In 1874 Captain Matthew
Webb swam six miles from
Westminster Bridge in
order to show he was
capable of conquering the
Channel, using a ‘slow,
methodical, but perfect,
breaststroke’.
jeff_l
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In 1874 Captain Matthew
Webb swam six miles from
Westminster Bridge in
order to show he was
capable of conquering the
Channel, using a ‘slow,
methodical, but perfect,
breaststroke’.