2.13 Sally Minty-Gravett M.B.E.
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Season 2 Bonus Episode!! I had the pleasure of speaking to Sally Minty-Gravett (M.B.E.), who this year is embarking on her sixth decade of solo Channel Swimming, having swam The English Channel in her previous five decades. She is the oldest person to have completed a double English channel solo, and has swam Catalina, Manhattan and much much more... she has a long list of swimming achievements, and was inducted into the Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as a result. Enjoy!! Sally is swimming The English Channel (again!) in August and is raising money for Jersey Lifeboat Association & Dementia Jersey, in memory of her dear husband Charlie, here is the link as promised: https://sportsgiving.co.uk/sponsorship/entry/232791 If anyone is interested in hearing my swimming story then I was interviewed on Marathon Swim Stories here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/marathon-swim-stories/id1516104108?i=1000561523457 https://marathonswimstories.com/will-ellis/
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