List of successful English Channel swimmers
Updated: Wikipedia source
This is a list of notable successful swims across the English Channel, a straight-line distance of at least 33.7 kilometres (20.9 mi; 18.2 nmi).
Tables
· First swims
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Matthew Webb
Year
1875
Time
21:45
Notes
First ever unaided crossing; swam from England to France on 25 August 1875.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Bill Burgess
Year
1911
Time
22:35
Notes
Second crossing from England to France on 6 September 1911.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
United States
Swimmer
Henry Sullivan
Year
1923
Time
26:50
Notes
Third crossing from England to France; first American to swim across the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
Italy Argentina
Swimmer
Enrique Tirabocchi
Year
1923
Time
16:33
Notes
First crossing from France to England. First Italian/Argentine.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
United States
Swimmer
Charles Toth
Year
1923
Time
16:54
Notes
Fifth crossing.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
United States
Swimmer
Gertrude Ederle
Year
1926
Time
14:39
Notes
First woman to cross in either direction.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
Denmark
Swimmer
Amelia Gade Corson
Year
1926
Time
15:32
Notes
Second woman and first mother.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
Germany
Swimmer
Ernst Vierkötter
Year
1926
Time
12:40
Notes
Eighth crossing.
France to England and England to France
France to England and England to France
Direction
France to England and England to France
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Edward H. Temme
Year
1934
Time
15:34
Notes
Ninth and first man to swim the English Channel in both directions. He swam from France to England in August 1927 and from England to France on 18 August 1934.
| Direction | Country of origin | Swimmer | Year | Time | Notes |
| England to France | United Kingdom | Matthew Webb | 1875 | 21:45 | First ever unaided crossing; swam from England to France on 25 August 1875. |
| England to France | United Kingdom | Bill Burgess | 1911 | 22:35 | Second crossing from England to France on 6 September 1911. |
| England to France | United States | Henry Sullivan | 1923 | 26:50 | Third crossing from England to France; first American to swim across the English Channel. |
| France to England | Italy Argentina | Enrique Tirabocchi | 1923 | 16:33 | First crossing from France to England. First Italian/Argentine. |
| France to England | United States | Charles Toth | 1923 | 16:54 | Fifth crossing. |
| France to England | United States | Gertrude Ederle | 1926 | 14:39 | First woman to cross in either direction. |
| France to England | Denmark | Amelia Gade Corson | 1926 | 15:32 | Second woman and first mother. |
| France to England | Germany | Ernst Vierkötter | 1926 | 12:40 | Eighth crossing. |
| France to England and England to France | United Kingdom | Edward H. Temme | 1934 | 15:34 | Ninth and first man to swim the English Channel in both directions. He swam from France to England in August 1927 and from England to France on 18 August 1934. |
· National firsts
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Matthew Webb
Year
1875
Time
21:45
Notes
First British person and man to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
United States
Swimmer
Henry Sullivan
Year
1923
Time
26:50
Notes
First American person and man to swim the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
United States
Swimmer
Gertrude Ederle
Year
1926
Time
14:39
Notes
First American woman to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
France
Swimmer
Georges Michel
Year
1926
Time
11:05
Notes
First French person and man to swim the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Mercedes Gleitze
Year
1927
Time
15:15
Notes
First British woman to swim the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
South Africa
Swimmer
Margaret ('Peggy') Duncan
Year
1930
Time
16:17
Notes
First known person from Southern Africa to swim the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
Sweden
Swimmer
Sally Bauer
Year
1939
Time
15:22
Notes
First Swede, and first Scandinavian, to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Belgium
Swimmer
Fernand Du Moulin
Year
1949
Time
12:59
Notes
First Belgian person and man to swim the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
Canada
Swimmer
Winnie Leuszler
Year
1951
Time
13:25
Notes
First Canadian to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Netherlands
Swimmer
Jan van Hemsbergen
Year
1951
Time
14:03
Notes
First Dutch person and man to swim the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Jenny James
Year
1951
Time
13:55
Notes
First Welsh person to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Mexico
Swimmer
Damian Pizá Beltran
Year
1953
Time
15:23
Notes
First Mexican to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Syria
Swimmer
Mohamed El Soussi
Year
1954
Time
17:55
Notes
