Feilim O'Maolain swim on 06 August 1998
| Swimmer |
| Name | O'Maolain, Feilim |
| Gender | M |
| Age | 27 |
| Nationality | UK [England] |
| Country | UK [England] |
| Swim |
| Date | 06 Aug 1998 |
| No of Ways, Leg, Direction | 1-way, 1st, E-F |
| Swim Time, Departure, Arrival | 21:35:00, 10:11:00, 10:41:00 |
| Ratifying Organisation | CSA |
| Swim Crew and Support |
| Pilot, Boat | Michael Oram, Aegean Blue |
| Observer | John Sands |
| Trainer | John Fortune |
| Miscellaneous |
| Comment | My aim was to be the first ever backstroke crossing. What happened was that I did backstroke until 23.35pm (over half the swim) but I then got cold and had to complete it on frontcrawl - I may well try again. Landed at Calais beach |
| Website/URL | http://www.soulswimmer.com |
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