MEMPHIS, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) announced cervical disc recipient Doug McConnell successfully completed his swim across the English Channel today. McConnell, 53, of Barrington, Illinois, became the 48th person over the age of 50 to swim across the historic body of water when he reached a finish line on a French beach after swimming nearly 30 miles in 14 hours and 18 minutes. McConnell started in Dover, England about 1:00 p.m. local time and finished at 3:00 a.m. He swam in memory of his father David, who passed away from ALS and to raise money for the Les Turner ALS Foundation’s research program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
