English Channel Conquered!

After two years of training, I set out on my English Channel swim on Friday 8 August 2008. My support crew, boat crew and I left Shakespeare Beach in Dover around high tide at 3:30 pm BST. The calm waters at the beach didn’t last long. The swells soon had me and my crew seasick. But as night came and we inched close to the French shore, the winds died down, the seas calmed and the water warmed up a few degrees. Sometime around 2:00 am, I arrived at the rocky cliffs at Cap Gris Nez, France. My official time was 10 hours and 17 mintues for the 22-26 mile crossing. Photos and updates from the swim »