Swimmers fight rough currents , nausea in trip across French Channel . Swim raised money for nonprofit that helps vets find roles in community service . Swells reaching 6-7 feet steered them off course and knocked them against the boat at times before forcing them to turn around about 1.5 miles from their destination . Two Rhodes Scholars , Two The Mission Continues grads say swim also honors vets on today . `` I felt like an ant in a toilet bowl , '' Daniel Decker says .
Swimmers fight rough currents , nausea in trip across French Channel . Swim raised money for nonprofit that helps vets find roles in community service . Two Rhodes Scholars , Two The Mission Continues grads say swim also honors vets on today . `` I felt like an ant in a toilet bowl , '' Daniel Decker says .