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The youngest person ever to swim the channel was an 11 year old boy, he's in his 40s now, and that record will never be broken because they introduced a minimum age limit of 16 since then
As a channel swimmer, it isn't that crazy. I got into swimming after serving in the army to fill that adrenaline rush I was missing. I'm going for the triple in the Catalina Channel in 2025. I'm not sure about the English Channel, but here we have a dedicated kayaker near us at all times and a boat nearby. It's honestly a ton of fun and such a rush.
I just found out that the lady who set the record for women used to live a street from me when I was a kid. I've always known she was a swimmer but only after watching this video did I realize how incredible she was
My name is Bruce Yang, I've swum the English Channel! In fact I'm the first person with autism to achieve swimming the Channel in the world back in September 2018!
as someone who has crossed the English channel multiple times per year for around 14 years via ferry those waters can get crazy props to the people who swim it
I've been on a ferry crossing the English channel before (not near Dover mind). The water is very cloudy and brown, an abundance of seaweed, and other weird floating stuff. There's a lot of moon jellyfish too. I wouldn't like to swim in it certainly.
If you live in the UK there is a channel swim training group starting every year on 1st ofMay in Dover. They are very friendly, the person in charge is Emma, they train every weekend (Saturday and Sunday) from 10am. They are the best to get you ready for the challenge wih many years of experience in training channel swimmers. The fee for joining is also very reasonable.
You can also swim the channel as a relay swim for Aspire, great charity and very helpful in getting things organised. My daughter swam the channel in a relay when she was 15. The team managed to do it in just under 10 hrs. Great channel by the way
My grandmother swam the channel. She also competed in the 1948 Olympics. She unfortunately came last in the 100m backstroke but I think swimming the channel is a lot cooler. RIP Vera Ellery.
The open water community is a bunch of great people willing to share their experience to helping other aspiring swimmers. I live in the North East USA and know quite a few accomplished Channel swimmers.
Thanks. I have been fortunate to swim the channel as part of a relay team in 2019. Have also done an EC solo qualification. (Swam 6 hrs in sub 15 degree water). This is a very well made video. Provides accurate & relevant information for Channel aspirants. Thanks to Global Swim Series. Keep 🏊♂️🏊♂️
A great swim to do. When I did it (and it's probably still true today), more people had climbed Everest than had swam the channel. And that's not through lack of trying. It's a nice statistic to hang onto
A friend of mine is a lifeboatman and runs a business supporting cross-channel swimming with a chase boat. He's had well-trained athletes attempting it, whilst in good shape, that have had a heart attack and died within a couple of hundred yards from the French coast. It's no joke and not for the faint hearted (i.e. me).
@@fh2234 My apologies for not being more specific. The individual in question had completed rigorous training and had then completed THE ENTIRE SWIM, bar the final "couple of hundred yards". This story is just to underline why 'Swimming the Channel' is such a significant undertaking.
@@riculfriculfson7243 I am sorry, a couple of hundred yards before finishing. I thought after starting.. Ok quiet tragic then. And yes it gets to show how dangerous it is, thank you for your insight!
These people are insane. I’ve done a 8km open water race (swam to Robben Island in South Africa Cape Town) myself. Just thinking of these distances is insane to me
A great video, never wanted to cross the channel but growing up on Lake Erie, I always dreamed of swimming the lake. Until I had fish and other things catch onto my legs. I learned right then I am not an open water swimmer. Give me the pool! But I am in Awe of the channel swimmers. Actually any open water swimmer.
@@ungodlygripstrength Certainly people you know. Others do it for the thrill, the accomplishment and the romance of it. You wouldn't understand though and if you do you just made a piss poor attempt at a joke and probably due to an inferiority complex trigger.
You could probably swim with your eyes closed for long parts and regards mental exhaustion, 1) it's about staying alive and finishing the objective and 2) it's not like you'll need brain to do anything more complex than staying focussed on 1). Added to that, she would have been incredibly trained in body and mind ie. she'd have done lots of very long swims / late nights beforehand.
@NeilMalthus Still, I bet even she couldn't do that again. It takes planetary alignment and herculean effort to achieve. Barely possible even under all of the perfect conditions. She is 100% incredible.
