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To mark International Women s Day on March 8, watch ten inspiring documentaries that challenge stereotypes and redefine what it means to be a woman. All are streaming free on CBC Gem.
Love Gilda Because I wasn t a perfect example of my gender, Gilda Radner says in her biography,
Love, Gilda, I decided to be funny about what I didn t have, instead of worrying about it. One of Saturday Night Live s original and most beloved cast members, Radner died from ovarian cancer in 1989, at just 42.
‘I used to be in a wheelchair with ME – now I m taking on the toughest challenge in swimming’
From Midlife Fitness Files: The Telegraph’s health series, where we glean advice from experts as they talk us through their weekly regime
Beth French is the subject of an award-winning documentary
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Anna Magee talks to Beth French, a deep tissue physical therapist and extreme swimmer who is the subject of an award-winning documentary, Against the Tides. She lives in Milverton, Somerset, with her son, Dylan, 12.
My earliest memory is being about four and climbing into the washing-up bowl in the sink. There’s not a single picture of me before age six that wasn’t in a bucket, stream, puddle or washing-up bowl.
Dr Jane Reilly takes the freezing waters in her stride My grandfather was also a fan and a founder member of Bangor Swimming club so swimming was probably in the family DNA.
Now 52, Jane is married to Brian and the couple live in Bangor West with their daughters, 15-year-old Anna and 13-year-old Erin.
Throughout her swimming career, she has taken part in many open sea events, including the North Channel swim. Considered one of the most difficult in the Oceans Seven, the marine equivalent to the Seven Summits of mountain climbing, the North Channel is famed for cold water, strong currents, heavy swells and thunderstorms.
The only two people to complete the Ice Sevens challenge will hold a webinar in aid of the Gavin Glynn Foundation on February 26 at 8pm.
Internationally acclaimed Ice Sevens simmers Ger Kennedy and Jaimie Monahan will share their years of experience and accomplishments.
Entry is £2 at bookwhen.com/h2oimmerse/e/ev-s3hv-20210226200000
Ger Kennedy is the WOSA nominated offering of the year 2020 for Antarctica Swim, while Jamie Monahan was the first person to complete the International Ice Sevens Challenge, 2017.
The challenge was based on the concept of the Seven Summits and Oceans Seven, taking participants to the seven continents of the world, completing seven ice miles under standard ice swimming rules in just over a year.
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