Sarah Thomas: Woman first to swim Channel four times non-stop
An American woman has become the first person to swim the English Channel four times non-stop.
The open water ultra marathon swimmer - who completed treatment for breast cancer a year ago - dedicated her swim to"all the survivors out there". Only four swimmers had previously crossed the Channel three times without stopping. Before Ms Thomas no-one had ever completed a fourth leg.Official observer Kevin Murphy said:"It is a triumph, she has tested the limits of endurance.Ms Thomas celebrated entering the record books, and making dry land, with champagne and chocolates.
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