I've done it, nutrition is key. Feed every 30 mins, and I wouldn't recommend going an hour between feeds at the start, you'll consume 600-1000 calories/ hour depending on the person. It's hard to consume that in 1 feed and not feel sick after., Plus you'll have depleted a large amount of your reserves but only be 1/4 of the way there. Lots of very quick liquid feeds is the way to go.
Truedat. It's amazing what your body has in reserves though. It took me 3 attempts (over a couple of years), and the time I was successful, I was being sick after every single feed (no change in nutrition). The only thing that i could keep down in the end was cake bars and tea with sugar.. all the fancy shit came up as soon as it went in.
if theres kids or young teens who would like to complete this challenge in future, i suggest doing lessons early on. whether they’re 50m, 25m, 100m, doesnt matter, practice early! i was completely unable to swim about 2 years ago, now im doing a lot better, i only practice weekly though. i researched a month or two ago (dunno why) but the suggested is usually practising anywhere from 100-600m 2-4 times a week. of course these will vary depending on schedules and flexibility
I’m a triathlete and well above average. I done a rough sea swim a few weeks ago and had to pull out only 1700m in with sea sickness. I don’t know how people do these channel swims
I swam the English Channel twice within 3 weeks. 1st time sea was mainly flat (10h24mins morning to sunset swim), 2nd time was like a washing machine, with wind opposing tide (14h29mins with a 2am start). The key is to train in all conditions and put in the hours. One weekend we did a 7hour open water swim on Sat and a 6hour open water swim on the Sunday, in 11’C water, without wetsuit. After that weekend, I knew I’d be fine with the actual crossings.
@@juliogeorgiou If I swim 7hous non stop in a pool, do I have a chance with the English Chanell or I am way to optimistic. What about If I swim (and survive) swimming 6 hours in the freezing Michigan lake, may I have a chance with the Channell?
As an ex comp swimmer I would not suggest a challenge like this for people that have less than 3-4years of at least 2-4 times a week swimming training done (for 1,5-2h per session). You need to be experienced and have nice gliding energy efficient technique to be comfortable, if the circumstances are not 100%! Technique refines with time/experience and time under sufficient coaching. As some benchmark from pool to be comfortable with speed and glide abilities, I would suggest to train at least to a level of sub 5min 400m (438y) and sub 30s 50m (55y) freestyle. Personally I fear open water, especially the sea - good luck for everyone doing these swims
I know one person who has done it and one who is training for it. They are not particularly fast swimmers and I doubt they'd be anywhere close to the metrics you state. Being able to swim a fast 400m or 50m in the pool is not going to help you swim 32 km (a lot more with the tides) in the sea
i think that is a no brainer. this is something you can only do if you've been swimming for a majority of your life and then some more for prep. this is one of the greatest physical achievements a human can do
Long distance swimming is one of the existing sports that women actually do better at than men on average. An ultra marathons too. Higher stamina and higher body fat percentage is a massive advantage.
@@falconeshieldi think women are less brave than men, men can decide to do a challenge like this before they’re even ready 😂 and it’s not like a 300 lbs woman can swim miles. Women who swim the channel are fit.
Love how the shots in this video are of lovely clear water, I live opposite the channel and I can tell you it’s brown and minging. And that’s when sewerage has not been released by southern water….
Crossing the English Channel is one of my big dreams! I hope one day to have the time to accomplish this dream, and to have the time to train for this challenge.
Best I’ve done is 5k Coogee to Bondi, never really aspired to do English Channel but my dream is to do the 20km Rottnest channel swim in WA. So unfit right now and too poor to make it happen.
I did a swim race from Alcatraz to San Francisco in 2010. While we were taken to Alcatraz on a ferry, I had a conversation with a British lady. I later learned that she was Jackie Cobell, who, at the time, held the record for the slowest English Channel crossing. It took her 28 hours.
Mihir Sen was the first Indian male to swim across the channel in 14 hours and 45 minutes in 1958. Arti Saha was the first Indian female to cross the channel in 16 hours and 20 minutes in 1959.
