GPS map of a swimmer crossing the English Channel
Unofficial world record goes to Sophie Etheridge in 29:04.
The English Channel experiences strong tidal currents that can vary in direction and intensity. These currents can make it difficult to swim in a straight line, potentially pushing swimmers off course. Tidal changes occur several times a day and can significantly impact a swimmer's progress.
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Asteroid Sar2667 viewed from the Southern Netherlands
l GijsDeReijke l Feb. 13, 2023
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An RAF Sea Hurricane IB and two RAF Seafire IIC’s return from patrolling the skies over the English Channel - exact date unknown
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Mount Orgueil Castle, Jersey by Henry King Taylor
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Isle of Wight - Needles Lighthouse
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The Horsemen passing Beachy Head, England
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A Storm off the Normandy Coast, Eugène Isabey, 1850s
Oil on paper laid down on canvas
13 x 20 in. (33 x 50.8 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY, USA
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Soaring over 530 feet, the Seven Sisters are a bracing coastal hike
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"THE SOUND OF DISTANT AIRCRAFT GROWS LOUDER AND LOUDER...!"
PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a reportedly composite photograph of German Heinkel He 111 bombers over the English Channel, flying low in order to avoid all possible British radar frequencies, c. 1940.
[Who caught my 1981 DISCHARGE reference? War is a black hole to avoid!]
Source: www.reddit.com/r/WWIIplanes/comments/111q7fb.
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Gertrude Ederle, first woman to swim the Channel, 1926, (1935).
Gertrude Caroline Ederle (1905-2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Among other nicknames, the press sometimes called her "Queen of the Waves".
"To me, the sea is like a person, like a child that I've known a long time. It sounds crazy, I know, but when I swim in the sea I talk to it. I never feel alone when I'm out there." - Gertrude Ederle
For sale: Meisterdrucke
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Lighthouses of La Manche (the English Channel).
by researchremora
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Strawberry Supermoon over the English Channel
l Roger Hyman l Portland, Dorset U.K.
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British soldiers begin work on coastal / beach defences - Eastbourne, England 1940
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‘The Country Resort by the Sea’
Travel poster for Sidmouth, Devon, England (c. 1950).
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The Chalk Cliffs at Dieppe, France, 1908
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