
The English Channel Among Hall Of Famers

Of the 226 inductees in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, over 45% have swum the English Channel.
These Channel swimmers include the following:
*Alison Streeter (GBR)
*Annemie Landmeters (BEL)
*Christof Wandratsch (GER)
*Kevin Murphy (GBR)
*Nora Toledano Cadena (MEX)
*Peter Jurzynski (USA)
*Sally Anne Minty-Gravett (GBR)
*Alawi Makki (UAE)
*Alfredo Camarero (ARG)
*Alibilo Couto (BRA)
*Antonio Abertondo (ARG)
*Ashby “Bud” Harper (USA)
*Barry Watson (GBR)
*Bert Thomas (USA)
*Bridget Young (GBR)
*Brojen Das (PAK)
*Carol Sing (USA)
*Carole Hunt (GBR)
*Chad Hundeby (USA)
*Christopher Green (GBR)
*Claudio Plit (ARG)
*Cynthia Nicholas (CAN)
*David Meca Medina (ESP)
*David Morgan (GBR)
*David Parcells (USA)
*David Stevens Clark (USA) *David Yudovin (USA)
*Des Renford (AUS)
*Dr. Chris Stockdale (GBR)
*Elaine Gray (GBR)
*Enrico Tiraboschi (ITA)
*Ernest Vierkoetter (GER)
*Ersin Aydin (TUR)
*Florence Chadwick (USA)
*Gerald Forsberg (GBR)
*Gertrude Ederle (USA)
*Greta Andersen (DEN)
*Gustavo Oriozbala (ARG)
*Hassan Abdel Rheim (EGY)
*Helge Jensen (DEN)
*Henry Sullivan (USA)
*Herman Willemse (NED)
*Igor de Souza (BRA)
*Irene Van Der Laan (NED)
*Ishak Helmy (EGY)
*Jacques Amyot (CAN)
*James “Doc” Counsilman (USA)
*James Pittar (AUS)
*Jan Van Scheyndal (NED)
*Joe Smith (GBR)
*John Kinsella (USA)
*John York (USA)
*Jon Erikson (USA)
*Julie Bradshaw MBE (GBR
*Julie Ridge (USA)
*Karen Burton Reeder (USA)
*Linda McGill (AUS)
*Lyndon Dunsbee (GBR)
*Lynne Cox (USA)
*Marc Newman (GBR)
*Dr. Marcella MacDonald (USA)
*Mercedes Gleitze (GBR)
*Mervyn Sharp (GBR)
*Michael Read MBE (GBR)
*Mihir Sen (IND)
*Monique Wildschut (NED)
*Montserrat Tresserras Dou (ESP)
*Nasser El Shazly (UAE)
*Norman Trusty (GBR)
*Osama Ahmed Montaz (EGY)
*Paul Asmuth (USA)
*Penny Lee Dean (USA)
*Penny Palfrey (AUS)
*Philip Rush (NZL)
*Robert Cossette (CAN)
*Rosemary George (GBR)
*Sarah Hunt (GBR)
*Shelley Taylor-Smith (AUS)
*Stella Taylor (USA)
*Stéphane Lecat (FRA)
*Susie Maroney (AUS)
*Tanarath Shenoy (IND)
*Ted Erikson (USA)
*Ted Keenan (IRE)
*Tina Bischoff (USA)
*Tom Blower (GBR)
*Tom Burgess (GBR)
*Tom Hetzel PhD (USA)
*Vicki Keith (CAN)
*Anne Cleveland (USA)
*Ned Denison (IRL)
*Petar Stoychev (BUL)
*Veljko Rogosic (YUG)
*Yuri Kudinov (RUS)
*Abdul Latif Abou Heif (EGY)
*Baptista Pereira (POR)
*Captain Mathew Webb (GBR)
*Daniel Eulogio Carpio Massioti “Carpayo” (PER)
*Jason Zirganos (GRE)
*Tom Park (USA)
*Sunny Lowry (shown above, GBR)
In addition, Audrey Scott and Ray Scott (GBR/ESP), Duncan Taylor (GBR), Francis (Frank) Richards (GBR), Freda Streeter (GBR), Maurice Ferguson (GBR), Michael Oram (GBR) crossed as observers or pilots on solo and relay swims.
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