A BOWNESS woman braved storms and attacks by jellyfish to become the first person this year to swim the Channel. Michelle Lefton, 23, completed the arduous crossing in 17 hours. She dedicated the swim to the memory of her late cousin, Richard Scowcroft, who died of cancer in 2004, aged 30. She has already raised [...]

A KENDAL man plans to make a splash for a cancer charity when he swims 21 miles across the English channel next month. Dan Meyrick – a former Queen Katherine School pupil – hopes to raise £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support during his gruelling solo swim in September. The London fire fighter has trained for [...]

A BIZARRE swimming incident on Windermere coincided with the announcement that a team of paranormal investigators will plumb the lake’s depths in search of a giant creature. Thomas Noblett, 46, was swimming the lake this week when he was suddenly swamped by a three-foot wave of unknown origin. A spate of eyewitness sightings reported by [...]