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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After months of training, a local woman finished her swim across the English Channel. “After months of training, Amy just ...

Two sisters are planning to take the plunge for a life-changing swim ...

When Marian Cardwell ’11 learned that she would spend her year as an English teaching assistant in Lille, France, she began dreaming of a swim—a very long swim. Lille is near the English Channel, a ...

In August 1926, American champion swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel, completing the 21-mile feat in 14 hours and 34 minutes—a record that would stand ...

Two sisters are planning to take the plunge for a life-changing swim. Imogen and Matilda Meers, from Purton, have been taking part in a dip-a-day challenge throughout January as they prepare for a ...

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WDTN) — A Yellow Springs woman has made history becoming only the second woman in Ohio to ever complete a solo English Channel swim. Yellow Springs native Amy Wamsley has ...

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 ...

“After months of training, Amy just completed her swim across the English Channel, accomplishing the feat in 16 hours, 56 minutes, and 40 seconds!” the village wrote. Wamsley said she wanted to ...