HOWLS English Channel Relay

HOWLS English Channel Relay HOWLS team page for our English Channel relay crossing. Our boat captain is Eddie Spelling.

HOWLS (Horsetooth Open Water Lake Swimmers) is a relay team of 7 people who will swim across the English Channel. We are:

Eliz Albritton-McDonald
Joe Bakel
Dan Crosscup
Mary Delong
Ann Donoghue
Sandy Hicks
Emily Lane

Our Tide Window is September 14 to 18, 2021.

I'm really glad we did this swim, and made it across the English Channel. But I don't think I have it in me to do it 44...
10/13/2021

I'm really glad we did this swim, and made it across the English Channel. But I don't think I have it in me to do it 44 times....

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-58903108

Chloë McCardel swims Channel for record-breaking 44th time

Chloe McCardel completed her 44th swim of the Channel on Wednesday.

Our last evening in Dover, celebrating a delicious Turkish dinner. We are all still a little surprised it’s done and ove...
09/18/2021

Our last evening in Dover, celebrating a delicious Turkish dinner. We are all still a little surprised it’s done and over! What a wonderful trip and event!

09/18/2021
09/17/2021

Another video of how our transitions worked. Pretty smooth!

This was our boat, the Anastasia! I think she deserves a mention here!
09/17/2021

This was our boat, the Anastasia! I think she deserves a mention here!

Here’s the team working on getting COVID tests completed so we can enter the USA…
09/16/2021

Here’s the team working on getting COVID tests completed so we can enter the USA…

09/16/2021

JOE IS IN!!! We have crossed the English Channel with an unofficial time of 11 hours, 56 minutes!

09/16/2021

Now that we have cell service from France, have a slightly Blaire Witch Project-esque video of how the transition between swimmers goes

09/16/2021

We are getting very close to France. Joe is in and there is a good chance he’ll be the one to finish!

09/16/2021

Another video of Joe

09/16/2021

We are doing well! Even though the tracker has stopped reporting. Round 2 of the rotation, Emily and Mary done, Dan is in, Ann is on deck, Joe in the hole. We can easily see the lights of Calais.

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