This American cancer survivor just became the first person to swim the English Channel four times non-stop
Sarah Thomas, an open water marathon swimmer from Colorado, completed the record-breaking feat at around 6.30am Tuesday morning, more than 54 hours after she set off from the British port of Dover. After landing at Shakespeare Beach on the south coast of the UK, Thomas, 37, said she felt"a little sick," but had been encouraged to continue by her husband and team, according to the UK's Press Association.
— Lewis Pugh September 17, 2019 Thomas' achievement has drawn praise from leading figures in the swimming world and beyond. Lewis Pugh, an endurance swimmer who is best known for undertaking the first swim across the North Pole, described her as"extraordinary, amazing, super-human." "Just when we think we've reached the limit of human endurance, someone shatters the records," he wrote on Twitter.
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