To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Byron’s crossing, Radio 4 broadcast a special programme to commemorate the feat.
It features interviews with previous swimmers, Byron scholars and reviews his poetry and his love of swimming.
Take part in the only once a year iconic Hellespont swim. Registration is now open.
Richard Halliburton was an American traveller, adventurer, and author. Taken from The Glorious Adventure Halliburton describes swimming the notorious Hellespont. Read more
Hero Melia is 14 and she loves setting herself challenges so she’s decided to swim the Hellespont in August 2013 in honour of her namesake. Read more
Here are the Hellespont Swim results for 2012. Helllespont Race Results 2012 (PDF) More information can be found here.
View our Hellespont 2012 Flickr photo gallery
