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Solo Swims Statistics

The statistics on this page are based on solo Channel swims database compiled by Julian Critchlow. If you can provide any additional information or if you notice any errors or omissions, please contact us or Julian by email published on his website.

List of contents

1. Solo crossings numbers
2. Channel records
3. Multiple swims
4. Multiple crossings
5. Crossings by country

 Solo crossings numbers

Overall Men Women E/F F/E M E/F M F/E W E/F W F/E
Swimmers260717318762468222163914582977
1-way swimmers260417298752464191163613282859
2-way swimmers371720
3-way swimmers422
4-way swimmers101
Crossings325121081143294930119151931034108
1-way crossings3131205810732887243188916999874
2-way crossings522230
3-way crossings422
4-way crossings101

 Channel crossing records

Swimmer Date Overall Men Women E/F F/E M E/F M F/E W E/F W F/E
Current Records 06:45:25 06:45:25 07:25:15 06:45:25 08:05:00 06:45:25 08:05:00 07:25:15 08:48:00 Details
Waschburger, Andeas08 Sep 202306:45:2506:45:2506:45:2506:45:25Details
Grimsey, Trent08 Sep 201206:55:0006:55:0006:55:0006:55:00Details
Stoychev, Petar24 Aug 200706:57:5006:57:5006:57:5006:57:50Details
Hlaváčová, Yvetta05 Aug 200607:25:1507:25:15Details
Wandratsch, Christof01 Aug 200507:03:5207:03:5207:03:5207:03:52Details
Hundeby, Chad27 Sep 199407:17:0007:17:0007:17:0007:17:00Details
Streeter, Alison20 Sep 198808:48:00Details
Davey, Richard08 Sep 198808:05:0008:05:00Details
Rush, Philip16 Aug 198708:15:0008:15:00Details
Rush, Philip16 Aug 198707:55:0007:55:00Details
Asmuth, Paul29 Aug 198508:12:0008:12:00Details
Johnson, Eric13 Aug 198508:20:0008:20:0008:20:00Details
Dunsbee, Lyndon07 Jul 198408:34:0008:34:0008:34:00Details
Charlesworth, Richard15 Jul 198208:52:0008:52:00Details
Erikson, Jon19 Aug 197908:38:0008:38:00Details
Brouwer, Ton04 Aug 197908:44:0008:44:00Details
Dean, Penny Lee29 Jul 197807:40:0007:40:0007:40:0007:40:00Details
el Shazley, Nasser21 Aug 197708:45:0008:45:0008:45:0008:45:00Details
Acet, Erdal31 Aug 197609:02:0009:02:00Details
Brook, Wendy31 Aug 197608:56:0008:56:0008:56:0008:56:00Details
Saleh, Marwan18 Aug 197609:27:0009:27:00Details
Bischoff, Tina05 Aug 197609:03:0009:03:0009:03:0009:03:00Details
Gad, Monir Amin14 Aug 197509:40:00Details
Nicholas, Cynthia29 Jul 197509:46:00Details
Cox, Lynne10 Aug 197309:36:0009:36:0009:36:00Details
Hart, Richard Davis20 Aug 197209:44:0009:44:00Details
Cox, Lynne20 Jul 197209:57:0009:57:0009:57:00Details
Dixon [Ebbelaar], Corrie05 Sep 197110:43:00Details
McGill, Linda29 Sep 196709:59:0009:59:00Details
Gray, Elaine17 Jul 196710:24:0010:24:00Details
Andersen, Greta29 Sep 196413:40:00Details
Watson, Barry16 Aug 196409:35:0009:35:0009:35:0009:35:00Details
Das, Brojen21 Sep 196110:35:0010:35:00Details
Jensen, Helge31 Aug 196010:23:0010:23:0010:23:0010:23:00Details
Couto, Abilio11 Sep 195912:49:0012:49:00Details
Andersen, Greta22 Aug 195811:01:0011:01:00Details
Forsberg OBE RN, C. Gerald21 Aug 195713:33:0013:33:00Details
Chadwick, Florence11 Oct 195513:55:00Details
Chadwick, Florence03 Sep 195314:42:00Details
Abou Heif, Abd el Latif02 Aug 195313:45:0013:45:00Details
Chadwick, Florence10 Sep 195116:19:00Details
Fisher, Brenda16 Aug 195112:42:0012:42:00Details
Rehim, Hassan Abd el22 Aug 195010:50:0010:50:0010:50:0010:50:00Details
Chadwick, Florence08 Aug 195013:23:0013:23:00Details
Blower, Thomas29 Aug 194815:31:0015:31:00Details
Wheatcroft, Fernley28 Aug 193813:35:0013:35:00Details
Temme, Edward18 Aug 193415:34:0015:34:00Details
Michel, Georges09 Sep 192611:05:0011:05:0011:05:0011:05:00Details
Vierkötter, Ernst30 Aug 192612:38:0012:38:0012:38:0012:38:00Details
Ederle, Gertrude06 Aug 192614:39:0014:39:0014:39:0014:39:00Details
Tiraboschi, Enrico11 Aug 192316:33:0016:33:0016:33:0016:33:00Details
Webb, Matthew187521:45:0021:45:0021:45:0021:45:00Details

