E du c ational ▁program mes ▁and ▁Technology ) ▁is ▁a ▁Sloven ian ▁association . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁advis ory ▁body ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁European ▁Capital ▁of ▁Culture ▁project . ▁E Pe K a ▁integr ates ▁cre ators ▁of ▁contents ▁from ▁fields ▁of ▁culture , ▁art , ▁education , ▁science ▁and ▁technology . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Associ ations ▁based ▁in ▁Sloven ia <0x0A> </s> ▁Henry ▁S ull ivan ▁( born ▁c . ▁ 1 8 9 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁mar athon ▁sw immer ▁who ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁becoming ▁the ▁third ▁person ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁to ▁sw im ▁across ▁the ▁English ▁Channel , ▁beginning ▁his ▁sw im ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁from ▁D over , ▁England ▁and ▁finishing ▁ 2 7 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 2 5 ▁minutes ▁later ▁on ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁August ▁ 6 ▁at ▁Cal ais , ▁France . ▁ ▁Biography ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁business man ▁from ▁Low ell , ▁Massachusetts , ▁S ull ivan ▁had ▁been ▁sw imming ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁eight ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁first ▁attempted ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁crossing ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁Thomas ▁William ▁Burg ess ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁person ▁to ▁successfully ▁complete ▁the ▁sw im , ▁but ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁abandon ▁the ▁attempt ▁a ▁mere ▁five ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Channel . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁S ull ivan ▁out sw am ▁Charles