LI Ling Yung-Hryniewiecki, 37, Is First Singaporean Woman to Swim Across English Channel | CNA

Training for at least 30 hours a week for nearly two years, and taking frequent ice-baths to prepare her body — tough preparation that paid off for Li Ling Yung-Hryniewiecki, the first Singaporean woman to cross the English Channel. The 37-year-old completed her 34km swim across the English Channel in under 13 hours.