The sun rises over the horizon as Sam battles through the tough conditions of the Channel in winter
On 4 December, 46-year-old extreme swimmer, Sam Penny, was forced to abandon his Channel crossing attempt as he bid to become the first person to swim the English Channel in winter.
After setting off from Dover at 4:39am, Sam was said to have started well and was undeterred by the challenging conditions, with water temperatures sitting around 10.5 degrees and the air temperature around 8 degrees.