Swim season change

Following a meeting between the Channel Swimming Association, Channel Crossing Association, Channel Swimming Pilotage Federation, Channel Swimming & Pilotage Services and Coastguards from France and the UK it has been agreed by all that the swim season will from now on be between 1st April and 31st October each year.

This is first and foremost to protect the safety and welfare of the swimmers and support craft involved. Swims outside of this period will not be accepted on the grounds of safety.

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Mohamed El Husseiny

Posted on: 15th February 2017

Look out this Summer for our swimmer Mohamed El Husseiny from Egypt:

"Stroke for Egypt Academy is honored and pleased to introduce #Nemo_to_cross_the Manche, a very promising young swimmer with Down Syndrome, a challenging mission to attempt to cross the English Channel during August / September 2017, coached and supervised by a channel single handed swimmer - captain Khaled Shalaby and assisted by Olympic master swimmer Sherwitte Hafez, Nemo is currently under a rigorous intense training program including dry-land exercises, pool speed endurance and open-water (sea) 8-10hours swims during both day and night. Nemo has already booked a slot with Masterpiece Charters with Pilot Fred Mardle, Stay tuned for NEMO updates soon."