 Multiple swims

No of CrossingsSwimmer(s)Total
44McCardel, Chloë1
43Streeter, Alison1
34Murphy, Kevin1
33Read, Michael1
19Nicholas, Cynthia; Renford, Desmond2
18Adams, Nicholas; MacDonald, Marcella [Marcy]2
14Jurzynski, Peter; Lewis, Rebecca2
11Clarke, Karteek; Erikson, Jon2
10Rush, Philip1
8Fujita, Miyuki; Hetzel, Thomas; Minty-Gravett [Minty], Sally3
7Bowman, Stuart; Paulk, Courtney Moates; Sharp, Mervyn3
6Das, Brojen; Fry, Elizabeth; Johnson, Stuart; Newman, Marc; Toledano Cadena, Nora; Trehiou [Prunty], Wendy6
5Abertondo, Antonio; Andersen, Greta; Bolliger, Vedika [Karin]; Holland, Melanie; Mekki, Alawi; Miller, Doreen [Dori]; Stievenart, Steve; Thomas, Sarah8
4Chadwick, Florence; Cleveland, Anne; Critchlow, Julian; Cross, Michael; France, Colin; Gollop, Philip; Gregory, Michael; Hamed, Mareh Hassan; Mavra, Boris; Morgan, David; Rehim, Hassan Abd el; Van Der Laan, Irene; Ward, Deirdre; Watson, Barry; Yates, Stephen; Zirganos, Jason [Major]16
3Abou Heif, Abd el Latif; Acosta Aldrete, Carlos Alfonso; Argüelles Díaz González, Antonio; Ashdown-Parkes, Lucy; Asmuth, Paul; Barnie, William E. [Ned]; Betley, Jason; Blick, Kevin; Blower, Thomas; Caballero Echeverría, Jaime; Čech, David; Chassery, Arnaud; Cheesman, Timothy; Couto, Abilio; De Souza, Igor; Erikson, Ted; Faidalla, Ibrahim; France, Emma; Heim-Bowen [Heim], Suzanne; Hessom, Rachel; Hlaváčová, Yvetta; James [Keech], Howard; Khairy, Abla Adel; Llewellyn Hickling, Liane; Macy, Michelle; Maier, Michael; Maroney, Susie; McGill, Linda; Moar, Guy; Muir, Ian; Nortje, Barend; Parcells, David; Roka, Heather; Saleh, Marwan; Seirer, Richard [Rick]; Serra, Jose; Sharma, Rashmi; Shenoy, Taranath Narayan; Sheridan, Mark; Southey, Jon; Stockdale, Christopher; Stoychev, Petar; Thompson, Brianna; Townley-Rivett, Paula; Trusty, Norman; Turner, Derek; Van Wisse, John; Webster, Martyn48
2Acet, Erdal; Allsopp, Roger; Alsaran, Kamil Resa; Amyot, Jacques; Ashmore, Linda; Austin, Gary; Avram Marius, Iancu; Aydin, Ersin; Baldock, Cyril; Bauer, Sally; Bayliss, Mark; Beltrán, Damián Pizá; Beniston, Karl; Bernardová, Abhejali; Blears, James; Bolsinger, Gregg; Boucher, Jim; Bradshaw, Julie; Brisson, Michael; Brown, Adrian [Ady]; Camarero, Alfredo; Cameron, David; Carpio, Daniel; Chowdhury, Bula; Cox, Lynne; Creek, John; Cummins, Lisa; Damas