Get yourself moving and swim your way to a healthier you in 2019! I’m glad you are back in the wonderful world of the pace clock. And then back. If you are planning to cross again, the second leaderboard can be found beneath the first one. I did 2 miles today and really NEVER could have imagined swimming so far, but after 60 laps this morning, there was no way I was not going to make it! Validate this device by confirming your e-mail address: Forgot your passcode? Congratulations on making it to "France" Glad we did not have to send a boat out for you, I can’t swim tomorrow, so au revoir, mes amis! Swim anywhere you want. ? Sarah Thomas, a breast cancer survivor, has broken a world-record by swimming the English Channel four times non-stop, in just over 54 hours. - Chapel Hill Community Center, South Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, - Homestead Aquatic Center, Aquatic Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, This was fun! Only swimming miles please! Please only backdate mileage for a race up to two weeks in the past. (Which is why I never do butterfly/drowning stroke). Relays: 32 see donations list. Six American women, all over 60. read more + Your first steps... Read our step by step guide on how to swim the English Channel with the Channel Swimming Association. I definitely want to do something like this again! 2 Person Relay UK 25 June 2019 12:27 North Norfolk Crawlers Sister Act 62. The 7 day weather forecast summary for English Channel Western, United Kingdom, Coastal Areas: Taking a look at the forecast over the coming week and the average daytime maximum will be around 9°C, with a high of 13°C expected on Wednesday morning. - A.E. Absolutely true (except that I skip Fridays). trending in lifestyle I almost forgot how much I hate you. gift aid *Total estimated after donations converted into GBP (£) DONATIONS 95. Absolutely! When… https://t.co/PPirfwfrSH, Plot your swim track on the official Admiralty chart, "Nothing great is easy", Captain Matthew Webb. And the average distance of an English Channel swim crossing is considerably more with at least one person known to have swum 65 miles or 105 km. Not along it as Lewis Pugh did earlier this year. I did mine today too — I get it over with at the beginning of the swim, then everything else I do is just sheer pleasure. We're swimming. This is going to be the spring that I get to that elusive time I can never quite hit. - REX Wellness Center of Cary, Southwest Cary Parkway, Cary, NC, USA, I just finished my first racery. Congrats on finishing the swim! I add up the times of the three fast and record it in my head for the next week when I try to chase down my personal record. Oakton High School graduate Brent Willess, now age 31, successfully swam the English Channel in recent months. But we're not flying. These photos were They are counting an 1800 yard or 1650 meter swim as a mile. The Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation (CS&PF) is the largest and most comprehensive governing body for English Channel swimming. I'll just hope for a cold spring so I can wear my wetsuit! Solos: 37 *Only groups with more than 1 member will show up on the 'All groups' leaderboard. I only swim freestyle. Swim details, Good luck to Philip Brice who started at 23:35 last night from Abbots Cliff escorted by Neil Streeter on Suva. I really am! Get started. I'm weird, but I love 100s (and 200s) for time, certainly more than the plague, tea, or horse shows. His first attempt ended in failure, but on 25 August 1875, he started from Admiralty Pier in Dover and made the crossing in 21 hours and 45 minutes, despite challenging tides (which delayed him for 5 hours) and a jellyfish sting. This morning I was reflecting how grateful I am that I can come to the pool at an absurdly early hour (by most people's standards) and find myself among all of you who understand the power of swimming to keep one balanced, mentally and physically. Let's do it again soon! And shower like 6 times when I get home. I just try not to panic and drown. Across the Channel. Think about it : we have to swim more statute miles then nautical miles. To date we have 107 swimming in the Challenge! Back to unfiltered. Sarah Thomas, a 37-year-old cancer survivor, swims across the 21-mile English Channel. Well done! September 17, 2019 at 11:33 a.m. UTC. The English Channel Virtual Fitness Challenge takes you 21 miles (34 km) across the width of the English Channel between England and France. This race ended 02/10/19 - check out the final activity, Just a couple more days! Truly inspiring! My watch informed me midway through that the battery was dying and it was deleting my history. 1 talking about this. Our facial recognition software is locating the specified humanoid in the pack. This has been a lot of fun. Lea lost 20 pounds climbing Mount Everest, so he needed to gain weight fast to prepare to swim the English Channel. Sign up for FREE at Nelson Indoor Pool or Iron Horse Indoor Pool. Click the link in that e-mail to validate this device! Many of you are almost there. What am i doung wrong. Mr Malik is due to swim across the English Channel this week and has raised more than $18,000 for CanTeen so far. Patience human! That said, after tomorrow's swim, I'm looking forward to a few days off... longest swim EVER...cheers cheers time for beers beers. It’s the best therapy out there! For over 30 years MCS have been working tirelessly to protect our seas, shores and wildlife and are passionate about creating a sustainable future for our seas. @wellesley1988 - Ooh! We’ve sent an email to . Just kidding !!! 