First Syrian person and man to swim the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
Canada
Swimmer
Jacques Amyot
Year
1956
Time
13:02
Notes
First Canadian man to swim the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
Bangladesh
Swimmer
Brojen Das
Year
1958
Time
10:35
Notes
First Asian (from Bikrampur, East Pakistan; now Bangladesh) to swim the English Channel, at the English Channel Swimming Competition in 1958. Das became a Bangladeshi citizen after the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[citation needed]
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
India
Swimmer
Mihir Sen
Year
1958
Time
14:45
Notes
First Indian to swim the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
Brazil
Swimmer
Abilio Couto
Year
1958
Time
12:45
Notes
First South American to swim the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
Southern Rhodesia
Swimmer
Dennis Pearson
Year
1959
Time
15:36
Notes
The second known person, and first man, from Southern Africa to swim the Channel. Pearson, from Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, swam across on Bastille Day, 14 July 1959.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
India
Swimmer
Arati Saha
Year
1959
Time
14:20
Notes
First Indian woman and first Asian woman to swim the English Channel.[citation needed]
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
North Macedonia
Swimmer
Niko Nestor
Year
1959
Time
12:06
Notes
First Macedonian to swim the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
Netherlands
Swimmer
Mary Kok
Year
1960
Time
24:25
Notes
First Dutch woman to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
South Africa
Swimmer
Peter Bales
Year
1969
Time
13:38
Notes
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.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
North Macedonia
Swimmer
Atina Bojadži
Year
1969
Time
13:20
Notes
First Macedonian woman to swim the English Channel.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Ray Cossum
Year
1970
Time
13:41
Notes
First Irishman to swim the English Channel. (Cossum was born in Kent and moved to Derry, Northern Ireland as a teenager.) He worked as a saturation diver and claimed to be the only person to have crossed the Channel by train, boat, submarine, plane and swimming, and to have worked at its bottom.
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
Czechoslovakia
Swimmer
František Venclovský [cs]
Year
1971
Time
15:26
Notes
First Czech (Czechoslovak at that time) to swim the channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Poland
Swimmer
Teresa Zarzeczańska
Year
1975
Time
11:10
Notes
First Polish person to swim the English Channel.[citation needed]
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Poland
Swimmer
Romuald Szopa
Year
1978
Time
12:49
Notes
First Polish man to swim the English Channel.[citation needed]
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Mary Yeats
Year
1979
Time
11:19
Notes
First Scot to swim the English Channel.[citation needed]
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Belgium
Swimmer
Vera Zeitzen
Year
1981
Time
10:27
Notes
First Belgian woman to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Israel
Swimmer
Eitan Friedman
Year
1993
Time
13:13
Notes
First Israeli to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Tunisia
Swimmer
Nejib Belhedi
Year
1993
Time
16:35
Notes
First Tunisian to swim the channel, namesake of a trophy for swimming the channel at the highest tide.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
France
Swimmer
Marion Hans
Year
1994
Time
9:42
Notes
First French woman to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Norway
Swimmer
Bharat Shukla
Year
2000
Time
13:52
Notes
First Norwegian to swim the English Channel.[citation needed]
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
China
Swimmer
Zhang Jian
Year
2001
Time
11:56
Notes
First person from China to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Barbados
Swimmer
Chris Gibbs
Year
2003
Time
11:30
Notes
First person from a Caribbean country to swim the English Channel. Aged 58, and member of The Merrymen Calypso band.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Malaysia
Swimmer
Abdul Malik Mydin
Year
2003
Time
17:42
Notes
First Malaysian swimmer to cross the English Channel.[citation needed]
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Dominican Republic
Swimmer
Marcos Diaz
Year
2004
Time
09:56
Notes
First Dominican swimmer to cross the English Channel.[citation needed]
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Singapore
Swimmer
Thum Ping Tjin
Year
2005
Time
12:24
Notes
First Singaporean to swim the Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Iceland
Swimmer
Sigrún Þuríður Geirsdóttir
Year
2015
Time
22:34
Notes
First Icelandic woman to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Luxembourg
Swimmer
Paule Kremer
Year
2017
Time
13:54
Notes
First Luxembourgish person and woman to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Israel
Swimmer
Avishag Turek [he]
Year
2017
Time
13:??
