Never to be broken record for swimming the English Channel by plucky SE Londoner.
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What a great story.4
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Agreed, very interesting read. And I didn't know about the importance of taking three unaided steps after such an exertion.0
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Really enjoyed reading that. :-) used to swim quite regularly at Eltham baths.0
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Yes and I remember Johnny Bulett too, he was a divisive character to say the least. I swam for WT&SC (Woolwich Training and Swimming Club) from 1971-1980, we were a competitive club and shared the pool with Eltham SC who concentrated on long distance.0
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I nearly drowned in Eltham baths. Went there with the cubs for a swimming lesson and like the idiot I was (am) ran straight out and jumped in, thinking we were in a childs pool. Went straight down and floundered on the bottom, the lifeguard had to jump in and pull me out. Got a right bollocking from Akela.9
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Incredible.0
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Wonder why this is being reported now by the BBC?0
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Thanks for sharing that Seth, great story.0
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Spent about a year training under John before his nature pissed me off. You either loved him or hated him, no inbetween.
I ended up moving on to Greenwich Borough Mariners.0 -
That's wicked. Tom's who you'd want on your side in Afghanistan (god forbid).
In 1926 the first female crosser does it in (?) 14 hours and in 1988 a 11 year old kid does it in 10 hours.
Did I read that wrong. ?0 - Sponsored links:
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Terrific story .. however, I reckon that nowadays, the treatment meted out to an 8 to11 year old: cold showers, sleeping with hardly any cover and with windows open, swimming long distances in the lake district, all of that would be construed as child cruelty ((:>)0
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Let alone some old bloke rubbing grease on the kid.Lincsaddick said:Terrific story .. however, I reckon that nowadays, the treatment meted out to an 8 to11 year old: cold showers, sleeping with hardly any cover and with windows open, swimming long distances in the lake district, all of that would be construed as child cruelty ((:>)
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mind you, worse happens at some of England's greatest and most famous public schools .. allegedly ((:>)PL54 said:
Let alone some old bloke rubbing grease on the kid.Lincsaddick said:Terrific story .. however, I reckon that nowadays, the treatment meted out to an 8 to11 year old: cold showers, sleeping with hardly any cover and with windows open, swimming long distances in the lake district, all of that would be construed as child cruelty ((:>)
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Brilliant story.0
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Not Alleyn's School -College of God's Gift, I can assure you.Lincsaddick said:
mind you, worse happens at some of England's greatest and most famous public schools .. allegedly ((:>)PL54 said:
Let alone some old bloke rubbing grease on the kid.Lincsaddick said:Terrific story .. however, I reckon that nowadays, the treatment meted out to an 8 to11 year old: cold showers, sleeping with hardly any cover and with windows open, swimming long distances in the lake district, all of that would be construed as child cruelty ((:>)
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Superb... there's a film there!0
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Terrific story0
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Brilliant. The piece about the American who swam the Bering Strait between USA and USSR is also good.0
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Used to train at Eltham baths as a kid (late 60s). Probably a different bloke but our coach would have us treading water for a very long time in our wet pyjamas. If we were knackered and swam towards the side for a rest he had a long high window opening pole that he would aggresively prod us back to the middle of the pool with.
He'd probably be arrested today.1 -
Sounds like JB.charente addick said:Used to train at Eltham baths as a kid (late 60s). Probably a different bloke but our coach would have us treading water for a very long time in our wet pyjamas. If we were knackered and swam towards the side for a rest he had a long high window opening pole that he would aggresively prod us back to the middle of the pool with.
He'd probably be arrested today.0 - Sponsored links:
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No one has done it younger, and no one ever will. In November 2000, the Channel Swimming Association banned under-16s from attempting the crossing.
Anyone know why this is?0 -
probably so they don't miss school?ForeverAddickted said:No one has done it younger, and no one ever will. In November 2000, the Channel Swimming Association banned under-16s from attempting the crossing.
Anyone know why this is?
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Or drowncharltonkeston said:
probably so they don't miss school?ForeverAddickted said:No one has done it younger, and no one ever will. In November 2000, the Channel Swimming Association banned under-16s from attempting the crossing.
Anyone know why this is?
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They built the Chunnel since and don't want anybody crossing for free.ForeverAddickted said:No one has done it younger, and no one ever will. In November 2000, the Channel Swimming Association banned under-16s from attempting the crossing.
Anyone know why this is?
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Because it sounds like it was cruel?ForeverAddickted said:No one has done it younger, and no one ever will. In November 2000, the Channel Swimming Association banned under-16s from attempting the crossing.
Anyone know why this is?0 -
Is it true that 99.9% of attempts in 2015 were undertaken by Afghans or Somalis?0
