Fastest English Channel Crossing
Trent Grimsey, 6 hours 55 minutes, 2012
Overview
Australian Trent Grimsey crossed from England to France in 6 hours 55 minutes in September 2012, becoming the fastest swim of the channel on record. The mark trimmed the previous record set by Petar Stoychev in 2007. Champion channel pilots time departures to ride the last of the flood tide, making weather windows decisive.
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