A Moment in History: Florence Chadwick Crosses the English Channel

by ian

Tonight, let’s discover the story of a woman who accomplished an impressive feat of physical strength and endurance. In the 1950s, she took her life into her own hands to accomplish a feat that no woman in human history had done before: swim across the English Channel both ways. Let’s explore this impressive feat, accomplished by American swimmer Florence Chadwick.

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