Notes
First Israeli woman to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Ecuador
Swimmer
Sara Palacios [es]
Year
2018
Time
12:58
Notes
First Ecuadorian citizen and South American Woman to swim the channel.[citation needed]
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Syria
Swimmer
Zeina Alsharkas
Year
2019
Time
11:36
Notes
First Syrian woman to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Chile
Swimmer
Bárbara Hernández
Year
2019
Time
12:13
Notes
First Chilean to swim the English Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Taiwan
Swimmer
Hsu Wen-erh (許汶而)
Year
2024
Time
12:17
Notes
First Taiwanese to swim the English Channel.
| Direction | Country of origin | Swimmer | Year | Time | Notes |
| England to France | United Kingdom | Matthew Webb | 1875 | 21:45 | First British person and man to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | United States | Henry Sullivan | 1923 | 26:50 | First American person and man to swim the English Channel. |
| France to England | United States | Gertrude Ederle | 1926 | 14:39 | First American woman to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | France | Georges Michel | 1926 | 11:05 | First French person and man to swim the English Channel. |
| France to England | United Kingdom | Mercedes Gleitze | 1927 | 15:15 | First British woman to swim the English Channel. |
| France to England | South Africa | Margaret ('Peggy') Duncan | 1930 | 16:17 | First known person from Southern Africa to swim the English Channel. |
| France to England | Sweden | Sally Bauer | 1939 | 15:22 | First Swede, and first Scandinavian, to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | Belgium | Fernand Du Moulin | 1949 | 12:59 | First Belgian person and man to swim the English Channel. |
| France to England | Canada | Winnie Leuszler | 1951 | 13:25 | First Canadian to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | Netherlands | Jan van Hemsbergen | 1951 | 14:03 | First Dutch person and man to swim the English Channel. |
| France to England | United Kingdom | Jenny James | 1951 | 13:55 | First Welsh person to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | Mexico | Damian Pizá Beltran | 1953 | 15:23 | First Mexican to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | Syria | Mohamed El Soussi | 1954 | 17:55 | First Syrian person and man to swim the English Channel. |
| France to England | Canada | Jacques Amyot | 1956 | 13:02 | First Canadian man to swim the English Channel. |
| France to England | Bangladesh | Brojen Das | 1958 | 10:35 | First Asian (from Bikrampur, East Pakistan; now Bangladesh) to swim the English Channel, at the English Channel Swimming Competition in 1958. Das became a Bangladeshi citizen after the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[citation needed] |
| England to France | India | Mihir Sen | 1958 | 14:45 | First Indian to swim the English Channel. |
| France to England | Brazil | Abilio Couto | 1958 | 12:45 | First South American to swim the English Channel. |
| France to England | Southern Rhodesia | Dennis Pearson | 1959 | 15:36 | The second known person, and first man, from Southern Africa to swim the Channel. Pearson, from Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, swam across on Bastille Day, 14 July 1959. |
| France to England | India | Arati Saha | 1959 | 14:20 | First Indian woman and first Asian woman to swim the English Channel.[citation needed] |
| France to England | North Macedonia | Niko Nestor | 1959 | 12:06 | First Macedonian to swim the English Channel. |
| France to England | Netherlands | Mary Kok | 1960 | 24:25 | First Dutch woman to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | South Africa | Peter Bales | 1969 | 13:38 | 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. |
| France to England | North Macedonia | Atina Bojadži | 1969 | 13:20 | First Macedonian woman to swim the English Channel. |
