About this episode
Mikey and Vicki bring you a cornucopia of tales about Mercedes Gleitze , the first British woman to swim the English Channel. With a dramatized section and interviews with her grandson Andrew Pember and bathing historian Anna Maria Mullally the program celebrates this iconic swimmer. We also find out all about the “Swimming a Long Way Together” project, a tribute to Mercedes created by Vanessa Daws . We bring Mercedes' story to life and delve deeper into who she was and the legacy she has left.