I am the crazy weirdo who wishes to swim across The Channel someday. But currently, I don't think my wife would fancy the idea of me going to England and swimming through 32km of cold water with strong sea currents and possible scary marine creature encounters. So, it's just a dream for now... 😢
Your wife would not be happy but don't let your dreams go away. Make sure she knows you're safe and go for it if you really dream about it. :) Remember that you don't need to listen to everything your wife says, if you show her how much you want to do it she will eventually accept it and even help you when she sees how serious your are about it. I'm into ultra endurance sports so I know how it works - people first say you're crazy, you should stop, it's too dangerous, then they see you progress and when the time comes the same people are happy to help you.
Here in Jersey , we claim Sally Minty- Gravitt, who has swum in I think four different decades of her life. We also claim Eric Blakeley , who not only has swum the Channel but also summited Everest. We have lots more sporting hero’s and a beautiful island to live in. Come and visit. 🥰🌺
'Our' *Debbie Collingwood of British Columbia {Salish Sea* } just completed the crossing after a 2 year delay due to the global issue. On July 18, 2022 she completed with a time of 14:21. Try finding out information --articles of congrats or local or Cdn national news >!> notta one really !! So I am sharing about here. #DebbieCollingwood #Vancouver
@@simonellis1131 Ohhh wow. Luv your pics shared of her on your channel. I hope she received them from yourself and-or team. I truly must learn more about this swim endeavor than that of which I do. I have been in the actual sea last summer or just gotten out when Debbie and her support person come clipping along. At least am in very same areas here -hope to meet her one day.
This might be a dumb question but did the one woman get a break during the 54 hours it took her to swim? Like did she stop on one side and sleep and then wake up and swim back? It said continuously so I'm confused
Not a dumb question at all! It was continuous, in the sense that at every point Sarah was under her own power, but for big multi-stage marathon swims, there are norms that govern the turn-arounds, and those tend to be shaped by the history of that particular swim and the part of the world where it is, i.e. for the English Channel, you complete one crossing by touching a shore under your own power, with no standing water in front of you, but obviously this depends on the features of the shore where you land ... sometimes the only safe "landing" is touching a cliff or boulder and then trying desperately not to get crushed in surf! Then, if you're doing multiple crossings, you turn around and have ten minutes to start swimming again. Typically during that time you can eat, drink, swap out gear, put on sunscreen, etc, but you aren't allowed to be assisted. Here is Sarah's own account of her visionary crossing: sarahthomasswims.com/2020/09/17/reflections-on-the-four-way/
Great video, I've the best job escorting swimmers across the English Channel, we meet people from all over the world attempting the hardest/busiest waters in the world. we own a company called CCA which we allow swimmers to use wet suits too.
My hero on this swim is Philippe Croizon. He is a quadruple amputee, yet he managed to cross the english channel after two years of training. He showed me that no matter what life send you, you can achieve greatness.
Hope you remember to get in training at least 12 months in advance... the salmon, cucumber and dill baguette followed by signature coffee is something you'll need to pace correctly.
I like all clips off the calm clear sea. In reality the English channel is opposite of that. Can't imagine being in that cold and dark plus choppy water. Let alone swim across it to France
while i'm struggling to complete a 200m butterfly, a man crossed on butterfly stroke the Channel. I like to think though he only halves swimmed and halves flown the Channel... not a big achievement
Water is dangerous full stop. A colleague of ours went holiday with his family in Italy and he was sucked out to sea by an undercurrent from near the shoreline.
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What other famous crossings are there?, I want to cross from Cancun to Isla Mujeres one day there are 10 Km, great video btw
i mean, i feel flattered that YOU think i can cross the channel if i try hard enough, but i know it, you probably do too that no way would i ever do that.
I don’t understand how someone can do such as thing. First it is very courageous swimming in open water, second it is crazy, third it is extremely dangerous!
Guys Dianna Nyad’s 111mile swim from Cuba to California non assisted without a shark cage was the most dangerous swim it took her 4 attempts and it was 3 days nonstop. It was extremely cold too and she didn’t wear a wetsuit
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What about Jamaica
This is real fact: My swimming coach swims 36km for 9hrs at age 13 around 1981
My coach named: Mahesh Milke
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Thousands die every year crossing the Channel.
Ricardo Hoffmann - 481 km (299 miles) in 84 hours, 37 minutes on 3-6 March 1981. Paraná River, Corriente to Santa Elena (Argentina).
