INTERVIEW/Taiwanese swimmer eyes English Channel after Strait of Gibraltar swim
11/26/2023 07:57 PM
After swimming across the Strait of Gibraltar in mid-October, swimmer Hsu Wen-erh (許汶而) is now looking to become the first Taiwan national to solo swim the English Channel.
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