
Swimming the English Channel Part 2- Sports Bizarre
From Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily
Published 5/19/2024

From Bizarre with Mick Molloy and Titus O’Reily
Published 5/19/2024
On 12 August 1872, Captain Matthew Webb stood on the English shore and covered himself with porpoise oil before setting off to attempt to be the first person to swim the English Channel. Webb swam breaststroke as no Englishman would be caught dead swimming the new 'freestyle' stroke. It was…