1875 – Daredevil Matthew Webb becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel with no artificial aide whatsoever. Beginning at Admiralty Pier in Dover and landing at Cap Gris-Nez in Audinghen, France, Webb’s journey took him 21 hours and 45 minutes, despite tides delaying him by five hours, as well as a jellyfish sting.

by Lord-Chronos-2004

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  2. I didn’t even have to click to know this was Matthew Webb. His image is seared into my memory from the Bryant & May matchboxes from when I was a kid . 😂

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