First Person To Swim The English Channel

This made him a celebrity and he performed many stunts in public.

Gertrude ederle the first woman to swim across the english channel dies at 98. Argentinean antonio abertondo was the first male to swim the channel in both directions without stopping in 1961. Captain webb becomes first person to swim the english channel on august 24 1875 captain matthew webb of great britain becomes the first man to successfully swim the english channel without. The new york times.

This drawing shows captain matthew webb attempting to swim across the english channel in 1875 the first person to successfully cross the stretch of water was captain matthew webb who swam the. On 25th august 1875 he swam from dover to calais in under 22 hours. Captain matthew webb became the first person to swim the english channel shortly afterwards webb decided to focus on his swimming and set himself the challenge of crossing the. After treatment for breast cancer last year sarah thomas has become the first person to swim across the channel four times non stop.

Captain matthew webb was the first recorded person to swim the english channel without using artificial aids. In 1875 webb swam from dover to calais in less than 22 hours. London ap a british swimming association says endurance athlete lewis pugh has completed his 330 mile 530 kilometer swim along the length of the english channel from land s end to dover the first swimmer to do so. Gertrude ederle becomes first woman to swim english channel on august 6 1926 on her second attempt 19 year old gertrude ederle becomes the first woman to swim the 21 miles from dover england.

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Gertrude ederle who was called america s best girl by president calvin coolidge in 1926 after she became the first woman to swim across the english channel died yesterday at a nursing home in wyckoff n j. The former olympic gold medallist crossed the channel on august 6 1926 in just 14 hours and 39 minutes.