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Tim Wilson, who grew up in Chestnut Avenue in Heworth and now lives in Auckland, New Zealand, swam Lake Taupō in the country’s North Island on…

Crossing the English Channel is a monumental achievement, and for some swimmers, their journeys will always endure as legendary moments.

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After nearly 11 hours of swimming in 57 degree Fahrenheit water, McCardel is set to do it again next week to break the "Queen of the English Channel" record.

The 50-year-old attributes the sore hand to clenching it during the swim, and being sick has been a common occurrence for Dunbar when he is exercising. He got to the three-hour mark then started throwing up every half hour when he became vertical to accept the food or drink offered to him on the end of a pole, by a support crew member. Philip Rush/Supplied A support crew member keeps an eye out as Timaru dentist Fraser Dunbar swims the Cook Strait on Tuesday which he completed in 9 hours and ...

More motivation from the support team lifted her to continue on. When finishing, O’Reilly was overwhelmed by relief knowing the swim was over, she said. Gareth Cooke Sub Zero Images Caitlin OReilly during her swim across Foveaux Strait on Wednesday. Her mother, Courtney O’Reilly, said: “I couldn’t be more proud of her. “She has achieved what she wanted to achieve.” Courtney travelled by ferry to Bluff after watching Caitlin begin the swim and then based herself in a van on the ...

Quinn Boyle swims the 40.2km length of Lake Taupō 3 Feb, 2021 07:00 PM 3 minutes to read Quinn Boyle received some encouragement from open water swim guru Philip Rush during the Lake Taupō swim. Stuart Whitaker is editor of the Te Puke Timesstuart.whitaker@nzme.co.nz It was still dark when Quinn Boyle took his first steps into the water on the southern shores of Lake Taupō last Wednesday. The clock said 4am, cloud cover meant it would be another three hours before the sun came out and Quinn,...