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Detailed explanation-1: -American Becomes 1st Person To Swim English Channel 4 Times Without Stopping Sarah Thomas of Colorado plunged into the record books with her 54-hour feat. She finished Tuesday and said she was stung on the face by a jellyfish during the 130-mile swim.

Detailed explanation-2: -American open water marathon swimmer Sarah Thomas just became the first person to swim across the English Channel four times, nonstop. According to the BBC, the 37 year old began her epic feat early on Sunday morning, finishing 54 hours later on the shores of Dover.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ms Thomas swam from England to France and back - twice - in just over 54 hours. It should have been a total distance of about 80 miles (129 km) but the tidal pulls in the Channel increased the distance by more than 60%, meaning she ended up swimming nearly 130 miles (209 km).

Detailed explanation-4: -He was tired and weak and suffering from delirium, but Captain Matthew Webb had just succeeded in the then unprecedented feat of swimming the English Channel unaided. He had been in the water nearly 22 hours.