Kristine Buckley swim on 11 August 2001
| Swimmer |
| Name | Buckley, Kristine |
| Gender | F |
| Age | 41 |
| Nationality | USA |
| Country | USA |
| Swim |
| Date | 11 Aug 2001 |
| No of Ways, Leg, Direction | 1-way, 1st, E-F |
| Swim Time, Departure, Arrival | 16:54:00, 03:32:00, 20:26:00 |
| Ratifying Organisation | CSA |
| Swim Crew and Support |
| Pilot, Boat | Reg Brickell Jr, Viking Princess |
| Observer | Colin Orchard |
| Trainer | None |
| Miscellaneous |
| Comment | Some of the comments Colin wrote: '... A magnificent achievement in what can only be described as far from ideal conditions for most of the way with high winds and rough water.
Wind force 4-5, wave height 4 feet. ... Shortly after on reporting our completion to Dover Coastguard Reg was informed that the Lady Sarah a Federation Escort vessel had lost her swimmer about a mile off Calais.' The swimmer washed up 8 days later in Ostenberg, France. He was the fourth swimmer ever to die while crossing the English Channel according to the CSA. |
| Website/URL | http://www.south-end.org/profile/buckleyChannel.shtml |
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