First Taiwanese swims across English ChannelBy Esme Yeh / Staff writer, with CNAHsu Wen-erh (許汶而) on Friday became the first Taiwanese to swim solo across the English Channel, saying she was very happy to bring Taiwan to the world. She said she had planned to swim the English Channel in August next year, but seized the opportunity when a vacancy became available on the waiting list. Taiwanese swimmer Hsu Wen-erh holds a Taiwan national flag on a ship yesterday after finishing her swim across the English Channel. Hsu said she left the UK at 8:30am, swimming without a wetsuit, with the aim of reaching France before dark. I swam with my eyes closed almost all the way through the last two hours,” Hsu said.
