Conquering the channel

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Claire Macaulay dives into the remarkable legacy of Gertrude Ederle, the

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The People's Friend Magazine

18 February, 2026

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Cycling Weekly

Shirley hockridge

NATIONAL CHAMPION AND 1950s RACING PIONEER

220 Triathlon

“i clocked 1hr 20 in the canal for the 3.8km, which i didn’t think was too bad!”

As a young girl, I ran 800m and cross-country at school and enjoyed it about as much as any teenage child does being dragged out in the cold! I used to win my sports-day competitions, but I didn’t hav

The TLS

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Alice Loxton EleanorA 200-mile walk in search of England’slost queen352pp. Pan Macmillan. £22. Many are commemorated in stone, but few so grandly as Eleanor of Castile (d. 1290). Following her unexpec

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Freediving puts life in perspective

Growing up on the Isle of Wight, Claire Kemp spent her childhood in the sea. “It sparkled,” says Claire, now 60. “It invited me to play and taught me to be brave.” Claire’s deep love for the ocean ext