The youngest person ever to swim the channel was an 11 year old boy, he's in his 40s now, and that record will never be broken because they introduced a minimum age limit of 16 since then
He also doesn’t like that they changed the rule because he wanted someone to break it.
I know a 12 year old that did it in a group of 4
@@moir2347 Relevance? "I know someone who didn't break it", anyone who swims it didn't break it
@@moir2347 these kids are doing the most
@@Jim87168 what exactly was your achievement clown?
54 hours nonstop is absolutely batshit insane. I’m not sure if there are words to describe how mental that is.
i don't think i could do anything 54 hours nonstop
@@ronoccc i could only sleep for 54 hours straight 😅
Batshit covers it 😊
That's Joker level
As a channel swimmer, it isn't that crazy. I got into swimming after serving in the army to fill that adrenaline rush I was missing. I'm going for the triple in the Catalina Channel in 2025. I'm not sure about the English Channel, but here we have a dedicated kayaker near us at all times and a boat nearby. It's honestly a ton of fun and such a rush.
I just found out that the lady who set the record for women used to live a street from me when I was a kid. I've always known she was a swimmer but only after watching this video did I realize how incredible she was
How old r U
Are you like 500
Ur weird
@@indy_hudson You are too young to be on RUclips.
@@mildlydispleased3221 how old do u think i am
My name is Bruce Yang, I've swum the English Channel! In fact I'm the first person with autism to achieve swimming the Channel in the world back in September 2018!
nice job mate
Congrats, Bruce! Keep up the hard work :)
Woaww i cant swim 3 km
I sponsored £4,000 for Children in Need in 2018 and now I'm retraining and planning to sponsor National Autistic Society by 2025!
Wow. Awesome
as someone who has crossed the English channel multiple times per year for around 14 years via ferry those waters can get crazy props to the people who swim it
How crazy does the water get????
@@ulasbynature1992it can get quite rough
You had us there in that first half ngl
I've been on a ferry crossing the English channel before (not near Dover mind). The water is very cloudy and brown, an abundance of seaweed, and other weird floating stuff. There's a lot of moon jellyfish too. I wouldn't like to swim in it certainly.
If you live in the UK there is a channel swim training group starting every year on 1st ofMay in Dover. They are very friendly, the person in charge is Emma, they train every weekend (Saturday and Sunday) from 10am. They are the best to get you ready for the challenge wih many years of experience in training channel swimmers. The fee for joining is also very reasonable.
Pls, could you share contacts or link?
It's too far for me to go regularly, but for curiosity sake, how much is the joining fee?
You can also swim the channel as a relay swim for Aspire, great charity and very helpful in getting things organised. My daughter swam the channel in a relay when she was 15. The team managed to do it in just under 10 hrs. Great channel by the way
I did a channel swim for aspire and we as a team, adding everyone’s distance on managed to cross the channel 3.85 times in 3hrs
damn good job
@gemmawilliams7407 So it averaged out to less than 1 hour per crossing? Or did you mean 3 hours per 3.85 crossings. Still doesnt sound right..
My grandmother swam the channel. She also competed in the 1948 Olympics. She unfortunately came last in the 100m backstroke but I think swimming the channel is a lot cooler. RIP Vera Ellery.
Agreed.
There’s no ‘coming last’ in the Olympics! ‘Made it to the Olympics’ is a better way to put it.
The open water community is a bunch of great people willing to share their experience to helping other aspiring swimmers. I live in the North East USA and know quite a few accomplished Channel swimmers.
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Thanks. I have been fortunate to swim the channel as part of a relay team in 2019. Have also done an EC solo qualification. (Swam 6 hrs in sub 15 degree water). This is a very well made video. Provides accurate & relevant information for Channel aspirants. Thanks to Global Swim Series. Keep 🏊♂️🏊♂️
I have much respect for you
The toughness of these people is awe inspiring.
A great swim to do. When I did it (and it's probably still true today), more people had climbed Everest than had swam the channel. And that's not through lack of trying. It's a nice statistic to hang onto
Yeah bet you did it
Since Mount Everest is more overrun than ever... I'd say you're probably right.
Wait lemme guess, “Kevinodonnel” is your code name
A friend of mine is a lifeboatman and runs a business supporting cross-channel swimming with a chase boat. He's had well-trained athletes attempting it, whilst in good shape, that have had a heart attack and died within a couple of hundred yards from the French coast. It's no joke and not for the faint hearted (i.e. me).