Ribeiro, Dailza; Davey, Richard; Dixon, Raymond; Dixon, Kelly; Djordjevic, Angikar Sasa; Down, Ian; Dunsbee, Lyndon; el Arabi, Sayyed; el Shazley, Nasser; Estadieu, Sylvain; Fagg, Leigh; Fagher, Elsayed; Faidalla, Nazia; Fisher, Brenda; Flambard, Richard; Gad, Monir Amin; Gaffney, Eoin; Gallant-Charette, Pat; George, Rosemary; Georgiou, Julius; Golding, Clifford [Cliff]; Gutierrez, Javier; Hains, Chris; Hart, Richard Davis; Hayward, Jonathan; Helps, Michael [Mickey]; Hemat, Hani; Herron, Paul; Hopfensperger, Paul; Hopkin, Lorraine; Horner, Elisabeth; Jennings, Michael; Jensen, Helge; Jones, Samantha; Kammersgaard, Jenny; Khalil, Mostafa; Le Morvan, Roger; Leek, Christopher; Legge, Justin; Levine, Nicholas; Lobo, Daniel; Lock, Graham; Lopez-Bonilla, Laura; Mandour, Magdi; Marquez Colin, Raquel; McVetta, Brad; Meca, David; Mickman, Philip; Miller, Michael; Millett, Paul; Millichip [Joyce], Nicola; Minty, David; Momtaz, Osama Ahmed; Montgomery, Andrew; Morand, Raphael; Morlan, Graco; Neill, Tina; Niemz, Vasanti; Novak, Jan; Ogawa, Toshio; Oldham, Susan [Sue]; Onuki, Teruko; Öz, Murat; Palfrey, Penny; Pembroke, Thomas; Pereira, Baptista; Pinto, Paolo; Plit, Claudio; Psilolignou, Sophia; Pumphrey, Katie; Rashad, Osama; Ratcliffe, Jonathan; Rising, Phil [Philip Henry]; Robinson, Paul; Rodriguez Barroso, Hugo; Sheppard, Chris; Shields, Belinda; Siegel, Mo; Sifleet, Christine; Simon, Samantha; Smith, Jenny Leigh; Sowter [Williams], Lee; Spokes [Gilbert; Masters], June; Taylor, Stella; Temme, Edward; Tew, Paul; Thaning, Otto; Tresserras, Montserrat; Van Staveren, Joke; Van Vooren, Pierre; Van Wisse, Tammy; Venclovsky, Frantisek; Wahl, Danielle; Wandratsch, Christof; Welch, Haydn; Whetter, Richard; Wildschut, Monique124

Multiple crossings

Quadruples

Swimmer Date 1st Leg 2nd Leg 3nd Leg 4th Leg Total Time
1Thomas, Sarah15 Sep 201911:26:5012:40:1412:58:1617:04:4054:10:00Details

Triples

SwimmerDate1st Leg2nd Leg3nd LegTotal Time
1Erikson, Jon11 Aug 198110:10:0013:14:0015:03:0038:27:00Details
2Rush, Philip16 Aug 198707:55:0008:15:0012:11:0028:21:00Details
3Streeter, Alison02 Aug 199010:36:0010:35:0013:29:0034:40:00Details
4McCardel, Chloë08 Aug 201511:34:0011:08:0036:12:0013:30:00Details

