Open Water: Trent Grimsey has set a new record for an unassisted solo crossing of the English Channel crossing!

 

Swimming 19-miles-or-so in under 7-hours, Trent Grimsey may be the final record holder if channel crossings become disallowed.

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From News.Com.AU

From the "Stoychev set the bar incredibly high, being the only person ever to swim the Channel in under seven hours, but having beaten him recently to become No.1 on the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix Circuit, I knew he wasn't invincible and that this record could be beaten. 

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