Swim Stories
- 25 Jul 2021
Paralysed Wheelchair User to Swim Channel Relay
... Read more - 21 Sep 2020
The Six Pack: Struggles, celebration, and sadness for a relay swim team
Andrew Hill-Smith relives his 2017 Channel relay experience ... Read more - 18 Mar 2020
Super Old Swimmers Story
Article about one of the CS&PF 2019 season award winners by Irene van Wijk ... Read more - 03 Aug 2019
Paul Harris swims the Channel
... Read more - 23 Jul 2016
Luiz Pradines de Menezes Junior swims the Channel
Luiz swam the Channel on the 23rd July 2016 in 15 hours 54 minutes ... Read more - 10 Jul 2015
Adana Metropolitan Munincipality Women's Channel Team
The first all female relay team from Turkey swim the Channel ... Read more - 05 Jul 2015
Spencer Ladies drink bubbly
Four ladies from the Spencer Swimming Club sip bubbly on the French shore ... Read more - 17 Sep 2014
Sri Chinmoy Golden Jubilee-Relay
The Sri Chinmoy Golden Jubilee Relay swam to France in 16 hours and 34 minutes ... Read more - 08 Sep 2014
Charlotte Samuels swims the Channel
Charlotte swam the Channel in 20 hours 44 mins and 27 seconds. ... Read more - 12 Jul 2014
Mark Sheridan Solo
Mark Sheridan swam English Channel solo in 14:33 on 12 July 2014 ... Read more
- 24 Jan 2026

CS&PF Annual Dinner 2026 - One week remaining
Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation Annual Dinner 2026Saturday 14th March 2026Channel Suite - Leas Cliff Hall - FolkestoneHere we go again………………………………….This is your advance warning for the CS&PF Annual Dinner.Tickets will go on sale on the 2nd of January 2025. Full details will be advertised at www.cspf.co.uk, this is just giving you the time to get organised.Tickets are £50 person.Tickets will remain on sale until the 31st of January unless they sell out sooner. After that date I would only be able to refund any cancellations if I resell the ticket.To book your tickets please, for my sanity read the following carefully and only apply for tickets when you have ALL the information.Information required at the time of booking:The name of everyone in your party. If you wish to sit together, book together.Tables seat 10.If you are booking more than one table, please state who will be sat at which table.Dietary requirements – this cannot be accommodated on the night so must be supplied at the time of booking.Access requirements / special needs.The country you are travelling from if it is outside the UK.Swim stories to a maximum of 150 words for each 2025 season solo swimmer.Photos for each 2025 solo swimmer, and relay team in your party.Please name the file names the solo surname or relay name. ThanksMichelle Read more
Sandettie Lightship Observations
4pm, 19th February 2026
Water: 48.6 °F (9.2 °C)
Air: 43.5 °F (6.4 °C)
Wind Speed: 13.0 kn (24.1 km/h)
Wind Direction: N (350°)
The CS&PF President, Mike Ball and all the committee are deeply saddened by the passing of Ady Brown.… https://t.co/E17pLxZwgw
3 years ago

