Record Holders Across The English Channel

Over the course of history since 1872, several thousands of solo attempts have been made to swim across the 33.5 km English Channel between England and France.

Of those thousands of soloists, 68 different swimmers from 17 countries (Great Britain, Italy, USA, Germany, France, Egypt, Denmark, Canada, Bulgaria, Australia, Syria, Turkey, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Brazil, and Argentina) set or broke a speed record swimming across the English Channel over the last 148 years.

Each swim and each individual – successful or not – has an interesting backstory of persistence, courage, and tenacity (e.g., see Erdal Acet of Turkey swimming and later standing on the street named after him above. Listen to his most recent interview below.

Lees verder en bekijk de plekken die Irene van der Laan en Ton Brouwer hebben ingenomen in de ontwikkeling van de records over het Kanaal @ dailynewsofopenwaterswimming