title: Captain Webb's legacy: the perils of swimming the English Channel.
authors.affiliation: Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London SW1 1DX frances.klemperer@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Frances
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Klemperer
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP.
authors.forename: Emily Simon
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D005602:France; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology; D010809:Physical Fitness; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013550:Swimming / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology