Wednesday's Quote of the Day
"I was fully expecting it to get dark before I got to Calais but I never imagined I'd also see the dawn again" - Jackie Cobell, who earned the record for the slowest Channel swim
The fastest person to swim the English Channel was a Bulgarian who completed the 21-mile distance in just under seven hours. Ms Cobell's meandering journey took her 65 miles and took 28 hours and 44 minutes.