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On Patrol: Lizzie Carr SUPs the English Channel to Fight Plastic Pollution

On Patrol: Lizzie Carr SUPs the English Channel to Fight Plastic Pollution

After surviving cancer, Lizzie Carr started searching for something more meaningful and exciting to do with her life than the job she no longer enjoyed. When she discovered her dual passions for stand-up paddleboarding and advocating against plastic pollution, she knew she had found it. On May 18, 30 year-old

Chloë McCardel: The Non-Stop Aussie of Open Water Swimming

Chloë McCardel: The Non-Stop Aussie of Open Water Swimming

Chloë McCardel breaks world records in open water swimming, hates jellyfish, and keeps looking for new ways to challenge herself in her favourite extreme sport. On a balmy October night in 2014, in the dark tropical waters of the Bahamas, a 29-year-old swimmer made her last few strokes to enter

Chloë McCardel honoured at the International Swimming Hall of Fame

Chloë McCardel honoured at the International Swimming Hall of Fame

Non-stop Aussie Chloë McCardel will be immortalized in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame at just 30 years of age. She is a world record holder for the longest solo unassisted marathon swim and has so far completed 13 English Channel solo crossings. Australian ultra-marathon swimmer and world record

1st in 25 years - Chloë McCardel does a non-stop triple crossing of English Channel

1st in 25 years - Chloë McCardel does a non-stop triple crossing of English Channel

Covering more than 115 km in under 37 hours, ultra-marathon swimmer Chloë McCardel completes a non-stop triple crossing of the English Channel. She is the first Australian and fourth person in the world to complete such a feat. There is no stopping this Aussie. After snaring a world first with

Mohit Oberoi: How I swam the English Channel (part 2)

Mohit Oberoi: How I swam the English Channel (part 2)

In the second of the two-part series, climber and triathlete Mohit Oberoi writes about swimming in the cold, choppy waters of the English Channel. Determined to continue with his attempt to swim the English Channel, Mohit sets off to meet the team in Dover in south England. Team Sandiette in

Mohit Oberoi: How I swam the English Channel

Mohit Oberoi: How I swam the English Channel

Climber and triathlete Mohit Oberoi pens a riveting account of his first attempt at the English Channel swim. The first of this two-part series talks about his preparation and apprehension. Here I was in cold cold water in the middle of the English Channel, waves slapping me on the head

Chloë McCardel snares a world first: Three English Channel crossings in under a week

Chloë McCardel snares a world first: Three English Channel crossings in under a week

Ultra marathon swimmer Chloë McCardel completes three single crossings of the English Channel in under a week, becoming the first person ever to complete such a feat. Australian ultra marathon swimmer Chloë McCardel has snared a new world first in the English Channel today, completing three separate English Channel crossings