December 1, 2011: Marathon Swimmer Diana Nyad Takes on the Demons of the Sea

New York Times feature on Diana Nyad - a critical and quite unflattering account.

October 16, 2011: All Greased Up and Ready to Go

A Sunday Times feature on Channel swimming

September, 8: 2011: Retired Surgeon Becomes Oldest Person to Swim the Channel

One of the many articles reporting Roger Allsopp's record-breaking Channel swim at the age of 70.

February 1, 2011: A Workout Ate My Marriage

A discussion in the Wall Street Journal about juggling the demands of training and other family responsibilities, focusing on the case of Channel swimmer, Jordan Waxman. Have a look at the comments - people feel pretty strongly about this!