Becky Lewis

Rebecca Lewis (born 1983 or 1984, known as Becky), is an English long-distance swimmer.[1]

In 2011 she swam for 35 hours 18 minutes as part of "The Swim", a relay team crossing the Irish Sea.[2]

In 2015 she broke the record for the fastest time for a two-way swim the length of Windermere, in the regular competition held by the British Long Distance Swimming Association.[3]

In 2016 she broke the record for the fastest British swimmer to make a two-way crossing of the English channel. [4]

She appeared with Paul Rose in the "Windermere" episode of his 2018 BBC One series The Lakes with Paul Rose.[5][6]

She is a physiotherapist and works in Barrow in Furness.[4]

References
  1. "Rebecca Lewis Swimming Fast And How". The Daily News of Open Water Swimming. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2018. with video clips of technique
  2. "Swimmer completes 56-mile challenge". Westmorland Gazette. 7 September 2011.
  3. Griffiths, Simon (9 August 2015). "Records broken at BLDSA Two-Way Windermere Championships". Outdoor Swimmer Magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  4. "Brilliant Barrow physiotherapist Becky breaks British swimming record". The Mail (Barrow). 2 September 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  5. "The Lakes with Paul Rose: Series 1, Windermere". Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. Goodhart, Benjie (11 October 2018). "TV blog: The Lakes with Paul Rose". SAGA magazine. Retrieved 29 October 2018.


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