It Happened 50 Years Ago
With less-than-desirable conditions out in the English Channel this season and more than a few frustrated athletes and support crew hanging out in Dover waiting to catch a break in the weather, the year 1962 rings a bell. It was in 1962 when the weather was consistently so bad that there was not a single successful crossing throughout the season.
Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source 
Copyright © 2012 by Open Water Source
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010).
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