Just over a year ago, Anchorage’s Jordan Iverson set out to accomplish a feat that only a few hundred people in the world and just one other Alaskan have ever done: complete the open-water swimming ...

In the end, the story of Amy Mazur’s quest to swim the English Channel is one of friendship. Sure, there’s the training, the hardship, and the expense, but the deepest story of all is the bond between ...