Mercedes Gleitze was the first British woman to swim the English Channel in 1927. In the same year she also became the first person to swim the Strait of Gibraltar. These were just two of her ...

After winning medals at the 2000 Sydney Paralympics, Melanie retired from competitive swimming and wanted “something more.” ...

The inspirational story of Mercedes Gleitze, the first British woman to swim the English Channel and her battle against both the cold waters of the Channel and the oppressive society of the 1920s ...