A vanishing way of life is captured in “The Last of the Sea Women.” Sue Kim’s feature directorial debut trains focus on the haenyeo — female divers associated primarily with Jeju Island off South ...

At what point does dramatic license go too far? “Young Woman and the Sea” made me consider this question once I did a little research. This film tells the story of how Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle, the ...

Based on Glenn Stout’s nonfiction account of the same title, “Young Woman and the Sea” gets by on the careful engineering of clichés, Daisy Ridley and a really good piece of irresistibly rousing ...

In August 1926, American champion swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel, completing the 21-mile feat in 14 hours and 34 minutes—a record that would stand ...

They are preparing to take on the English Channel this year in a major fundraising challenge for a coastal inclusion charity.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Obviously we have swimming stand-ins, swimming doubles, and I used them as much as I could to ...

Even tiny ripples can turn into waves — and for firm friends Biddy Hughes, 51, and Orla Leahy, 50, a single thought grew into a sea-swimming project that has taken the self-christened Sea Fillies on a ...