A Paralympic gold medallist became the first blind woman to swim across the English Channel – and says that “nothing is impossible.” Melanie Barratt, 49, took on the challenge after falling in love ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Many area swimming coaches competed in their teens. But no one can match the experiences — exhilarating and harrowing — of First Colonial’s Robin Lang, who almost completed a swim of ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Raleigh teen Lorelei Schmidt trains for a 2026 solo swim across the English Channel Open-water swims test Schmidt's endurance with ...

It almost felt like an out-of-body experience. And that was refreshing, because every inch of jellyfish-stung Michelle Goodwin was sore and exhausted as she swam toward the shore of Northern France. A ...

Amy Wamsley tells people to live their dreams. She’s already swum from San Francisco to Alcatraz, and has eyed the English Channel since she was 12. A Yellow Springs woman is planning to swim across ...

ENGLAND — A local woman is preparing to swim the English Channel this week. Amy Wamsley is from Yellow Springs and, according to her social media, went to England earlier this month. Wamsley is ...

They’re out there, and every now and then you bump into one: Ordinary people who do extraordinary things. Amy Mazur, recently retired and about to turn 63, is such a person. She plans to swim the ...

In the open water, the distances are long; the effort is exhausting. Lorelei Schmidt thinks about quitting frequently. It would be easy, expected even, considering the difficulty she faces. The ...

In the end, the story of Amy Mazur’s quest to swim the English Channel is one of friendship. Sure, there’s the training, the hardship, and the expense, but the deepest story of all is the bond between ...