English Channel|Garrick Higgins|Libby|Melinda Kemp|Nick Owen|Peter Reed|Rowena

As the Brighton Iceberger Nick Owen was swimming into shore at the end of his 11 hour 36 minute English Channel crossing, the owner of La Sirene restaurant near the lighthouse at Cap Gris Nez came down as he saw the Australian approach the shore. “The first thing he did upon exciting the water was…