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  2. List of successful English Channel swimmers - Wikipedia

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    First Norwegian to swim the English Channel England to France China Zhang Jian 2001 11:56 First person from China to swim the English Channel. [44] [45] [46] 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. [47] England to France

  3. English Channel - Wikipedia

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    Up to 1927, fewer than ten swimmers (including the first woman, Gertrude Ederle in 1926) had managed to successfully swim the English Channel, and many dubious claims had been made. The Channel Swimming Association (CSA) was founded to authenticate and ratify swimmers' claims to have swum the Channel and to verify crossing times.

  4. Strait of Dover - Wikipedia

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    The shortest distance across the strait, at approximately 20 miles (32 kilometres), is from the South Foreland, northeast of Dover in the English county of Kent, to Cap Gris Nez, a cape near to Calais in the French département of Pas-de-Calais. Between these points lies the most popular route for cross-channel swimmers. [1]

  5. Gertrude Ederle - Wikipedia

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    Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1905 [1] – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events.On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. [2]

  6. Florida woman swims English Channel and back in 25 ... - AOL

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    Heather Roka became the 10th American to swim the two-way English Channel crossing. “The toughest people do the English Channel." Florida woman swims English Channel and back in 25 hours, a rare ...

  7. Marathon swimming - Wikipedia

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    Geographical routes include crossings of channels and lakes, circumnavigations of islands, and stretches of coast lines or rivers. Buoy-routes are mainly found in competition events. Perhaps the most famous route in marathon swimming crosses the English Channel, first accomplished in 1875 by Captain Matthew Webb in 21:45.

  8. Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming - Wikipedia

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    The Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is a marathon swimming challenge consisting of three historically important swims: The English Channel , 33 kilometres (21 mi) between France and England The Catalina Channel , 32.5 kilometres (20.2 mi) between Catalina Island and the California mainland

  9. Woman Attempting English Channel Swim Gets Unexpected ... - AOL

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    According to the official rules of swimming the English Channel, all support staff must stay on the pilot’s boat and only hand the swimmer water and food via a pole, being careful to not make ...