| France to England | United Kingdom | Ray Cossum | 1970 | 13:41 | First Irishman to swim the English Channel. (Cossum was born in Kent and moved to Derry, Northern Ireland as a teenager.) He worked as a saturation diver and claimed to be the only person to have crossed the Channel by train, boat, submarine, plane and swimming, and to have worked at its bottom. |
| France to England | Czechoslovakia | František Venclovský [cs] | 1971 | 15:26 | First Czech (Czechoslovak at that time) to swim the channel. |
| England to France | Poland | Teresa Zarzeczańska | 1975 | 11:10 | First Polish person to swim the English Channel.[citation needed] |
| England to France | Poland | Romuald Szopa | 1978 | 12:49 | First Polish man to swim the English Channel.[citation needed] |
| England to France | United Kingdom | Mary Yeats | 1979 | 11:19 | First Scot to swim the English Channel.[citation needed] |
| England to France | Belgium | Vera Zeitzen | 1981 | 10:27 | First Belgian woman to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | Israel | Eitan Friedman | 1993 | 13:13 | First Israeli to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | Tunisia | Nejib Belhedi | 1993 | 16:35 | First Tunisian to swim the channel, namesake of a trophy for swimming the channel at the highest tide. |
| England to France | France | Marion Hans | 1994 | 9:42 | First French woman to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | Norway | Bharat Shukla | 2000 | 13:52 | First Norwegian to swim the English Channel.[citation needed] |
| England to France | China | Zhang Jian | 2001 | 11:56 | First person from China to swim the English Channel. |
| 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. |
| England to France | Malaysia | Abdul Malik Mydin | 2003 | 17:42 | First Malaysian swimmer to cross the English Channel.[citation needed] |
| England to France | Dominican Republic | Marcos Diaz | 2004 | 09:56 | First Dominican swimmer to cross the English Channel.[citation needed] |
| England to France | Singapore | Thum Ping Tjin | 2005 | 12:24 | First Singaporean to swim the Channel. |
| England to France | Iceland | Sigrún Þuríður Geirsdóttir | 2015 | 22:34 | First Icelandic woman to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | Luxembourg | Paule Kremer | 2017 | 13:54 | First Luxembourgish person and woman to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | Israel | Avishag Turek [he] | 2017 | 13:?? | First Israeli woman to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | Ecuador | Sara Palacios [es] | 2018 | 12:58 | First Ecuadorian citizen and South American Woman to swim the channel.[citation needed] |
| England to France | Syria | Zeina Alsharkas | 2019 | 11:36 | First Syrian woman to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | Chile | Bárbara Hernández | 2019 | 12:13 | First Chilean to swim the English Channel. |
| England to France | Taiwan | Hsu Wen-erh (許汶而) | 2024 | 12:17 | First Taiwanese to swim the English Channel. |
· Other notable crossings
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
United States
Swimmer
Florence Chadwick
Year
1953
Time
14:42
Notes
First woman to swim the English Channel in both directions (on separate occasions).
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Bill Pickering
Year
1955
Time
14:06
Notes
First vegetarian swimmer to cross the English Channel.[citation needed]
England to France to England
England to France to England
Direction
England to France to England
Country of origin
Argentina
Swimmer
Antonio Abertondo
Year
1961
Time
43:10
Notes
First person to swim the channel both ways non-stop.[citation needed]
France to England
France to England
Direction
France to England
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Margaret White
Year
1961
Time
15:08
Notes
At the time, the youngest person to swim the Channel (aged 17).
