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BECOMING A Channel Swimmer
Once you have swum the Channel, your life will never be the same again How to get started
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TRAINING
As Captain Webb said "Nothing great is easy". The training can be daunting, but there are people to guide and inspire you Discover more
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BEING A Channel Swimmer
Swimming to France makes you part of a worldwide fraternity, forging lifelong friendships along the way Find out more
- 15 Aug 2025
150th Anniversary of Captain Webb
Join us on 25th August, Bank Holiday Monday, celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the first successful Cross Channel Swim by Captain Webb.Date: Monday 25th August Bank ... Read more
- 14 Aug 2025
Swim Tracks ... So Far
Interesting view of the channel so far this season Read more
- 28 Jul 2025
CSPF Dinner & AGM
The CSPF Dinner and Annual General Meeting will take place at Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, on 14 March 2026. Additional information will be provided here closer to the en ... Read more
- 03 May 2025
Congratulations to Steve Stievenart
Record-Breaking Achievements, 2nd May 2025; earliest Solo swim Read more
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25 Jul 2021
Paralysed Wheelchair User to Swim Channel Relay
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21 Sep 2020
The Six Pack: Struggles, celebration, and sadness for a relay swim team
Andrew Hill-Smith relives his 2017 Channel relay experience Read more
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18 Mar 2020
Super Old Swimmers Story
Article about one of the CS&PF 2019 season award winners by Irene van Wijk Read more
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03 Aug 2019
Paul Harris swims the Channel
Sandettie Lightship Observations
6am, 3rd August 2025
Water: 65.1 °F (18.4 °C)
Air: 63.5 °F (17.5 °C)
Wind Speed: 14.0 kn (25.9 km/h)
Wind Direction: W (280°)
2025 swim season
Solos: 38
Relays: 41
Swim details
2024 swim season
Solos: 57
Relays: 46
Swim details
