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70-Year-Old Grandfather Becomes World's Oldest English Channel Swimmer

Posted 10.31.2011

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At an age when many of his contemporaries are contentedly inactive, a 70-year-old grandfather of three has become the world's oldest person ever to sw...

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Quadruple Amputee To Swim Shark-Infested Seas

Posted 11.16.2011

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Quadruple amputee Phillipe Croizon has announced that he'll brave some of the world's most treacherous waters next year as he swims between five conti...

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Philippe Croizon, English Channel Swimmer, Attempts Crossing As Quadruple Amputee

Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS (AP)— A Frenchman whose arms and legs were amputated is attempting to swim across the English Channel using leg prostheses that have flipp...

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Jonathan Trappe, Adventurer, Crosses English Channel With Helium Balloons

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) LONDON — In a goofy yet mesmerizing stunt, an American adventurer crossed the English Channel on Friday carried by a bundle of helium ballo...

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Missing Cargo Ship "Arctic Sea" Still Bewilders Authorities, Two Weeks Later

The Washington Post | Edward Cody and Karla Adam | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Arctic Sea, a 4,700-ton cargo ship registered in Malta, owned by Russians and crewed by 15 Siberian sailors, dropped off the map shortly after it ...

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English Channel Ship Mystery: Russian Navy Searches Atlantic

AP | LYNN BERRY | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW -- The disappearance of a Russian-manned cargo ship in the Atlantic more than two weeks ago spawned a variety of theories and intriguing report...

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Ship Disappears After Sailing Through English Channel

AP | JENNIFER QUINN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — First the ship reported it had been attacked in waters off Sweden. Then it sailed with no apparent problems through one of the world's ...

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