On the other side of 'the pond' Sakura Hingley was swimming in the annual Manhattan Island Marathon Swim (MIMS) against an international field.
She performed brilliantly, finishing in a time of 8 hours and 25 minutes.
She now has the "Swimming Triple Crown", which is a term coined (initially by those in the US) for swimmers who have completed the English Channel, Catalina Channel and MIMS.