Read moreOtto Thaning Claims Distinction Of Oldest Person To Swim Across English Channel09 September 2014CALAIS, France, September 9. THIS has been a historic week for English Channel crossings, as a South African man has become the oldest person to swim across the famed waterway a few days after an Australian tried to hold that distinction. On Saturday, Otto Thaning crossed the Channel in 12 hours and...
Read moreSpeedo Performance of the Week: Otto Thaning's English Channel Crossing16 September 2014PHOENIX, Arizona, September 16. OPEN water swimming got its day in the sun last week, as three big-time standards were set for future challengers. One of those took place in the English Channel as South African heart surgeon Otto Thaning became the oldest man to cross the popular waterway at 73 year...