Riptides?

[Jimjam]

Some comedian in the UK swam the channel.

David Walliams

Says it took him under(!) 11 hours.

Also apparently did the Straight of Gibraltar (a swim between Africa and Europe where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic).

And the Length of the Thames.

Pretty nuts.

You may have seen Walliams guest on Top Gear - he may have been the record holder for ‘Star in a Reasonably Priced Car’ at one point.

Top Gear almost drowned attempting to cross the channel in ‘home made’ amphibious cars (but that show is of course storyboarded so who knows how much truth there is to that). They also claim to have driven to the North Pole.