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First swimmer to cross the English Channel under 7 hours. [citation needed] England to France France Philippe Croizon: 2010 13:28 First quadruple amputee to swim the English Channel. [79] England to France to England to France to England United States Sarah Thomas: 2019 54:10 First person to swim the channel four ways non-stop. [80] England to ...
Pierre Andriel crossed the English Channel aboard the Élise, ex the Scottish p.s. "Margery" in March 1816, one of the earliest seagoing voyages by steam ship. The paddle steamer Defiance, Captain William Wager, was the first steamer to cross the Channel to Holland, arriving there on 9 May 1816. [72]
The Channel Cluster Challock, Kent, England Les Moëres, France Completed in 4 hours. He crossed the Channel dangling beneath a cloud of coloured helium balloons and controlled his altitude by cutting the balloons free one by one with a pair of scissors. [20] [21] 9 July 2015 First crossing by battery-powered electric aircraft [22] [23] [24 ...
In 1965, Webb was added to the International Swimming Hall of Fame [93] for being the first person to cross the English Channel. [142] Captain Matthew Webb memorial, Dover, Kent. His death inspired a poem by William McGonagall in 1883, [143] and John Betjeman's poem "A Shropshire Lad".
Satendra Singh Lohiya [1] (born 6 July 1987) is an Indian swimmer with 70% disability. [2] On 24 June 2018 he crossed the English Channel as part of a swimming relay team which, for the first time saw four para swimmers from India cross the English Channel. [3]
Fact check: Image shows migrants who crossed English Channel, not US-Mexico border. New York was among the impacted cities.But contrary to the post's claim, the city does not have a program ...
In 1925, the Women's Swimming Association sponsored Helen Wainwright and Ederle for an attempt at swimming across the English Channel. Helen Wainwright cancelled due to an injury, so Ederle decided to go to France on her own. She trained with Jabez Wolffe, a swimmer who had attempted to swim the English Channel 22 times. [12]
With the topic of English Channel crossings high up the news agenda again after a flurry of arrivals, the PA news agency has looked at some of the key questions on the topic.