Doubles

SwimmerDate1st Leg2nd LegTotal Time
1Abertondo, Antonio20 Sep 196118:50:0024:20:0043:10:00Details
2Erikson, Ted19 Sep 196514:15:0015:48:0030:03:00Details
3Murphy, Kevin04 Aug 197015:35:0019:35:0035:10:00Details
4Erikson, Jon14 Aug 197511:59:0017:51:0029:50:00Details
5Murphy, Kevin30 Aug 197515:00:0021:03:0036:03:00Details
6Nicholas, Cynthia07 Sep 197708:58:0010:57:0019:55:00Details
7Nicholas, Cynthia04 Aug 197908:55:0010:17:0019:12:00Details
8Erikson, Jon19 Aug 197908:38:0013:38:0022:16:00Details
9Nicholas, Cynthia09 Aug 198108:29:0013:52:0022:21:00Details
10Nicholas, Cynthia28 Aug 198208:32:0010:23:0018:55:00Details
11Nicholas, Cynthia13 Sep 198208:50:0011:19:0020:09:00Details
12Streeter, Alison03 Aug 198309:22:0011:54:0021:16:00Details
13Van Der Laan, Irene18 Aug 198308:10:0010:05:0018:15:00Details
14Momtaz, Osama Ahmed21 Jul 198410:15:0011:22:0021:37:00Details
15Rush, Philip09 Sep 198509:03:0008:53:0017:56:00Details
16Murphy, Kevin17 Aug 198711:45:0020:57:0032:42:00Details
17Maroney, Susie22 Jul 199108:19:0008:55:0017:14:00Details
18Streeter, Alison05 Aug 199210:29:0011:51:0022:20:00Details
19Townley-Rivett, Paula13 Aug 199310:41:0011:30:0022:11:00Details
20Toledano Cadena, Nora05 Aug 199410:03:0013:35:0023:38:00Details
21Streeter, Alison21 Jul 199508:50:0012:05:0020:55:00Details
22Adams, Nicholas23 Jul 199511:40:0015:48:0027:28:00Details
23De Souza, Igor26 Aug 199709:31:0009:02:0018:33:00Details
24MacDonald, Marcella [Marcy]27 Jul 200109:53:0011:26:0021:19:00Details
25Parcells, David16 Aug 200210:12:0011:18:0021:30:00Details
26Cleveland, Anne30 Jul 200411:51:0016:45:0028:36:00Details
27MacDonald, Marcella [Marcy]03 Sep 200411:14:0011:46:0023:00:00Details
28Čech, David06 Aug 200609:06:0010:48:0019:54:00Details
29Llewellyn Hickling, Liane02 Aug 200911:20:0016:15:0027:35:00Details
30Cummins, Lisa19 Sep 200914:36:0035:00:0020:24:00Details
31McCardel, Chloë22 Jul 201010:37:0011:11:0021:48:00Details
32Van Wisse, John07 Aug 201009:23:3219:55:4810:32:16Details
33Fry, Elizabeth19 Aug 201113:20:3011:20:4024:41:10Details
34Johnson, Stuart20 Aug 201113:28:0012:22:0025:50:00Details
35Johnson, Stuart02 Sep 201211:43:0012:47:0024:30:00Details
36McCardel, Chloë08 Sep 201209:50:0009:30:0019:21:00Details
37Caballero Echeverría, Jaime07 Aug 201312:00:0012:35:0024:35:00Details
38Trehiou [Prunty], Wendy20 Aug 201317:08:0022:01:0039:09:00Details
39MacDonald, Marcella [Marcy]28 Aug 201311:55:1512:21:0024:16:15Details
40Johnson, Stuart07 Aug 201409:02:0010:45:0019:47:00Details
41Miller, Doreen [Dori]04 Aug 201412:08:0014:13:0026:21:00Details
42Lewis, Rebecca23 Aug 201609:59:0010:16:0020:15:00Details
43Ward, Deirdre23 Aug 201613:15:4714:37:0827:52:55Details
44Minty-Gravett [Minty], Sally29 Aug 201615:03:0021:23:0036:26:00Details
45McCardel, Chloë28 Aug 201710:26:0010:08:0020:34:00Details
46Thompson, Brianna09 Jul 201911:05:0011:32:0022:37:00Details
47Seirer, Richard [Rick]26 Aug 201911:55:0017:48:0029:46:00Details
48Stievenart, Steve11 Aug 202015:12:0019:33:0034:45:00Details
49Paulk, Courtney Moates02 Aug 202113:22:0014:14:0027:36:00Details
50Roka, Heather20 Aug 202112:18:0012:50:0025:08:00Details
51Betley, Jason09 Aug 202311:26:0014:21:0025:47:00Details
52Acosta Aldrete, Carlos Alfonso08 Sep 202311:58:0016:18:0028:16:00Details

