Swam the Channel in 16 hours and 32 minutes
Joint 2,265th fastest time out of 2,666 solo swims (equal with 3 others)
Date: 27 September 1986
Country: UK
Age: 23
Category: Solo Swim
Route: England > France
Organisation: Channel Swimming Association
Pilot: Bob Reid
Observer: I H Glendinning
Escort Boat: FE22
Additional swim information:
Serving as a Police Officer at the time of the swim.
Swam breaststroke, starting from Shakespeare Beach and landing at the beach in front of the village of Escalles, Pas de Calais.
A note at the bottom on the Observers report shows that an application was made to the CSA for this swim to be recognised as a world record, England – France, Breastroke.
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