My Channel project was intended to show everyone who swims what really happens there and what it is like. That was also why I asked people to contribute.
Several factors affected my solo attempt.
The main one was that, on that fateful day, the skipper should not have let me enter the water; we should have waited for better weather.
Once again, the Channel proved to be more about luck than preparation.
I had trained enough and felt good.
The weather did not cooperate. During the swim I considered what to do next: take a risk, or reach France calmly and decide there whether to return to England.
I chose not to push my luck. During the ten-minute break, the weather conditions led me to decide against continuing the battle.
We shall see what comes next and what challenge I take on.
Towards the end of the year I would like to try a twelve-hour pool swim and, if I am in good shape, a twenty-four-hour one.
Czech Television documentary
Thank you to everyone who cheered me on and contributed. I hope I have not disappointed you too much.
For most people, a one-way Channel swim would be the ultimate achievement.
For me, it was half the journey.
A goal unfulfilled.