Today we recognise the 150th anniversary of the historic swim across the English Channel by Captain Matthew Webb who came from Dawley. Aged 27, Matthew Webb became the first person to successfully swim the English Channel unaided and achieved the challenge in 21 hours and 45 minutes and the 21-mile crossing actually involved Webb swimming 39 miles due to tidal currents. We were delighted to include the Captain Matthew Webb carnival piece in our Carnival Parade yesterday (Sunday 24 August) and sh
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KATIE PUMPHREY on Instagram: "150 years ago today, Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim the English Channel— a body of water so powerful it makes and also breaks you. Capt Webb was certainly a little bit crazy to dream that big, but he was determined and attempted multiple times before succeeding. Drinking brandy the whole way, he swam it breast stroke, and made it to the other side in nearly 22 hours. He opened the world’s eyes to what the human body could endure and he became a
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