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Second person, and first man, from South Africa to swim the English Channel. He was the third person from Southern Africa to complete the swim. [21] [32] France to England Macedonia: Atina Bojadži: 1969: 13:20: First Macedonian woman to swim the English Channel. [33] France to England United Kingdom: Ray Cossum: 1970: 13:41: First Irishman to ...
Captain Matthew Webb (1848–1883) 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 strong swimming skills as a child while playing in the River Severn.
Gertrude Ederle. 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.
Florence May Chadwick (November 9, 1918 – March 15, 1995) [1] was an American swimmer known for long-distance open water swimming. She was the first woman to swim across the English Channel in both directions, setting a time record each time. She was also the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel, the Straits of Gibraltar, the Bosporus ...
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 ...
Young Woman and the Sea is a 2024 American biographical sports film directed by Joachim Rønning and written by Jeff Nathanson, based on the 2009 book by Glenn Stout.Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, the film stars Daisy Ridley as Gertrude Ederle, an American competitive swimmer who became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
Thomas William Burgess (15 June 1872 – 2 July 1950) was the second person to successfully complete a swim of the English Channel after Matthew Webb., after 16 attempts. [1] Burgess was British but spent most of his life in France, and won a bronze medal with the French water polo team at the 1900 Olympics. [2]