"Must-See" TV: Disabled Swimmer To Be Featured on "Ripley's Believe It or Not"11 February 2002PHOENIX, Feb. 11. DISABLED swimmer Ashley Cowan will be featured on "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" on Wednesday, February 20th. On September 7, 2001, Cowan, who is a 15 year-old quadruple amputee, swam across Lake Erie. The 20 kilometers (12.5 miles) took her only 14 hours and 20 minutes. At compl...