SportsTom Dean’s team reportedly sets British English Channel relay record in 6 hours, 55 minutes
The Olympics account says Dean and five other swimmers fell just short of the 1990 world record set by the United States while raising money for the Royal Life Saving Society.
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Triple Olympic champion Tom Dean and five other swimmers set a British English Channel relay record of six hours and 55 minutes, according to the Olympics account. They narrowly missed the world record set by the United States in 1990, but raised money for the Royal Life Saving Society. The account says the effort followed Dean’s podium finishes at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the European Championships in Paris.
