Our very own swim coach Katie Pumphrey prepares to swim the English Channel

   

Posted by RaySa

Apr 10, 2014


Baltimore artist and Merritt Athletic Clubs swim coach Katie Pumphrey has begun training to swim the English Channel. She shares what she thinks it will take to swim the dangerous crossing and what is driving her to take the plunge. (Whitney Leaming / The Washington Post)

Read full story: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/fibromyalgia-sufferer-takes-on-her-chronic-pain-training-to-swim-the-english-channel/2014/03/24/106aa134-a2f5-11e3-84d4-e59b1709222c_story.html

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