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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. Born in Dawley, Shropshire, Webb developed his swimming skills as a child while playing in the River ...
Swimmer Year Time Notes England to France United Kingdom Matthew Webb: 1875 21:45 First British person and man to swim the English Channel. [28] [29] England to France United States Henry Sullivan: 1923 26:50 First American person and man to swim the English Channel. [30] [31] France to England United States Gertrude Ederle: 1926 14:39
Source: Seccombe, Thomas (1899). "Webb, Matthew" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 60. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 105: "At the beginning of August 1875 public interest was greatly aroused by the announcement that Webb intended to attempt the feat of swimming across the English Channel without any artificial aid.
Frederick Edward Beckwith (16 December 1821 – 29 May 1898) was an English swimmer who won "championship" races in the 1850s, [1] [2] despite only being a "passable" swimmer according to some accounts, and went on to become a popular "professor" and coach of swimming. He backed Matthew Webb to swim the channel and later managed his family ...
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The routes taken by Webb and Bill Burgess across the English Channel, in 1875 and 1911, respectively. Captain Matthew Webb was the first man to swim the English Channel (between England and France), in 1875. [15] He used breaststroke, swimming 21.26 miles (34.21 km) in 21 hours and 45 minutes.
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