39 minutes ...