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Across
  1. 2. A country on one side of the Channel
  2. 4. A large ocean that affects the Channel
  3. 5. The place in England where many swimmers start
  4. 7. The month when Captain Webb made his swim
  5. 9. A country on the other side of the Channel
  6. 10. The small boats that follow swimmers to help them
  7. 12. A natural movement of water caused by the moon
  8. 14. The first man to swim across the Channel
  9. 15. The season when most people attempt to swim the Channel
  10. 17. The body of water between England and France
Down
  1. 1. A strong movement of water in the sea
  2. 3. The opposite of ‘weak’ (about currents)
  3. 6. The opposite of ‘warm’
  4. 8. The mouth of a famous river near where the tides meet
  5. 11. A person who swims long distances
  6. 13. The nationality of the swimmer who set a record
  7. 16. What swimmers put on their bodies to keep warm