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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— a crazy I absolutely understand. 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 became a British hero. A lot has changed in the sport since, and a lot of hist
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