Channel Swimming - Successful Swim by June A Gilbert (1958)
Introduction - Successful Channel Swims - Records - Swimmers - Pilots - Statistics - Fatalities - Forum
Time: 16 hours 53 minutes
Date: 6 September 1958
Route: France » England
Date: 6 September 1958
Route: France » England
Organisation: Channel Swimming Association
Observer: John Unicume Wood
Pilot: UnknownObserver: John Unicume Wood
Escort Boat: Unknown
Additional Swim Information:
Landed near Walmer Castle, becoming the first Kent swimmer to conquer the Channel.
Landed near Walmer Castle, becoming the first Kent swimmer to conquer the Channel.
