A Hoss Gallery Part 1 by Mark Hatmaker

The First Successful English Channel Swim

· August 25, 1875

· Captain Matthew Webb dove into the channel from Dover’s Admiralty Pier.

· His mainstay is the breaststroke.

· He is coated in porpoise fat as an insulator, three boats follow to hand him cups of beef tea to assist.

· At no time does he touch the boats—he remains swimming, or treading water throughout the entire journey with no aid of float or additional swimming aids.

· He is badly stung by jellyfish along the way and yet continues.

· He reaches Calais, France after swimming a continuous 21 hours and 45 minutes.

· Captain Webb later perished on July 24^th,1883.

· He was attempting to swim under the falls at Niagara when he was sucked into a whirlpool and drowned.

· His solo channel swim remained untouched for 36 years—another swimmer was not successful at the feat until 1911.

Shortest Fight With Gloves

· 1928

· Al Foreman KO’d Ruby Levine.

· Time 11.5 seconds and that time includes the Referee’s Count.

· Reports at Ringside state that Foreman landed three punches.

Imagine that sprint from the corner to the flurry to the drop.

Astonishing!

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