Why would you die after a couple of hundred yards, wtf?
@@fh2234 My apologies for not being more specific. The individual in question had completed rigorous training and had then completed THE ENTIRE SWIM, bar the final "couple of hundred yards". This story is just to underline why 'Swimming the Channel' is such a significant undertaking.
@@riculfriculfson7243 I am sorry, a couple of hundred yards before finishing. I thought after starting.. Ok quiet tragic then. And yes it gets to show how dangerous it is, thank you for your insight!
It just astonishes me that someone can swim that long in the first place, that's amazing
The English Channel swim was extremely challenging when I did it back in 1994. Can’t imagine doing it now though!
I mistakenly read that as "1944" 😂
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@@pervypiratesD-Day lol
@@neon8406well that's on way of invasion.😂
I love seeing ppl push the limits of the human body for no reason other than to see if they can
Its not just pushing. Its an achievement, im sure they have surveillance to get them out if they cant go on.
The fact that this is even possible at all is astonishing.
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meanwhile there's me - wheezing like a bird after a 20m swim 😊
My record is 8km in a closed and heated pool. What athletes can do it's amazing!
These people are insane.
I’ve done a 8km open water race (swam to Robben Island in South Africa Cape Town) myself.
Just thinking of these distances is insane to me
A great video, never wanted to cross the channel but growing up on Lake Erie, I always dreamed of swimming the lake. Until I had fish and other things catch onto my legs. I learned right then I am not an open water swimmer. Give me the pool! But I am in Awe of the channel swimmers. Actually any open water swimmer.
Can definitely agree, I never understood open water swimming honestly
Considering how taxing swimming is on your energy the fact the managed to do it for 54 hours is mental
My P.E. teacher's father died trying to swim across the English channel. She was very proud of him.
People will do anything to avoid paying for a ferry ticket.
@@ungodlygripstrength Certainly people you know. Others do it for the thrill, the accomplishment and the romance of it. You wouldn't understand though and if you do you just made a piss poor attempt at a joke and probably due to an inferiority complex trigger.
I don’t even think I could stay awake for 54 hours straight lol
You could probably swim with your eyes closed for long parts and regards mental exhaustion, 1) it's about staying alive and finishing the objective and 2) it's not like you'll need brain to do anything more complex than staying focussed on 1).
Added to that, she would have been incredibly trained in body and mind ie. she'd have done lots of very long swims / late nights beforehand.
@NeilMalthus Still, I bet even she couldn't do that again. It takes planetary alignment and herculean effort to achieve. Barely possible even under all of the perfect conditions. She is 100% incredible.
I've done it, nutrition is key. Feed every 30 mins, and I wouldn't recommend going an hour between feeds at the start, you'll consume 600-1000 calories/ hour depending on the person. It's hard to consume that in 1 feed and not feel sick after., Plus you'll have depleted a large amount of your reserves but only be 1/4 of the way there.
Lots of very quick liquid feeds is the way to go.
Truedat. It's amazing what your body has in reserves though. It took me 3 attempts (over a couple of years), and the time I was successful, I was being sick after every single feed (no change in nutrition). The only thing that i could keep down in the end was cake bars and tea with sugar.. all the fancy shit came up as soon as it went in.
Runners usually do under 300cal per hour. Its wild you need that much under water
if theres kids or young teens who would like to complete this challenge in future, i suggest doing lessons early on. whether they’re 50m, 25m, 100m, doesnt matter, practice early! i was completely unable to swim about 2 years ago, now im doing a lot better, i only practice weekly though. i researched a month or two ago (dunno why) but the suggested is usually practising anywhere from 100-600m 2-4 times a week. of course these will vary depending on schedules and flexibility
I’m a triathlete and well above average. I done a rough sea swim a few weeks ago and had to pull out only 1700m in with sea sickness. I don’t know how people do these channel swims
I swam the English Channel twice within 3 weeks. 1st time sea was mainly flat (10h24mins morning to sunset swim), 2nd time was like a washing machine, with wind opposing tide (14h29mins with a 2am start).
