2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (1239+ words) Megan Boxall is writing a book about her run around Britain "I don't just enjoy running, I absolutely love it, and when I'm not running, I miss it so much," says Megan Boxall. Back in May, the 33-year-old, from Thorpeness,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1902+ words) What happens when an athlete has a life-changing accident? After four months in hospital, Saffron Cresswell was dreading coming home. She knew the field would be empty. Before she had the fall that would leave her paralysed at the age…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (500+ words) Graeme Lowe returned to open water swimming after a 30 year absence to complete some of the world's toughest swims A man from Jersey who gave up long distance swimming for 30 years before coming back to swim both the English Channel…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (522+ words) Ryan, 52, and his sons Nathan, 22, Alex, 20, and Ben, 18, will attempt to swim the English Channel for charity Four members of the same family will team up to swim across the English Channel to raise money for the Stroke Association charity....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (596+ words) Rebecca Adlington who won two gold medals at the 2008 Olympics in China Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington has said it is "devastating" that children have poor swimming skills. BBC research has found that three in 10 children in Greater Manchester left…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (843+ words) Olympian Alice Dearing has worked hard to make swimming a more diverse and accessible sport A former Olympic swimmer has described new research into swimming lesson gaps for young pupils as disappointing. One third of children in the West Midlands…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (769+ words) The Sheppey Channel Champions set off on their Channel swim relay at 06:06 BST on Monday Six women from the Isle of Sheppey have battled seasickness, jellyfish and passing warships while attempting a relay swim across the English Channel. The Sheppey…...