Why a gay man is swimming 21 miles across the busiest shipping lane in the world
English Channel: the stretch of water separating England from France.The 21-mile channel is the busiest shipping lane in the world.
It’s regarded as “The Everest of swimming”, because of the distance, powerful currents, jellyfish, and other dangers. Crossing it can take anywhere between 10 and 17 hours, depending on weather conditions and swimming ability.Around 80 swimmers attempt the challenge each year, usually raising money for charitable causes.
For safety reasons, swimmers are accompanied by a boat. However, they can not wear a wetsuit or have any physical contact with their accompanying vessel or any other person.While at school Jonny was a keen swimmer.
He later got back into swimming as part of a recovery from a slipped disk in 2021. The recovery training soon became training for the English Channel and for the last couple of years, he has been training with his club, Red Top Performance in London.Many of us enjoy a swim… but this is something else.
