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In Cold Water
In Cold Water
In Cold Water
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In Cold Water immerses the reader in the challenges, sights, sounds, triumphs and disappointments of swimming the English Channel--and one man's fixation on the feat. First conquered in 1875 by Matthew Webb, the choppy, 22-mile Channel presents one of the supreme endurance challenges in all of sports. With nothing but a basic swimsuit, pair of goggles, a swim cap, and a goal, swimmers leave Dover Harbor in England and battle their way through frigid waters, mercurial weather, jellyfish, and unrelenting ship traffic. They swim through sunrises and sunsets powered by sheer will and specially formulated energy feeds. And if physical and mental conditions go their way, they walk out of the water in France. Mike Humphreys has swum the swim several times--and though he's yet to achieve his goal, hes amassed a fascinating book full of personal experiences, history, stories of other Channel swimmers, and lore surrounding the sport. For sports active adherents, armchair swimmers and athletes of every stripe, or even just those fascinated by the challenge of English Channel swimming, In Cold Water makes fascinating and inspiring reading.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAuthorHouse
Release dateJul 17, 2013
ISBN9781481759045
In Cold Water
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Mike Humphreys

Mike Humphreys spent most of the first decade of the third millennium training for the world’s top open water swim: the English Channel. When he isn’t in Dover, Mike splits his time between Seattle, Washington, and Atlanta, Georgia. A father of three and a Microsoft manager in Xbox gaming when he’s not out in open water, Mike has been swimming, running and cycling enthusiastically for 35 of his 50 years and has the scars, aches and pains to prove it. Mike is currently training for his fifth attempt at swimming the English Channel, scheduled for summer of 2015.

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