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CS&PF Awards

List of CS&PF awards recipients since 2003


Recipient Award Comments
Andreas Waschburger (Germany)The Eurotunnel Trophy
For the fastest CS&PF swim of the year
England - France, 6 hrs 45 mins 25 secs
Elizabeth Pudney (UK)The Gertrude Ederle Award
For the most meritorious CS&PF swim of the year by a woman
England-France 11 hours 59 minutes 59 second
Michael Tsang (Hong Kong)The Des Renford Award
For the most meritorious CS&PF swim of the year by a man
England-France 18 hours 21 minutes
Carlos Alfonso Acosta Aldrete (Mexico)The Peter Adams Award
For the CS&PF successful endurance swim of the year
England-France-England 28 hours 16 minutes
Caitlin O’Reilly (New Zealand)The Audrey Scott Award
For the youngest successful CS&PF swimmer of the year
19 years 4 months 29 days
England-France 9 hours 34 minutes
Denis Crean (USA)The Ray Scott Award
For the oldest successful CS&PF swimmer of the year
63 years 24 days
England-France 12 hours 19 minutes
Jason BetleyThe Alison Streeter MBE award
For the fastest CS&PF 2-way swim of the year
England-France-England 25 hours 47 minutes
Michael Oram & Crew of GalivantThe Barrie Darling award
For the CS&PF pilot/crew member of the year
Oxford University The Dover Straits award
For the fastest CS&PF relay crossing of the year
9 hours 3 minutes
Max Anderson Loake (UK) Esmé Briggs (UK) Jackson Spry (UK) Eva Ponting (UK) Samual Nicholls (UK) Charlotte O'Leary (UK)
Swim Tayka - Mozambique The Longest Standard Relay Crossing award
For the longest CS&PF standard relay swim of the year
18 hours 10 minutes
Connah Lloyd (UK) Simon Sharp (UK) Steve Brown (UK) Rachel Cobley (UK) Hayley Thompson (UK) Fabiola Williams (UK)
Tony Ball CS&PF Observer of the year
For the CS&PF observer of the year
Wardie Bay to BelgiumThe Most Meritorious Special Category Relay
For the most meritorious CS&PF special category swim of the year
Ramsgate Beach to Potje Beach, Belgium
35 hours 36 minutes
Gavin Tennant (UK) Innes Miller (UK) Daniel Rudge (UK) Anna Kerr (UK) Craig Kerr (UK)
Julian Critchlow (UK)The Sunny Lowry “Special Thanks” award
For the supporters/volunteers contribution to the Federation
Sophie EtheridgeThe JLDSC "For Special Recognition" award and cup
For the most successful CS&PF swim completed under exceptional circumstances
England-France 29 hours 4 minutes
One Foot In The Wave 3Jody Jones Special CS&PF Award
England-France 17 hours 5 minutes.
Average age 77.
Donald Riddington (Aus) Robert Roberts (UK) Chris Stockdale (UK) Andy Nation (UK) Kevin Murphy (UK) Robert Lloyd-Evans (UK)