On 25 August 1875 Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel. The map of his route shows that tides made his journey much longer than one might expect. Have a read of the short Wikipedia on Webb to learn how he died: https://t.co/hP0E5s7Kw8 pic.twitter.com/DSJ7yve2O0
— Simon Kuestenmacher (@simongerman600) January 1, 2021