English Channel - Ask the experts

English Channel - Ask the experts

From SwimOut by SwimOut Podcast

November 19, 2025 · 48 min · Season 6 · Episode 7

About this episode

Vicki facilitates a conversation between experts and aspiring swimmers planning to swim the English Channel.

Vicki facilitates a conversation between experts and swimmers planning to do the swim. Expert Kevin Murphy is acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest open water swimmers. He has 28 solo Channel swims and three doubles to his credit. He has also swum the North Channel three times and is known as King of both the English and North Channels. Also with bags of expertise is Kathy Batts who has completed many relay crossings of the English Channel and a solo, as well as many other swims across the globe. She and Kevin also look after the paperwork for a large number of the Channel swims and lead the The King’s Swimmers which runs swim camps and regular training in Dover. Our aspiring swimmers are Bryony Rowe who swam as child then took up triathlons and now has refound her love of sea swimming, and Christophe Donot who loves to swim and make ceramics and as a French man is keen to swim to France, although London is now very much his home. Find out more: ⁠ @swimoutpodcast ⁠or ⁠ ⁠ swimout.net ⁠ ⁠@ The King Swimmers⁠ @christophe_ceramics @Bryony.eve.swims

People in this episode

Host: Vicki

Guests: Kevin Murphy, Kathy Batts, Bryony Rowe, Christophe Donot

Topics covered

  • open water swimming
  • English Channel
  • swimming expertise
  • triathlons
  • swim training
  • swim camps

Keywords

  • open water swimming
  • English Channel
  • Kevin Murphy
  • Kathy Batts
  • swim training
  • triathlons
  • Dover

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The King’s Swimmers

Places: Dover, English Channel, North Channel, France, London

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