The key is to train in all conditions and put in the hours. One weekend we did a 7hour open water swim on Sat and a 6hour open water swim on the Sunday, in 11’C water, without wetsuit. After that weekend, I knew I’d be fine with the actual crossings.
@@juliogeorgiou great achievement well done 👏. Yes I need to train in the sea more as I only swim in a calm lake and in the pool
@@juliogeorgiou If I swim 7hous non stop in a pool, do I have a chance with the English Chanell or I am way to optimistic. What about If I swim (and survive) swimming 6 hours in the freezing Michigan lake, may I have a chance with the Channell?
When I saw that pic with the balloons, I assumed it meant she crossed the channel at the age of 44, not that she crossed it _44 times_ 😂😭 that’s nuts
WOW!!!😍😍😍 I don't know if I could do that, but would love to try it someday! Awesome video!
As an ex comp swimmer I would not suggest a challenge like this for people that have less than 3-4years of at least 2-4 times a week swimming training done (for 1,5-2h per session). You need to be experienced and have nice gliding energy efficient technique to be comfortable, if the circumstances are not 100%! Technique refines with time/experience and time under sufficient coaching. As some benchmark from pool to be comfortable with speed and glide abilities, I would suggest to train at least to a level of sub 5min 400m (438y) and sub 30s 50m (55y) freestyle. Personally I fear open water, especially the sea - good luck for everyone doing these swims
I know one person who has done it and one who is training for it. They are not particularly fast swimmers and I doubt they'd be anywhere close to the metrics you state. Being able to swim a fast 400m or 50m in the pool is not going to help you swim 32 km (a lot more with the tides) in the sea
Didn't celebrity David Walliams do it after only one year of training?
i think that is a no brainer. this is something you can only do if you've been swimming for a majority of your life and then some more for prep. this is one of the greatest physical achievements a human can do
I am no sports scientist but I am pretty sure you dont need any specific 50m times for unlocking this challenge lol
And now it's even harder to hold your passport above the water!
Long distance swimming is one of the existing sports that women actually do better at than men on average. An ultra marathons too. Higher stamina and higher body fat percentage is a massive advantage.
Can you give a source for that, especially the "higher stamina" part?
I was wondering whether women's higher body fat gives them an advantage. It really does seem to be dominated by women, the cross channel swim.
@@tero2444What you don't believe that?
@@falconeshieldi think women are less brave than men, men can decide to do a challenge like this before they’re even ready 😂 and it’s not like a 300 lbs woman can swim miles. Women who swim the channel are fit.
@@aleks-lj9yqwomen are less naïve than men … fixed it for you , you’re welcome
Love how the shots in this video are of lovely clear water, I live opposite the channel and I can tell you it’s brown and minging. And that’s when sewerage has not been released by southern water….
Crossing the English Channel is one of my big dreams! I hope one day to have the time to accomplish this dream, and to have the time to train for this challenge.
Best of luck
Good luck! I hope you achieve your dream 👍
I’m currently reading “Swimming to Antarctica” by: Lynne Cox. I admire all these swimmers.
Good book
Best I’ve done is 5k Coogee to Bondi, never really aspired to do English Channel but my dream is to do the 20km Rottnest channel swim in WA. So unfit right now and too poor to make it happen.
Come on Adam you can do it 💪
I'm just getting started swimming cause my pt told me too gonna try this out tomorrow
when i was a kid i was thoroughly convinced i could swim across the ocean if i really tried
Well, we're glad your never tried, so you can tell us that lol
I have no idea why this video was in my recommended but it looks cool!
A friend of mine Petar Stoychev used to hold the record in this event but eventually some guy beat him by 3 minutes or so.
i also knew a friend petah grefan he was slow but was persistent
He's a legend in his homeland
@@svilendenchev9984 Tell me something I don't know.😀
I sail the channel, can’t imagine anything worse than swimming it! Shit everywhere, ships moving at 20knts, grey cold water, strong currents… mental
how do u even know where you’re going 😭😭 I’d get lost and drown in the first 5 seconds
sameee
I did a swim race from Alcatraz to San Francisco in 2010. While we were taken to Alcatraz on a ferry, I had a conversation with a British lady. I later learned that she was Jackie Cobell, who, at the time, held the record for the slowest English Channel crossing. It took her 28 hours.
