Back in 1929, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Mercedes Gleitze swam in the Firth of Forth in Scotland.  William E. (Ned) Barnie (1896-1983, shown above one the right), nicknamed the Old Man of the Sea, was the King of the Channel® between 1951 and 1960. He also pioneered a swim in his prime across the Firth of Forth between Granton and Burntisland in […]