England to France to England
England to France to England
Direction
England to France to England
Country of origin
Canada
Swimmer
Cindy Nicholas
Year
1977
Time
19:55
Notes
First woman and youngest swimmer (at the time) to swim the channel both ways non-stop, breaking Jon Erikson's record of 30 hours and setting a new world record. Her one way crossing in 1975 set the record of 9 hours and 46 minutes (a record that stood until 1988). She holds the record for the most two-way crossings with a total of five.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
United States
Swimmer
Charles Chapman
Year
1981
Time
12:30
Notes
First black swimmer to cross the Channel.[citation needed]
England to France to England to France
England to France to England to France
Direction
England to France to England to France
Country of origin
United States
Swimmer
Jon Erikson
Year
1981
Time
38:27
Notes
First person to swim the channel three ways.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Australia
Swimmer
John Maclean
Year
1998
Time
12:55
Notes
First paraplegic to swim the Channel.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
Bulgaria
Swimmer
Petar Stoychev
Year
2007
Time
6:57
Notes
First swimmer to cross the English Channel under 7 hours.[citation needed]
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
France
Swimmer
Philippe Croizon
Year
2010
Time
13:28
Notes
First quadruple amputee to swim the English Channel.
England to France to England to France to England
England to France to England to France to England
Direction
England to France to England to France to England
Country of origin
United States
Swimmer
Sarah Thomas
Year
2019
Time
54:10
Notes
First person to swim the channel four ways non-stop.
England to France
England to France
Direction
England to France
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Gillian Castle
Year
2023
Time
13:53
Notes
First person with a stoma to swim the Channel.
| Direction | Country of origin | Swimmer | Year | Time | Notes |
| England to France | United States | Florence Chadwick | 1953 | 14:42 | First woman to swim the English Channel in both directions (on separate occasions). |
| England to France | United Kingdom | Bill Pickering | 1955 | 14:06 | First vegetarian swimmer to cross the English Channel.[citation needed] |
| England to France to England | Argentina | Antonio Abertondo | 1961 | 43:10 | First person to swim the channel both ways non-stop.[citation needed] |
| France to England | United Kingdom | Margaret White | 1961 | 15:08 | At the time, the youngest person to swim the Channel (aged 17). |
| England to France to England | Canada | Cindy Nicholas | 1977 | 19:55 | First woman and youngest swimmer (at the time) to swim the channel both ways non-stop, breaking Jon Erikson's record of 30 hours and setting a new world record. Her one way crossing in 1975 set the record of 9 hours and 46 minutes (a record that stood until 1988). She holds the record for the most two-way crossings with a total of five. |
| England to France | United States | Charles Chapman | 1981 | 12:30 | First black swimmer to cross the Channel.[citation needed] |
| England to France to England to France | United States | Jon Erikson | 1981 | 38:27 | First person to swim the channel three ways. |
| England to France | Australia | John Maclean | 1998 | 12:55 | First paraplegic to swim the Channel. |
| England to France | Bulgaria | Petar Stoychev | 2007 | 6:57 | 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. |
| 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. |
| England to France | United Kingdom | Gillian Castle | 2023 | 13:53 | First person with a stoma to swim the Channel. |
· Records › Fastest
Men
Men
Record
Men
Country of origin
Germany
Swimmer
Andreas Waschburger
Time
06:45
Date
Sep. 2023
Women
Women
Record
Women
Country of origin
Czech Republic
Swimmer
Yvetta Hlaváčová
Time
07:25
Date
2006
Men two ways
Men two ways
Record
Men two ways
Country of origin
New Zealand
Swimmer
Philip Rush
Time
16:10
Date
1987
Women two ways
Women two ways
Record
Women two ways
