Notre Dame grad conquers English Channel
By Joanna Lagedrost, South Bend Tribune, Ind. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The 21-mile saltwater swim was one Marley believed she could complete, although she has not taken part in competitive swimming since the age of 8.
Marley said she learned to swim at the
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Her parents,
"(Swimming) is just something I've always done for pleasure," Marley said via
Marley said she has very much enjoyed taking "swimming holidays" where she has been able to swim in various European waters in places such as
Short of a two-hour nap, Marley hadn't rested before a
"I'm just buzzing with adrenaline," she said. "It's been really, really cool."
Marley swam front crawl for nearly 14 hours, and took only a 30-second-or-less "feed" every 45 minutes. Coach
Marley also swam for a cause. The
So far, she said she has raised nearly 1,500 pounds.
"It's great to see that it was even more worthwhile," she said.
Marley had not been part of any swim organizations or clubs until she joined
Marley laughed that she did not think she would join
To practice for the channel swim, Marley practiced at Windermere, the largest lake in
"I just really like swimming," she cited her motivation for pursuing the channel.
"The more swimming I did, I realized it was within my capabilities so it's like why not? I really think I can do this," she said.
She said the
"The average time is 14 hours, so I was happy to be among average Channel swimmers," she said.
After her swim, Marley and Denyer boarded the boat that accompanied her on her swim and traveled back to Dover.
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