I think about 2% of the sea footage in this video was the English Channel
Thank you for showing a black swimmer. Means a lot
Mihir Sen was the first Indian male to swim across the channel in 14 hours and 45 minutes in 1958. Arti Saha was the first Indian female to cross the channel in 16 hours and 20 minutes in 1959.
What a great opportunity!
They should do this at the 2024 France olympics from France to England
France banned crossings starting in France.
Why is that
I am the crazy weirdo who wishes to swim across The Channel someday. But currently, I don't think my wife would fancy the idea of me going to England and swimming through 32km of cold water with strong sea currents and possible scary marine creature encounters. So, it's just a dream for now... 😢
Just tell her you've decided to do it. She may not fancy it but hey it's your life.
Your wife would not be happy but don't let your dreams go away. Make sure she knows you're safe and go for it if you really dream about it. :) Remember that you don't need to listen to everything your wife says, if you show her how much you want to do it she will eventually accept it and even help you when she sees how serious your are about it. I'm into ultra endurance sports so I know how it works - people first say you're crazy, you should stop, it's too dangerous, then they see you progress and when the time comes the same people are happy to help you.
I mean, she is right being afraid. Going to England is not good for you and is very dangerous
So you're just gonna wait till she dies or what? It's your life, your dream
Really sounds like you're just making excuses at that point
Take you wife with you, and she can wander around our "green and pleasant land" while you're swimming.
Here in Jersey , we claim Sally Minty- Gravitt, who has swum in I think four different decades of her life. We also claim Eric Blakeley , who not only has swum the Channel but also summited Everest. We have lots more sporting hero’s and a beautiful island to live in. Come and visit. 🥰🌺
Wendy Trehio deserves a mention in that statement. She has swam it several times and also done the double too. Incredible sports woman.
'Our' *Debbie Collingwood of British Columbia {Salish Sea* } just completed the crossing
after a 2 year delay due to the global issue. On July 18, 2022 she completed with a
time of 14:21. Try finding out information --articles of congrats or local or Cdn national news
>!> notta one really !! So I am sharing about here. #DebbieCollingwood #Vancouver
We piloted Debbie across, great swim and support team
@@simonellis1131 Ohhh wow. Luv your pics shared of her on your channel. I hope she received them from yourself and-or team. I truly must learn more about this swim endeavor than that of which I do. I have been in the actual sea last summer or just gotten out when Debbie and her support person come clipping along. At least am in very same areas here -hope to meet her one day.
they're not going to make me pay 3000 pounds to swim the english channel. who's going to stop me?
You can bring your own support boat, not sure show much it’d be
This might be a dumb question but did the one woman get a break during the 54 hours it took her to swim? Like did she stop on one side and sleep and then wake up and swim back? It said continuously so I'm confused
Not a dumb question at all! It was continuous, in the sense that at every point Sarah was under her own power, but for big multi-stage marathon swims, there are norms that govern the turn-arounds, and those tend to be shaped by the history of that particular swim and the part of the world where it is, i.e. for the English Channel, you complete one crossing by touching a shore under your own power, with no standing water in front of you, but obviously this depends on the features of the shore where you land ... sometimes the only safe "landing" is touching a cliff or boulder and then trying desperately not to get crushed in surf! Then, if you're doing multiple crossings, you turn around and have ten minutes to start swimming again. Typically during that time you can eat, drink, swap out gear, put on sunscreen, etc, but you aren't allowed to be assisted. Here is Sarah's own account of her visionary crossing:
sarahthomasswims.com/2020/09/17/reflections-on-the-four-way/
Great video, I've the best job escorting swimmers across the English Channel, we meet people from all over the world attempting the hardest/busiest waters in the world. we own a company called CCA which we allow swimmers to use wet suits too.
I proud to be related to the first man recorded to do it
I refuse to stay so many hours doing the same thing 😅
My hero on this swim is Philippe Croizon. He is a quadruple amputee, yet he managed to cross the english channel after two years of training.
He showed me that no matter what life send you, you can achieve greatness.
If you're interested in this topic, I highly recommend the book, "Swimming to Antarctica" by Lynne Cox.
My schools swimming teacher swam from Finland to Estonia, he tried to swim from Sweden to Estonia but had bad weather
Wow this is the best swimming channel in the world
Yeah.. Im not staying in the ocean once it gets dark. Kudos to these people.
