She Accomplished a Feat: at 67, Salima Became the Oldest Frenchman to Swim Across the English Channel
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The 67-year-old Salima Bouayad Agha completed his crossing of the English Channel. The inhabitants of Le Mans (Sarthe) arrived on Saturday, October 3, 2026 after almost 15 hours of swimming.
The Sarthoise took up the challenge by collecting funds for research against Parkinson's disease whose mother died. Part of Dover, she arrived on the beach of Sangatte, this Saturday, in less than 15 hours.
At 67, Salima Bouayad Agha has just met one of the most demanding challenges of swimming in open water. Former member of the national team
At 67 years old, the French woman Salima Bouayad Agha linked Dover to Sangatte to the swim to carry an intimate and universal cause. Behind this unprecedented feat, a fight and a message that shake our vision of aging. This article Salima, 67 years old, crossed the Channel in 14 hours and 49 minutes: "I swim in memory of my mother, to the benefit of France Parkinson. And to witness that aging well, it is continuing to dare" appeared first on Ful…
Read the full article on stephaneLarue.com Part of Dover, a 67-year-old Sarthoise has won the French coast near Calais in about 15 hours of swimming, without palms or combination, in favor of research on Parkinson.
Salima Bouayad Agha, 67-year-old inhabitant of Le Mans, becomes the oldest French woman to have crossed the English Channel in swimming, without palms or combination. A performance made on Saturday 3 October from Dover to arrive around 7pm on the French beaches, near Calais.
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