Sophie's 2009 Channel swim

A gigantic tanker plows through the southwest shipping lane behind me, about five hours in.

Swimming to the beach, north of Cap Blanc Nez before Sangatte. The last few yards felt like the swim's longest.

A short clip of the first part of my swim. I started about 2:40am, so the first hour or so was in darkness. The green thing on my back is a lightst...

No footage of the waves at their worst; my crew were worried about losing their cameras and themselves. Here, the big swells are starting to settle...

At the end, conditions are even better than when I started. Let's just forget about the part in the middle.

Now into calm water after the toughest few hours of my life, Cliff talks about the day and introduces a few of my crew members.