But that's the best time to swim because the sharks have gone to sleep.
I mean where I live swimming in the dark actually is pretty dangerous due to sharks
Very informative thank you
That settles it, I shall cross the English Channel!
In First Class on the Eurostar.
Hope you remember to get in training at least 12 months in advance... the salmon, cucumber and dill baguette followed by signature coffee is something you'll need to pace correctly.
2:13 But that guy really looks like he got out of the water and said: "This was easy..."
I like all clips off the calm clear sea. In reality the English channel is opposite of that. Can't imagine being in that cold and dark plus choppy water. Let alone swim across it to France
while i'm struggling to complete a 200m butterfly, a man crossed on butterfly stroke the Channel. I like to think though he only halves swimmed and halves flown the Channel... not a big achievement
"Ah shit. We forgot our luggage, time to head back"
Training for the channel now. I am 62 years old so hope i can do it !!!!!!!!!
Good luck and happy swimming! :)
Good luck for you!👍
I wish you good luck and take care of yourself
A Little Late but good luck!
Did you swim?
A lot of safety things in check(if you do it officially). That's neat pilot boats, health checks, etc.
You got the colour of the sea wrong, the English channel water is grey, and so is the sky normally...
absolutely insane feat of human prowess
Water is dangerous full stop.
A colleague of ours went holiday with his family in Italy and he was sucked out to sea by an undercurrent from near the shoreline.
Did he make it?
U gotta be careful if your not used to it that's for sure
Great video, thanks
Glad you liked it! Happy swimming :)
Thanks very much for the tips, very helpful !!
Bro i almost die drinking water and people do this
Man 🤯
From India "Jia Rai " "para-swimmer"16 years old have crossed the English channel in 17 hours 25 minutes
Omg I live in the uk I did not know the English Channel was that big
Wow it's super cold too!!
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What other famous crossings are there?, I want to cross from Cancun to Isla Mujeres one day there are 10 Km, great video btw
Learned a lot from your video, thanks.
Great vidéo thank u
Enjoyed it to the end
Glad you enjoyed it, Viviane! Happy swimming :)
I haven’t swam in years properly doing lengths and I Felt so bad 😂 puts these feats into perspective
i mean, i feel flattered that YOU think i can cross the channel if i try hard enough, but i know it, you probably do too that no way would i ever do that.
That’s it now , they are going to save the 4k and swim the channel 😂
I don’t understand how someone can do such as thing. First it is very courageous swimming in open water, second it is crazy, third it is extremely dangerous!
I swam the English Channel yesterday on channel swimming association look up keck crew sf
My village Dawley claim to fame is Matthew Webb the first person to swim the channel was born and raised here
Such a courageous act.. appreciated 👍
Not as dangerous as the North Channel I'm afraid...Sarah Thomas has just set the record for the first over and back
Double North channel and and English Channel four way. The most accomplished open water swimmer in my opinion
She's an.. interesting mermaid!
Guys Dianna Nyad’s 111mile swim from Cuba to California non assisted without a shark cage was the most dangerous swim it took her 4 attempts and it was 3 days nonstop. It was extremely cold too and she didn’t wear a wetsuit
@maxmock2661 oh oops sorry I’m just going off the movie lol
It wasn’t California. It was Cuba to the key west (Florida)
@@laurenc1226 sorry I’m an Aussie so I get California and Florida mixed up 🤣
@@Pearleatsbananas lol it’s okay i was just thinking that’s a long swim
Imagine the panic trying to swim out of the way of a massive ship, nightmares
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Still props to those who have swam the channel, could never do that.
Wtf would i do that when i can just go Netflix and chill calmly and peacefully 😂😂😂
Nah bruh I’m over here drowning in the shallow end 💀
This is sooo badass !!
Hey dude. My. Name is Joseph, Lewis I am one of the people who swamped the English channel. Love to tell you about sometimes.
Oh well that's me out.
I was talking to my sister about the Rottnest to Sorrento ocean kayak event.
She said I was an idiot.
Not the coldest water, but I guess the duration in the water is also a factor
14-18 degrees.. people must only try it in June-July cause the seas around the uk get way colder