For more than 50 years reporters and historians have likened a 33-kilometer English Channel marathon swim to climbing Mt. Everest. There are a few dramatic differences: About three times as many ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

About three hours into her attempt to swim the English Channel, Mackenzie Bradley nearly gave up. Bradley's problem wasn't exhaustion or the Channel's notoriously frigid water. The 20-year-old ...