Channel Swimming - Successful Swim by Vasanti Niemz (1985)
Time: 17 hours 1 minute
Date: 9 September 1985
Route: England » France
Joint 1458th fastest time out of 1691 solo swims (equal with 1 other).
Organisation: Channel Swimming Association
Observer: Unknown
Pilot: Dave WhyteEscort Boat: Unknown
Additional Swim Information:
Vasanti Niemz, born in 1956, lives in Heidelberg. Since swimming the Channel, she has also completed the 26.4km Zurich lake marathon swim several times (
http://www.srichinmoyraces.org/ch/veranstaltungen/zhlake)
as well as several ultra-triathlons (Lensahn, Canberra). Vasanti is also a member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team (
http://www.srichinmoyraces.org/).
In 1989 Vasanti was part of a relay team to swim across the Channel, and is planning to come back for another solo swim.