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This is a list of notable successful swims across the English Channel, [1] a straight-line distance of at least 18.2 nautical miles (20.9 mi; 33.7 km). [ 2 ] Aerial view of the Strait of Dover Ted Heaton (in water) being fed by assistants during his 1910 swim Monument in Dover to Channel swimmers
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 ...
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]
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.
Brenda Fisher (9 June 1927 – 2 August 2022) was an English long-distance swimmer. In 1951 she broke the women's world record for swimming the English Channel becoming a celebrity and she was given the British Sportswoman of the Year Award.
He also holds the record for the earliest Channel crossing of the year, set on 29 May 1990. [2] In 1964, aged just 15, he completed his first long distance swim – 6 hours 29 minutes for the 10 miles (16 km) of Windermere. In 1968, he completed his first Channel swim – England to France in 15 hours 15 minutes. [3]
The British records in swimming are ratified by the United Kingdom's governing body in swimming, British Swimming. Records can be set in long course (50 metres) or short course (25 metres) swimming pools, with records currently recorded in the following events for both men and women. Freestyle: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 400 m, 800 m, 1500 m
Her 1988 Channel swim, from France to England, set a female record of 8 hours 48 minutes. She was the first woman to swim the Channel three ways non-stop in 1990, taking 34h40 min for the feat. In 1988, Streeter became the first woman to swim across the North Channel , between Northern Ireland and Scotland , a feat she repeated in 1989 and 1997 ...