Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to successfully swim the English Channel in 1875. &nbsp;Ultimately his story ends in tragedy.
TRIGGER WARNING: small mention of a dead body
SOURCES:
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/months-past/matthew-webb-swims-english-channel
http://www.dawleyheritage.co.uk/people/35/captain-matthew-webb
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