‘An itch to do something stupid’: Towson grad Nik Haynes sets record swimming backstroke across English Channel

Not only did the St. Michaels native become only the third swimmer to complete the 21-mile trek via backstroke, but his time of 12 hours, 52 minutes also broke the previous record by 30 minutes.

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