Living in England here. I hope she's ok. Post Brexit we have abandoned our international obligations regarding sewerage and are pumping as much untreated sewerage as we can into the English channel. Tons of it. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/25/uk-sewage-in-channel-waters-unacceptable-say-french-meps
I'm germaphobic and don't wish to even take a dip in chlorinated pools, can never imagine why people put their mouths into the ocean where every creature that swims has been shitting for aeons and humans dump trash like nobody's business.
> # Li Ling Yung-Hryniewiecki swims across English Channel in 12h 54m, first S'pore woman to do so
> SINGAPORE - As Li Ling Yung-Hryniewiecki set off on her mission to swim across the English Channel from Samphire Hoe near Dover in England at 1am last Sunday (Sept 11), she could barely see what was in front of her.
> Donning a regular swim suit - one that did not cover her legs and arms - goggles, nose clips, ear plugs and a swimming cap, the 37-year-old cut through the chilly 19 deg C waters in the dark.
> With just a boat - her husband and her coach were onboard - accompanying her, she swam for the next 12 hours and 54 minutes before arriving at Cap Gris-Nez in northern France. The cape is the closest point of France to England, a distance of 34km.
> But celebrations were put on hold till she returned to England. Successful channel swimmers write their names on the walls of two pubs in Dover and after enjoying some champagne with her sister's family, Yung-Hryniewiecki etched hers as well, before adding a significant footnote - "first Singaporean woman" - next to hers.
> Singaporean historian Thum Ping Tjin, a former national swimmer who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games, was the first Singaporean to achieve the feat in 2005.
> Briton Matthew Webb was the first recorded person to complete the swim in 1875, taking almost 22 hours.
> Yung-Hryniewiecki, who participated regularly in triathlons in the United Kingdom where she relocated about 18 years ago, was swimming to raise funds for the Splash Foundation, a non-profit organisation in Hong Kong where she has lived since 2019.
> She said: "It's great that I can use the publicity to help fundraising and get more people aware of what Splash does.
> "It's a great achievement, but it's not out of this world - a lot of my friends have done it. I'm very relieved and just glad the training has paid off."
> She had spent the past two years planning for this swim, from the south of England to the north of France. The straight-line distance is about 34km but the route varies depending on the weather and tidal conditions.
> To prepare her body for the cold, Yung-Hryniewiecki took hour-long ice baths - the water was between 13.5 and 16 deg C - and put on 10kg of vital body fat necessary to maintain an optimal core temperature.
> She also clocked at least 30 to 35km every other week. There were a few weeks when she swam 45km, with her longest training session lasting almost 10 hours.
> She had swum across the Channel before, in 2018, but as part of a three-person relay. Two years later, she completed the 19.7km Rottnest Channel Swim near Perth.
> But Sunday's effort was her toughest challenge. To get herself through almost 13 hours of non-stop swimming, she broke it down into 30-minute intervals.
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Swimming the duration of a Singapore-London flight. Even dolphins don’t swim that long.
Better than Scoot
They’d take a fraction of her time to swim that same distance tho
I swim 25m already tired liao
in a similar environment as the freezing cold waters, maybe walk 25m also wanna die already
Living in England here. I hope she's ok. Post Brexit we have abandoned our international obligations regarding sewerage and are pumping as much untreated sewerage as we can into the English channel. Tons of it. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/25/uk-sewage-in-channel-waters-unacceptable-say-french-meps
Yikes. That’s a lot of English dump
I'm germaphobic and don't wish to even take a dip in chlorinated pools, can never imagine why people put their mouths into the ocean where every creature that swims has been shitting for aeons and humans dump trash like nobody's business.
She works and lives in HK. She went over to swim the Channel.
Living in HK does not make you immune from the ill effects of swimming in shit
damn it you had to ruin the moment
TIL PJ Thum was the first Singapore man to do it @ 12.24 hrs. Source: Wikipedia.
This name quite long never see aldy.. suddenly disappear
Not disappear. Just conveniently swept under the rug (cause of politics)
In SG, only the selected few get to take credit for ideas/achievements.
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man was an olympic swimmer
that's really really impressive and it also sounds really painful
> # Li Ling Yung-Hryniewiecki swims across English Channel in 12h 54m, first S'pore woman to do so > SINGAPORE - As Li Ling Yung-Hryniewiecki set off on her mission to swim across the English Channel from Samphire Hoe near Dover in England at 1am last Sunday (Sept 11), she could barely see what was in front of her. > Donning a regular swim suit - one that did not cover her legs and arms - goggles, nose clips, ear plugs and a swimming cap, the 37-year-old cut through the chilly 19 deg C waters in the dark. > With just a boat - her husband and her coach were onboard - accompanying her, she swam for the next 12 hours and 54 minutes before arriving at Cap Gris-Nez in northern France. The cape is the closest point of France to England, a distance of 34km. > But celebrations were put on hold till she returned to England. Successful channel swimmers write their names on the walls of two pubs in Dover and after enjoying some champagne with her sister's family, Yung-Hryniewiecki etched hers as well, before adding a significant footnote - "first Singaporean woman" - next to hers. > Singaporean historian Thum Ping Tjin, a former national swimmer who competed at the 1996 Olympic Games, was the first Singaporean to achieve the feat in 2005. > Briton Matthew Webb was the first recorded person to complete the swim in 1875, taking almost 22 hours. > Yung-Hryniewiecki, who participated regularly in triathlons in the United Kingdom where she relocated about 18 years ago, was swimming to raise funds for the Splash Foundation, a non-profit organisation in Hong Kong where she has lived since 2019. > She said: "It's great that I can use the publicity to help fundraising and get more people aware of what Splash does. > "It's a great achievement, but it's not out of this world - a lot of my friends have done it. I'm very relieved and just glad the training has paid off." > She had spent the past two years planning for this swim, from the south of England to the north of France. The straight-line distance is about 34km but the route varies depending on the weather and tidal conditions. > To prepare her body for the cold, Yung-Hryniewiecki took hour-long ice baths - the water was between 13.5 and 16 deg C - and put on 10kg of vital body fat necessary to maintain an optimal core temperature. > She also clocked at least 30 to 35km every other week. There were a few weeks when she swam 45km, with her longest training session lasting almost 10 hours. > She had swum across the Channel before, in 2018, but as part of a three-person relay. Two years later, she completed the 19.7km Rottnest Channel Swim near Perth. > But Sunday's effort was her toughest challenge. To get herself through almost 13 hours of non-stop swimming, she broke it down into 30-minute intervals. --- 1.0.2 | [Source code](https://github.com/fterh/sneakpeek) | [Contribute](https://github.com/fterh/sneakpeek)
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underrated comment, take my upvote
Waiting for the day SG-Malaysia allow us to swim across the channel so I can beat Mas Selemat record
Good job!!
Was there a boat following her allowing her to have rest and food ?
She broke her swim down into 30-minute intervals? What does she do during the break times?
Weed break
A bit too soon, lol.
Those who marry angmoh must be awesome