We're all in shock. There have only been a handful of deaths in the history of Channel swimming, and Nick was a guy who would turn up at Folkestone in January with two rocks he'd brought from Wales, and do an hour freestyle in 8 degrees with them clutched in his fists, and come out grinning . Seems an outrage that the sea can take someone so strong.
We're all in shock. There have only been a handful of deaths in the history of Channel swimming, and Nick was a guy who would turn up at Folkestone in January with two rocks he'd brought from Wales, and do an hour freestyle in 8 degrees with them clutched in his fists, and come out grinning . Seems an outrage that the sea can take someone so strong.