print email comment close Channel Swimming URL: http://www.dover.uk.com/channelswimming/ Description: Material about swimmers who have crossed the English Channel. "Ever since Captain Matthew Webb's first successful Channel swim in 1875, thousands of swimmers have attempted to emulate his feat." Includes lists of records (such as the first woman: Gertrude Ederle in August 1926), successful crossings (1930 to present), and fatalities. From a travel and tourism site for Dover, England. Publisher: DoverLife.co.uk Extra Keywords england france LII Database Information: Record 24191 created by Maria Brandt on 07/24/2007 Last modification on 08/10/2009 Published: 06/25/2009   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24191