Matthew Williams swim on 22 September 2010
| Swimmer |
| Name | Williams, Matthew |
| Gender | M |
| Age | 31 |
| Nationality | UK |
| Country | UK |
| Swim |
| Date | 22 Sep 2010 |
| No of Ways, Leg, Direction | 1-way, 1st, E-F |
| Swim Time, Departure, Arrival | 15:25:00, 08:00:00, 23:25:00 |
| Ratifying Organisation | CSPF |
| Swim Crew and Support |
| Pilot, Boat | Neil Streeter, Suva |
| Observer | Irene Wakeham |
| Trainer | Freda Streeter |
| Miscellaneous |
| Comment | I was born in Namibia (although have always been British), so was the second person born in Namibia to swim the channel after Bobby Jo Bassingthwaite did it in 1999. In fact she very kindly sent me a good luck message via a friend the night before the swim. The swim also made me the fourth person ever to successfully climb Mount Everest and swim the English Channel, having climbed Mount Everest on 23 May 2008. Landed at Cap Blanc Nez |
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