4 Person Relay 22 July 2019 12:29 They Lied And Told Me This Was A Fun, Warm Swim As part of any English Channel swim whether it be a solo or a relay, you will need to meet criteria to successfully register with the relevant Channel Swimming Association organisation to make your swim attempt. A woman who was treated for breast cancer a year ago has become the first person to swim across the English Channel four times non ... September 17, 2019. ;), Probably my last swim of this challenge-- it's been a blast!! I don’t miss my watch at all. And, great that you have someone to push you! (NOTE: miles on a racer's personal log are for all races they are in, over all sports). A mere 21 miles or 34 km - at least as the Crow[hurst] flies. Set your sights on the 21 mile distance or just start swimming and see how far you can go! Thanks Lisa for swimming me into shore and Erin and Lisa for the congratulatory splash session! I’ve done zero exercise all weekend. Seems appropriate. The Channel Swimming Association was founded in 1927 and is internationally recognised to observe and authenticate channel swims. Unfortunately, I'm such a lame introvert that I a. wouldn't want to leave my house when the time came, b. would also have to change out of my pjs, and c. could never actually talk to new people in real life. I’m gonna do it! (And I hope some of you will join for the Jordan Lake open water swim in may!) Take the English Channel Swim Challenge: swim 22 miles in 12 weeks. From England to France. - Chapel Hill Community Center, South Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Mmmmmm...beer. Cancer survivor becomes first person to swim English Channel four times non-stop By Matthew Robinson , CNN Updated 9:11 AM EDT, Tue September 17, 2019 It’s so fun to swim with you all. 10 laps today that is 1/4 of a mile. Update following change to UK quarantine rules for France, Luiz Pradines de Menezes Junior swims the Channel. how do you get to the other leaderboard to start the next leg? Sign up on your own or in a team and take on the 22 miles in your own time! I sure hope we can do this again! First attempts. The English Channel, also called simply the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France and links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end. Except. In October 2019 I will be attempting a solo swim crossing of the English Channel - Dover … One giant goal — conquered. Qualifying Six and Two Hour Swims for the English Channel. Can't wait to arrive in France! He turned to carb- and fat-heavy foods, like this plate of fish and chips. Y'all, this has been so much fun! After a seaman had floated across the Channel on a bundle of straw, Matthew Webb made the crossing without the aid of artificial buoyancy. I do a tiny little set of 5 pretty much every week. Went to log it in was only given a choice of meters or yards. You rock. Swim the distance of the English Channel for charity and raise money for people paralysed by Spinal Cord Injury. Finley YMCA, Baileywick Road, Raleigh, NC, USA, - Homestead Park, Aquatic Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. - Homestead Aquatic Center, Aquatic Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, USA, WINE AND CHEESE PLEASE I AM IN FRANCE (still not quite believing I accomplished this. I honestly didn't think I'd make it across in 6 weeks, much less almostish back. And then again. “The English Channel is pretty much the Mount Everest of open ocean swimming – it’s the big one you want to tick off your bucket list.” In preparation for the swim – which will happen anywhere between 20-28 September – Ms Richardson has spent the past two years averaging between one to three hours of swimming a day. I have had every conversation with myself that one can have in the water — or done nothing at all except swim swim swim. Please attribute your mileage to the appropriate day -- don't combine mileage from multiple days. All information is subject to change. thanks to all y'all whose logs & speed inspired me to go farther faster! Search all swim results for English Channel swims ratified by the Channel Swimming … I think it is interesting that we are swimming statue land miles as opposed to nautical sea miles ? 4 Person Relay UK 26 July 2019 12:27 Red Top Hustlers 64. Craig’s window to attempt the swim is Aug. 28 to Sept. 4. Swimmers are required to hire a boat and captain in addition to bringing their own crew. It had its flaws anyway and counting has become a sick obsessive pleasure. Once you have swum the Channel, your life will never be the same again How to get started, As Captain Webb said "Nothing great is easy". One moderate, three as fast as I can with 20 seconds rest, one float (where I hope that a lifeguard doesn't jump in and rescue me). You know I'll probably do it. It is a great feeling though! Only four swimmers have swum three times in one go across the English Channel - that's the water between the UK and France - but no-one has ever completed a fourth leg. ), - Hollow Rock Racquet & Swim Club, Erwin Road, Durham, NC, USA, Celebrating the end of the race by going to dinner at Provence in Carrboro. American Becomes 1st Person To Swim English Channel 4 Times Without Stopping Sarah Thomas of Colorado plunged into the record books with her 54-hour feat. It is the busiest shipping area in the world.. All rights reserved. To donate to his effort, click here . In relay teams of six your job will be to train hard and fundraise, we’ll take care of everything else. Cancer survivor is first to swim English Channel four times non-stop Sarah Thomas, 37, set off from Dover on Sunday morning and completed the gruelling feat in … Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation © 2021. Thx TOCH for setting this up!!!! September 17, 2019 / 7:14 PM / CBS News ... Thomas completed her record-breaking swim across the English Channel to raise awareness for breast cancer. It is about 560 km (350 mi) long and varies in width from 240 km (150 mi) at its widest to 34 km … As this challenge draws to a close, I must ask: did you go to Wellesley? Now, back to the house of plague, where my eldest child will watch endless, dramatic horse shows and ask me to bring her tea. On Sunday morning, Sarah Thomas plunged into the water at Dover, setting out to swim across the English Channel. The challenge will come at the end of August — a 21-mile swim from England to France across the English Channel. Miles submitted after the race ends will not count toward race leaderboards. Get yourself moving and swim your way to a healthier you in 2019! Woot! "We smoked it!” said Christie Ciraulo, 65, of Los Angeles, to the online publication NextTribe.. Ciraulo and five other members of a team they have dubbed the Mighty Mermaids are the first to complete a relay swim across the English Channel with all … Oh, hey timed 100s. It really is love/hate. But still very true. Congratulations to those who have already made it to France! Swimming the English Channel will be one of the hardest things you do, but nothing beats the feeling of finally reaching the shore in France after completing one of the world’s toughest open water swimming challenges. Better than 100s on the time clock! This race ended 02/10/19 - check out the final activity below. Track your miles by checking in with a lifeguard (honor system) All challengers receive a t-shirt upon completion. Catch a Google street view of your virtual locale, then cheer your real fellow racers! I have teamed up with the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the UK’s leading marine charity. I haven’t done a 2 mile swim in months...got to get across the channel. RAISED SO FAR £2,293* £1,876 exc. I don't race. Swim. I'm not going burn any more calories with any other stroke and certainly won't burn much if I drown! gee. I am therefore asking you to help me, help them by sponsoring my swim - Homestead Aquatic Center, Aquatic Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. I went to Smith. We rely on the honor system... you don't have to use a device to prove your miles -- a good map suffices. Gertrude Ederle wore three layers of grease, a pair of amber-tinted goggles, and a scandalous two-piece swimsuit when she waded into the 60-degree waters of the English Channel on August 6, 1926. Pulled my pectoralis major a bit w/ bad technique & "pushing" it but I'm coming back 2day and will take it very easy. Swim the English Channel. Were you at Homestead or elsewhere? This challenge has helped with my endurance and discipline, and I've met some cool people. Come on swimmers. Twenty-one miles of rocky English Channel waters. Then log activity and see yourself move on our map and leaderboards. Sunshine Coast man Sam Penny is aiming to be the first person to swim the English Channel in winter He anticipates he will be in 10 degree Celsius water, clad only in a Speedo, for 11 hours Don't want to have to send a boat out for you :-). It has been a long week. You're ALL awesome :-). DAMA - one more swim and I’ll be on the shore! Each time you complete a distance-based exercise activity such as running, walking, cycling, swimming, etc you advance along the map of the English Channel. The challenge is being documented in a TV series on Channel 4 called Sink or Swim, in which the stars will swim in relay from England to France in support of the charity Stand Up To Cancer. Photo by Jon Washer AP. We must have overLAPped (see what I did there?) Better idea - shots after each time 100! Can you chlorinate the lake? Taking a holiday weekend break. Of those, 92% have completed one or more swims! TARGET £1,800. Validate your device by email, then update your passcode in your Settings! One mile equals 72 lengths in a 25 yard pool (like Homestead Aquatic Center) or 66 lengths in a 25 meter pool (like Chapel Hill Community Center). It's been a pleasure swimming with you! Keep up the good work! Jan 1 2019 - Mar 23 2019 Jan 1 2019 - Mar 23 2019. Filtered for #. She dedicated her swim to other survivors. Oh gosh I thought Homestead was a meter pool!! I can't believe I did this and that I've almost completed this challenge, or how much faster & stronger I've gotten. Set your sights on the 21 mile distance or just start swimming and see how far you can go! 1 more mile. 62. Kidding. Ha ha. Brianna Thompson, 17, swims continuously for 22 hours battling jellyfish stings and severe leg cramps to swim the English Channel twice in one day. His time was the fastest by an American in 2019. Put it 25 meters and it shows 0 miles. The training can be daunting, but there are people to guide and inspire you Discover more, Swimming to France makes you part of a worldwide fraternity, forging lifelong friendships along the way Find out more, Andrew Hill-Smith relives his 2017 Channel relay experience Read more, Article about one of the CS&PF 2019 season award winners by Irene van Wijk Read more, Luiz swam the Channel on the 23rd July 2016 in 15 hours 54 minutes Read more, 2020 swim season The open water marathon swimmer from Colorado finished a swim of around 130 miles (210 kilometers) on Tuesday morning near Dover, the largest English Channel port … - Homestead Aquatic Center, Aquatic Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. Go Team! Suzanne Gough English Channel Relay Swim 2019 . If so, I’d be open for it. 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