in search of the record. she first began endurance training to help her through post traumatic stress disorder. it is mental as much as physicalfortitude. but bear in mind she had done this crossing with a chest infection. i had very favourable conditions. i am not exhausted and worn out, which i often am after swimming the channel, which is nice. i really got to enjoy soaking in every minute because i was not getting bashed around by the channel, so i ve got energy, i feel great and yeah, it s really amazing. 44 channel crossings that is way ahead, incidentally, of what any man has ever managed. joe wilson, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s susan powell. what an act to follow! the weather today across the uk has been quite benign. if you have seen the sun, you have done rather well. for many of us, the skies were like this and this i m just trying all the time to break through but the cloud then coming back together into rather