Sarah Philpott aims to become the first English female to conquer the original British Triple Crown of open water swimming in the coming days.
Philpott, from Dover, recently swam the Bristol Channel, having already completed the English Channel swim in 2020, but the biggest challenge awaits.
The North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland is the third of three Triple Crown swims and she has been warned about what lies in wait.
It’s not just the distance and the chilling temperatures that challenge swimmers taking on the North Channel route but the jellyfish.
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