Just over a year ago, Anchorage’s Jordan Iverson set out to accomplish a feat that only a few hundred people in the world and just one other Alaskan have ever done: complete the open-water swimming ...

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, ...

In 2022 Robin Lang attempted to swim the English Channel and swam for 13½ hours and 27 miles, mostly at night and sometimes during thunderstorms.

A long-distance swimmer is on the brink of attempting to achieve a lifelong dream by swimming the English Channel. On Monday morning Lindsey Walke, 49, from Plymouth, said she was waiting for the call ...

Local ultra-marathon open water swimmer and artist Katie Pumphrey kicked off her 2025 open water swim season Thursday morning. Last year, Pumphrey made history when she swam from the Chesapeake Bay ...

Katie Pumphrey, a Baltimore open-water ultra-marathon swimmer, is preparing for another long-distance challenge, her third English Channel crossing. Pumphrey completed a six-hour swim on Thursday in ...

Recently, Elvis Ali Hazarika, a highly accomplished Indian swimmer, made headlines once again by completing the English Channel swim, the iconic open-water swimming challenge from England to France, ...

TAMPA (Bloom) – Swimmer Rachel Griffin is raising awareness for Pancreatic cancer in honor of her mother by swimming across the English Channel. The swim is part of her mission to support others ...

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. This week, professional musician and New Jersey native Andrew ...

A former Paralympian is hoping to become the first blind person to swim the English Channel. Gerrard Gosens, 54, a retired triathlete, has been training twice a day for two years and sets off on the ...

A 17-year-old nicknamed the ‘Ginger Swimmer’ has swum the English Channel – powered by Jelly Babies. Lowenna North trained for four years, clocking up countless miles both in the pool and on the ...