David Knight swim on 28 August 2004
| Swimmer |
| Name | Knight, David |
| Gender | M |
| Age | 40 |
| Nationality | Australia |
| Country | Australia |
| County/State | New South Wales |
| Swim |
| Date | 28 Aug 2004 |
| No of Ways, Leg, Direction | 1-way, 1st, E-F |
| Swim Time, Departure, Arrival | 13:09:00, 09:00:00, 22:09:00 |
| Ratifying Organisation | CSA |
| Swim Crew and Support |
| Pilot, Boat | Reg Brickell Jr, Viking Princess |
| Observer | Craig (?) |
| Trainer | John Maclean |
| Miscellaneous |
| Comment | I had a great crew with me: John Maclean – Best friend and First Wheel Chair athlete to swim the channel in 1998; Pierre-Alain Ceralli – Great friend and adventure racer from Switzerland; Liam McHale – Great friend and Ironman from Ireland
Attempted double. Success one way, failed on return after 7.30 hours in the water. 13 hours for 26 miles on the way over, 7 miles in 7 hours on the way back – you have to love the challenge of the conditions and currents! If you are attempting a double get straight back in the water or you will get too cold!!
Was living in Connecticut,USA at time of swim |
| Website/URL | Check out this for some inspiration! http://www.johnmaclean.com.au/whois/
Recommend John’s book “Sucking the marrow out of life” |
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