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At the age of 11, Tom Gregory became the youngest person
ever to swim the English Channel, driven on by an extraordinary coach. It's a
little-heralded feat of endurance that won't be bettered.
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when you have a spare 15 minutes, get a coffee and have a
listen to this ..
Thomas Gregory was on BBC Radio 4`s Saturday Live .
telling his story for the 1st time about how he and his inspirational coach
John Bullet conquered the English channel in 1988 .. ..its a really great listen, Tom comes across a such a lovely man. 28 yrs on its
still such an amazing achievement
(to hear Tom simple click the arrow in the picture above )
On The 6th of September 1988 , Thomas Gregory aged just
11yrs 11 months became the youngest person to ever swim the English channel
( a
record that will never be beat )
Hot Tomato Soup
for Tom
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| Tom getting encouragement from the inspirational John Bullet |
( Tom is talking to Aasmah Mir and the Rev.
Richard Coles on
BBC Radio 4s Saturday Live 16/4/16 )
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| for more info about Tom`s swim check out this link from the BBC about this amazing achievement http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35341642 |