Country of origin
Australia
Swimmer
Susie Maroney
Time
17:14
Date
1991
Men three ways
Men three ways
Record
Men three ways
Country of origin
New Zealand
Swimmer
Philip Rush
Time
28:21
Date
1987
Women three ways
Women three ways
Record
Women three ways
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Alison Streeter
Time
34:40
Date
1990
Four ways
Four ways
Record
Four ways
Country of origin
United States
Swimmer
Sarah Thomas
Time
54:10
Date
2019
| Record | Country of origin | Swimmer | Time | Date |
| Men | Germany | Andreas Waschburger | 06:45 | Sep. 2023 |
| Women | Czech Republic | Yvetta Hlaváčová | 07:25 | 2006 |
| Men two ways | New Zealand | Philip Rush | 16:10 | 1987 |
| Women two ways | Australia | Susie Maroney | 17:14 | 1991 |
| Men three ways | New Zealand | Philip Rush | 28:21 | 1987 |
| Women three ways | United Kingdom | Alison Streeter | 34:40 | 1990 |
| Four ways | United States | Sarah Thomas | 54:10 | 2019 |
· Records › Most crossings
Women
Women
Record
Women
Country of origin
Australia
Swimmer
Chloë McCardel
Crossings
45
Men
Men
Record
Men
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Kevin Murphy
Crossings
34
Women two ways
Women two ways
Record
Women two ways
Country of origin
Canada
Swimmer
Cynthia Nicholas
Crossings
5
Men two ways
Men two ways
Record
Men two ways
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Kevin Murphy
Crossings
3
Australia
Australia
Record
Australia
Country of origin
Stuart Johnson
Women three ways
Women three ways
Record
Women three ways
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Alison Streeter
Crossings
1
Australia
Australia
Record
Australia
Country of origin
Chloe McCardel
United States
United States
Record
United States
Country of origin
Sarah Thomas
Men three ways
Men three ways
Record
Men three ways
Country of origin
United States
Swimmer
Jon Erikson
Crossings
1
New Zealand
New Zealand
Record
New Zealand
Country of origin
Philip Rush
Four ways
Four ways
Record
Four ways
Country of origin
United States
Swimmer
Sarah Thomas
Crossings
1
| Record | Country of origin | Swimmer | Crossings |
| Women | Australia | Chloë McCardel | 45 |
| Men | United Kingdom | Kevin Murphy | 34 |
| Women two ways | Canada | Cynthia Nicholas | 5 |
| Men two ways | United Kingdom | Kevin Murphy | 3 |
| Australia | Stuart Johnson | ||
| Women three ways | United Kingdom | Alison Streeter | 1 |
| Australia | Chloe McCardel | ||
| United States | Sarah Thomas | ||
| Men three ways | United States | Jon Erikson | 1 |
| New Zealand | Philip Rush | ||
| Four ways | United States | Sarah Thomas | 1 |
· Records › Oldest swimmer
Women
Women
Record
Women
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Linda Ashmore
Age
71 years
Date
August 21, 2018
Men
Men
Record
Men
Country of origin
South Africa
Swimmer
Otto Thaning
Age
73 years
Date
September 6, 2014
| Record | Country of origin | Swimmer | Age | Date | Reference |
| Women | United Kingdom | Linda Ashmore | 71 years | August 21, 2018 | |
| Men | South Africa | Otto Thaning | 73 years | September 6, 2014 |
· Records › Youngest swimmer
Women
Women
Record
Women
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Samantha Druce
Age
12 years, 118 days
Date
1983
Men
Men
Record
Men
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Swimmer
Thomas Gregory
Age
11 years, 330 days
Date
1988
| Record | Country of origin | Swimmer | Age | Date | Reference |
| Women | United Kingdom | Samantha Druce | 12 years, 118 days | 1983 | |
| Men | United Kingdom | Thomas Gregory | 11 years, 330 days | 1988 |
· Records › Relay
2 swimmers
2 swimmers
Record
2 swimmers
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Time
9:22
Date
2005
3 swimmers
3 swimmers
Record
3 swimmers
Country of origin
USA
Time
9:39
Date
2011
4 swimmers
4 swimmers
Record
4 swimmers
Country of origin
Brazil
Time
8:22
Date
2011
| Record | Country of origin | Swimmers | Time | Date |
| 2 swimmers | United Kingdom | 9:22 | 2005 | |
| 3 swimmers | USA | 9:39 | 2011 | |
| 4 swimmers | Brazil | 8:22 | 2011 |
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