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English Channel World Record – Channel For ALS
Sat Jul, 2012 by Derek Mehraban
There is a new World Record for the English Channel 6-woman relay swim, as six women from Ann Arbor, Michigan beat the World Record Time by 4 minutes! Channel for ALS is was started to raise money for ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) and so far they have raised $77,000 dollars. The six women broke the record of 18 hours 59 minutes. This incredible story deserves a closer look. I posted this digital media wrapup for any journalists looking to cover this story now that they broke the record. Please do, as it’s an incredible story and for a great cause. Thank you!
Life Cycles from Bob Berg on Vimeo.
World Record Verification for the Channel Swim for ALS.
Stories and web sites related to this swim, which completed on July 27, 2012.
Channel for ALS web site & Twitter.
Jeff Seidel’s great Detroit Free Press article
Amanda’s interview with Frank Beckmann (July 19)
ESPNW’s article, by Kate Fagan
Amanda’s interview with Lucy Ann Lance
The Team’s interview with Swimming World (The Morning Swim Show)
Michael Rosenberg Article in Sports Illustrated.
Documentary on the Channel for ALS story.
Channel for ALS Story – Michigan State University
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