Courtesy of WOWSA, The Kings Swimmers' Swim Camps, Menorca. Janet Myers arrived at The Kings Swimmers' Swim Camps in Menorca as a novice swimmer wit the hopes of completing a 2-hour swim in order to gain entry into a charity English Channel relay in 2017. Her transformation was fast. "On the Saturday evening, she swam for 30 minutes in a sheltered bay.
Kevin Murphy at Lake Geneva with a Swiss girls team who are currently planning an 8-person relay the length of Lake Geneva later this month. Kathy Batts in Italy instructing a team of 16-year-old Swiss girls who eventually comprised of two 4-person relay teams, both of which successfully swum the English Channel this August. White Sands resort at Arenal
Courtesy of Kathy Batts and Ian Muir. One of the biggest hurdles faced by swimmers preparing for an English Channel swim is the six-hour qualifying swim – two hours is required for relay swimmers. The swimmer has to have trained to do it. There are no shortcuts to completely the qualifying swim: * The water temperature has to be ‘warm’ enough, but not
