let's speak now to kevin murphy, male record holder for english channel swims.all credit to chloe for an outstanding achievement. perhaps i am one of the few who know just how difficult and how tough it's been. i would say, though, that she has something of a gender issue to be the men's record holder. i have long since been reconciled to the fact that the women's record is 43 and i've done 34. which is still quite a lot. she did it in ten hours 40. way faster or not? know. that is pa rt of 40. way faster or not? know. that is part of her achievement and part of why she is so good, because she has been endurance and she also has the speed, which makes it maybe a little... i go through the water like a she skips across the top much easier. like a court! full swings in 16 days, just tells. i mean she said her muscles were really aching and shejust didn't her muscles were really aching and she just didn't fancy getting back in the channel for quite a long time. just tell us how tough that is for that 21 mile stretch. it is a really, psychologically and physically,