22 Tips to Swim the English Channel
These are my 22 tips for swimming across the English Channel. The principles are simple, but effective. Stick by them and you will achieve your goal.
We all have our own ‘Channel’ to cross. It may not be between Dover and Calais, but I believe these principles apply to almost any endeavour in life.
Enjoy!
Unlocking a Dream
Sailing in rough seas is one thing. Swimming in them is another.
We were far out to sea in the English Channel, 32 days into the Long Swim, with a long way to go to Dover.
I was swimming past the Isle of Wight in a serious storm and the light was fading fast. Our yacht was surging away from me in the strong winds. The swells were so big that, even if I caught up with her, I didn’t know how I would get back onboard.
That’s when it hit me: getting your message heard can be hard work.
Marine Protected Areas offer Hope
The Lewis Pugh Foundation was formed to preserve our oceans for a peaceful and sustainable future.
To date the Foundation has been instrumental in securing full protection for over 2 million km2 of vulnerable ocean.
Its goal is to ensure that 30% of our oceans are properly protected by 2030.
You won’t find a more captivating storyteller.
As an ocean advocate and a pioneer swimmer, Lewis applies his hard-learned lessons to the corporate environment.
He shares the visualisation strategies, radical tactical shifts, teamwork and focus that enabled him to achieve seemingly impossible tasks.
Most importantly he inspires people to dig deep, define their goals and achieve their own ‘impossible’.
Spin the Globe
Explore the world and see where Lewis has swum. Click on any pin to find out more about that particular swim.
Greenland sharks frequent the dark waters of the Arctic—and have been known to live nearly 300 years
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Every swimmer will have a different understanding of what it takes to swim fast. Personally, I love downwind swimming. When I swam the length of the Channel in 2018, it was the high wind days where we made significant distance 🌊👇🏊♂️
How High Is Your IQ In The Open Water?-https://www.openwaterswimming.com/how-high-is-your-iq-in-the-open-water/
Fantastic that Plymouth is leading the way. The water is looking good Lewis! Let’s hope our National Marine Park can help ensure the benefits of the marine environment are safeguarded for future generations ! https://twitter.com/LewisPugh/status/1379766550442475520
My hometown Plymouth is leading the way with the UK’s first National Marine Park. Can’t wait to swim in its waters again 🌊🇬🇧💙
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Mangroves are the only trees that thrive in saltwater. But that’s not their only superpower. Film supported by @Blancpain1735 https://econ.st/39OcFRv
A 2020 study found that winter workers in Antarctica started to develop a new accent. This is a result of people being isolated and in regular contact with only each other for several months [read more: https://buff.ly/3cRWq55]
