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First person from China to swim the English Channel. [65] [66] [67] England to France Barbados Chris Gibbs 2003 11:30 First person from a Caribbean country to swim the English Channel. Aged 58, and member of The Merrymen Calypso band. [68] England to France Malaysia Abdul Malik Mydin: 2003 17:42 First Malaysian swimmer to cross the English Channel.
Determined to complete the swim at her own expense, she failed in July after 14 hours in the water. [2] On August 8, 1950, at the age of 32, she crossed the English Channel from France to England in 13 hours and 23 minutes, breaking the then-current women's record held by American swimmer Gertrude Ederle. One year later, Chadwick crossed the ...
Mihir Sen (16 November 1930 – 11 June 1997) was a famous Indian long distance swimmer and lawyer. He was the first Asian to conquer the English Channel from Dover to Calais in 1958, [1] and did so in the fastest time (14 hrs & 45 mins). He was the only man to swim the oceans of the five continents in one calendar year (1966).
Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 – 24 July 1883) was an English seaman, swimmer and stuntman who became the first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. Webb increased the popularity of swimming in England.
Mercedes Carey (née Gleitze; 18 November 1900 – 9 February 1981) was a British professional swimmer. She was the first known person to swim the Straits of Gibraltar and the first British woman to swim the English Channel. [2] The name of Mercedes Gleitze was used to market Rolex's new waterproof case, the "Oyster". She established endurance ...
Offered $15,000 by the Toronto Telegram newspaper to swim the English Channel, Bell made the crossing in 14 hours, 36 minutes on July 31, 1955. [23] Her crossing started at Cap Gris-Nez and ended at Abbotscliff, between Dover and Folkestone. [23] At 17 years of age, she was the youngest swimmer to succeed in the crossing. [24]
In the 1920s Burgess was hired by the Olympian gold medalist and world record holder Gertrude Ederle, who in 1926, under his guidance, became the first woman to cross the English Channel. [7] Around the same time Burgess bought a summer home at Cap Gris Nez near Calais , as a summer base to train channel swimmers from 1922 to 1934, while his ...
Stella Taylor (December 20, 1929 – February 11, 2003) was an American long-distance swimmer born in Bristol, England, best known for crossing the English Channel twice and holding Guinness Book of Records recognition (1974 to 1994) as the oldest woman to swim across the Channel. [3] She made her first English channel crossing in August 1973 ...