This would prove to be another record-breaking swim for her though ... Over 1500 women have completed the notoriously ...

A physiotherapist from Merseyside who has been crowned a world ice swimming champion has joked that anyone tempted to take up outdoor swimming should "perhaps start in summer". Helen Hislop, 52, won ...

Wendy Oliver says the water is a bit on the warm side for training An athlete who swam solo across the English Channel is aiming to swim 40 miles (65 km) in her hot tub. Wendy Oliver, 59 ...

Ordinary people who do extraordinary things. Amy Mazur, recently retired and about to turn 63, is such a person. She plans to ...

Here, Scott exclusively tells Khaleej Times about this freezing feat that sees only 20 per cent of Channel swimmers make it to the other side. Why are you undertaking a swim of the English Channel?