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IF you enjoyed the recent Nyad starring Annette Bening as an American endurance swimmer, you might like to dip into Vindication Swim (PG) which comes to the Hen...

A film about a Brightonian who was the first British woman to swim the English Channel will be released in cinemas soon.

A film based on a Brightonian who was the first British woman to swim the English Channel had its screening at a historic cinema in the city.

She was one of the most remarkable athletes of the 20th century capable of mind-blowing feats of endurance - including a 15-mile epic swim across the...

  It stars Brighton actress Kirsten Callaghan in the lead role alongside Hollywood actress Victoria Summer, who plays swimming rival Edith Gade.   Most of the film is being shot in Sussex, with locations including Cuckmere Haven, Eastbourne, Stanmer House, Lewes, Newhaven Fort and Amberley Museum. Its hoped that it’ll make its debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022.  Action at Amberley Museum - Credit: Janet Brown We caught up with Simon Hasler, who manages his son Elliott, for a sneak ...

Share The 26-year-old typist, who had nearly been run down by a steamer, had been fed grapes, honey, cocoa and tea from the lone rowing boat accompanying her. She had little time to enjoy her fame, however. Within four days another British woman claimed she, too, had completed the swim – in a time more than two hours faster. There were even pictures of her sipping champagne at the finish. So just two weeks later, Miss Gleitze got back in the chilly Channel waters in a bid to reclaim her place...