Captain Matthew Webb was the first. He was killed trying to swim agross the Niagra River in Canada/US He swam the channel in 1875.
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Matthew Webb - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848–24 July 1883) was the first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. On 25 August 1875 he swam from Dover to Calais in less than 2...
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English Channel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The English Channel (French: , "the sleeve") is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about 560 kilometer long and ...
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good read; A little book with a big story. It tells the story of the first man to swim the English Channel. Its a solid story, with all the drama of a Tour de France drug scandal.
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The Crossing: The Extraordinary Story of the First Man to Swim the English Channel 5.0 out of 5 stars (3); ... The Crossing: The Glorious Tragedy of the First Man to Swim the English Channel...
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This fascinating narrative of eccentricity flying in the face of reason tells the story of the first man to swim the English Channel — and what happened after he became famous... ... Subtitle: The Curious Story of the First Man to Swim the English Channel...
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Matthew Webb Matthew Webb became the first known person to swim across the English Channel in 1875. He subsequently drowned in 1883 during an unsuccessful attempt to swim across the whirlpools and rapids under Niagara Falls.
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