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About the English Channel

The English Channel is considered one of the world’s most difficult Open Water Swims

Rules:

  • What swimmer can wear: One Hat, one swimsuit, goggles, grease and earplugs
  • No Physical Contact with boat or any person
  • Swim Starts from walking into sea from dry land
  • Swim Ends by finishing on dry land
  • Qualifications: To Qualify a swimmer must complete a 6 hour swim in 60 degrees Fahrenheit or colder

Channel Facts:

  • DISTANCE: 21 Land miles/ 34 kilometers if swimming in a straight line
  • WATER TEMPERATURE  59  – 64.5 degrees Fahrenheit ( 14 to 18 degrees Celcius)
  •  WINDS    6-7-mile per hour winds ,up to 15-25 mile per hour wind gusts
  •  SHIPPING over 800 vessels per day
  •  HAZARDS: Jellyfish, Hypothermia, Debris in the water
  • TIDE : Strong Tidal Flows
  • AVERAGE SWIM TIME: 10-20 Hours

About Channel Crossings:

  • FIRST MALE CROSSING: In 1875, Englishman Captain Matthew Webb in 21 Hours
  • FIRST FEMALE CROSSING: In 1926 American Gertrude Ederle in 14 Hours, 39 minutes
  • FASTEST CROSSING: In 2007 Peter Stoychev of Bulgaria crossed in 6 Hours, 57 minutes
  • SUCCESSFUL SWIMMERS: 1,013 and counting
  • LONGEST CROSSING CROSSING: In 2010 English soloist Jackie Cobell in 28 Hours, 44 minutes

Channel Swims Depart Dover and swim to the shores of France

Dover White Cliffs

 

The Shores of France

Source: Channel Swimming  & Piloting Federation

Charlotte Brynn, Marathon Swimmer, Channel Swimmer, Ice Swimmer, Exercise Specialist

55 Marathon Swims, 2x International Ice Swimming Association Mile (1st New Zealander)

World Open Water Swimming Association’s (WOWSA) 50 Most Adventurous Open Water Women list – 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019

World Open Water Swimming Association’s (WOWSA) list of top women open water coaches and mentors in the world 2018

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