Pat Gallant Charette of Westbrook, Maine, had to terminate her attempt on August 1 after swimming 32 miles (the crossing is 21 miles) in 16 hours because she could not break through the currents on the last 2 miles on the French side. She asked for ice in her drinks during nutrition breaks.
www.mypeakmultisport.com/news_story.php
According to the top page of USMS site, most Channel crossers this year will be making the attempt between August 7 and 16, so there will be more drama in the news.
VB
Here's an interesting tidbit from 10kswimmer.com: a Channel chart showing locations of ships and boats, updated frequently in real time:
www.10kswimmer.com/.../locating-swimmers-in-english-channel.html
If you know the name of the boat, you can follow the progress. Mike Oram and his son have four registered to them: Aegean Blue, Sea Satin, Gallivant, and Deep Six Two. Other registered pilots and escort boats are listed on their Web site:
www.channelswimming.com/escort-boats.htm
VB
Here's an interesting tidbit from 10kswimmer.com: a Channel chart showing locations of ships and boats, updated frequently in real time:
www.10kswimmer.com/.../locating-swimmers-in-english-channel.html
If you know the name of the boat, you can follow the progress. Mike Oram and his son have four registered to them: Aegean Blue, Sea Satin, Gallivant, and Deep Six Two. Other registered pilots and escort boats are listed on their Web site:
www.channelswimming.com/escort-boats.htm
VB
