The Great Channel Swim

Channel Swim is an endurance activity, swimming between England & France. It is a 33km journey (approximately), which has tested the endurance of swimmers from all over the world, for their ability to swim the distance, while also enduring cold temperature. Crossing the busiest shipping lane in the world is no insignificant challenge.

This site is dedicated to the preparation, mind, body for the challenge.

To see progress on the journey, visit our blog.

What Is Involved:

Learning:

  • Understanding the challenge

Preparation:

  • Enduring the temperature
  • Enduring the distance
  • Exercise & flexibility
  • Diet for readiness
  • Training schedule
  • Technique & Speed

Qualification

  • What it takes to be allowed to undertake the swim
  • Application

The journey

  • Diet for the journey.
  • Pace
  • The Challenges to Face

The Aftermath

  • The ‘come-down’. What next.

To understand the application process, and an idea of what is involved, visit the Channel Swimmers Association website