 Crossings by country

Country Total No. of Crossings First Crossing
UK [England]886 (10 doubles, 1 triple) 1875
USA561 (12 doubles, 1 triple, 1 quadruple) 1923
Australia392 (10 doubles, 1 triple) 1965
UK213 2005
Ireland114 (2 doubles) 1987
South Africa80 1926Details
India61 1958Details
France60 (1 double) 1926Details
Mexico56 (2 doubles) 1953Details
Canada54 (5 doubles) 1951Details
UK [Scotland]53 1950Details
Egypt49 (1 double) 1928Details
Brazil48 (1 double) 1958Details
UK [Jersey]44 (2 doubles) 1966Details
New Zealand40 (1 double, 1 triple) 1965Details
Netherlands39 (1 double) 1951Details
Czech Republic38 (1 double) 1998Details
Germany37 1926Details
UK [Wales]33 (1 double) 1951Details
Spain28 (1 double) 1958Details
Japan27 1982Details
Belgium22 1949Details
Turkey22 1954Details
Argentina20 (1 double) 1950Details
Denmark15 1950Details
Italy14 1923Details
Poland13 1975Details
Greece11 1949Details
Russia11 2006Details
UK [Guernsey]11 2009Details
Saudi Arabia9 1975Details
Slovakia9 2002Details
Switzerland9 1988Details
UK [Northern Ireland]9 1970Details
Sweden8 1939Details
Pakistan7 1958Details
Syria7 1954Details
Austria5 1934Details
Bulgaria5 2006Details
Czechoslovakia5 1971Details
Guatemala5 1965Details
Hungary5 1978Details
Israel5 1993Details
Zimbabwe5 1959Details
China4 2001Details
China [Hong Kong]4 2020Details
Ecuador4 1997Details
Iceland4 2008Details
Lebanon4 1953Details
Norway4 2000Details
Peru4 1947Details
Portugal4 1954Details
Romania4 2015Details
Chile3 1982Details
Costa Rica3 2022Details
Croatia3 2004Details
Malaysia3 2003Details
Yugoslavia3 1959Details
Barbados2 2003Details
Cyprus2 2003Details
Finland2 2008Details
Iran2 1966Details
Kazakhstan2 2019Details
Macedonia2 2009Details
Malta2 1989Details
Namibia2 1999Details
Serbia2 2010Details
Singapore2 2005Details
UK [Gibraltar]2 2012Details
Ukraine2 2006Details
Venezuela2 1999Details
?1 2024Details
Andorra1 2021Details
Bahamas1 2020Details
Bangladesh1 1988Details
Bosnia & Herzegovina1 2015Details
Botswana1 2011Details
Colombia1 2024Details
Cyprus [Northern Cyprus]1 1999Details
Estonia1 2018Details
Iraq1 1959Details
Jordan1 2012Details
Latvia1 2019Details
Luxembourg1 2017Details
Moldova1 2014Details
Morocco1 2024Details
Qatar1 2022Details
Saint Lucia1 2016Details
Slovenia1 1997Details
South Korea1 1982Details
Spain [Canary Islands]1 2018Details
Spain [Gran Canaria]1 2017Details
Taiwan1 2024Details
Tunisia1 1993Details
Uruguay1 1998Details
USA [American Samoa]1 2022Details
USA [Puerto Rico]1 2021Details
Vanuatu1 2013Details
Zambia1 2005Details