Channel Swimming - Profile: Nejib BelHedi

Born in Sfax, Tunisia.

The Belhedi Trophy
On 1 November 2008, the Belhedi Trophy was presented for the first time at the CSA Ltd Annual Dinner in Dover. The trophy was established by the CSA Ltd for the swim on the highest tide - Nejib swam the Channel in 1993 on a tide of over 7 metres. A letter sent by His Excellency Mr The President of Tunisian Republic Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was read during the Belhedi Trophy Ceremony.

The Montserrat Tresserras Trophy
Nejib was awarded the Montserrat Tresserras Trophy by the Channel Swimming Association in 1993 for becoming the first Tunisian and first North African to swim the Channel.