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Dover and the Strait: Open Water Swimming's Most Famous 21 Miles
The English Channel between Dover and Cap Gris-Nez is the world's busiest shipping lane and the most-attempted long-distance open water crossing. Shakespeare Beach in Dover is where Channel swimmers prepare, and the town's open water community has been coaching and piloting crossings since Matthew Webb first swam it in August 1875.
By ZealZag Team