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It is Captain Webb.
Captain Matthew Webb was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without using artificial aids. On 25th August 1875 he swam from Dover to Calais in under 22 hours.
Matthew Webb was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Webb
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.
Matthew Webb
August 24, 1875
took him 21 hours and 45 minutes
Captain Webb made the first observed and unnassisted swim of the channel on the 24th August 1875 in 21 hours and 45 minutes
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Grurtrude Ederle.
Gertrude Ederle in 1926
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The first woman to swim across the English Channel was Gertrude Ederle
Gurtrude Ederle.
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∙ 8y agoIn 1909 Louis Blériot completed the first flight across English Channel. He received a prize of 1000 British pounds for it.Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries crossed the English Channel by balloon on January 7, 1785. The journey took 2.5 hours
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∙ 11y agoLouis Bleriot, in 1909.
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Was Gertrude Ederle the first woman to swim across the English Channel?
yes.
Which American swimmer was the first woman to swim across the English channel a distance of twentyone?
Gurtrude Ederle.
What women swam the English channel?
Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American swimmer that was the first woman ever to swim the English Channel. Her time was 14 hours and 34 minutes, the best time of the males swimmers was 16 hours and 33 minutes.Gertrude Ederlethat is Johnny Weismuller
Who was the first man and woman to swim the English Channel?
Gurtrude Ederle and Matthew Webb.
What are Harriet Quimby's traits?
Harriet Quimby was courageous and brave. :)
Was Gertrude Ederle the first woman to swim across the English Channel?
yes.
Who was the first woman to fly across the English channel?
Harriet Quimby in 1912
First woman to fly across English Channel?
American aviatrix Harriet Quimby was the first woman to fly the Channel solo. She did this in a Bleriot monoplane in April 1912.
Which American swimmer was the first woman to swim across the English channel a distance of twentyone?
Gurtrude Ederle.
Who was the first woman to swim the english channel in 1926?
Gertrude Ederle was the first lady to cross the English channel.
Who is Anita Sood the one who swam across the English Channel?
Anita Sood is the fastest Asian woman to swim the channel. She is an Indian swimmer.
What women swam the English channel?
Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American swimmer that was the first woman ever to swim the English Channel. Her time was 14 hours and 34 minutes, the best time of the males swimmers was 16 hours and 33 minutes.Gertrude Ederlethat is Johnny Weismuller
Who was the first Asian Woman to cross English Channel?
arti saha
Who was Gertrude Ederle?
Gertrude Ederle (1906-2003), American swimmer and the first woman to swim across English Channel. Her full name is Gertrude Caroline Ederle.
What were some qualities of Amelia Earhart?
Amelia Earhart was a brave woman who flew across the Channel. She was the first woman to fly across the Channel around the 1930's-Pro Wiki MemberThe Channel does not enter into Amelia's History, she created an altitude recored first, then numerous solo flight records, notably from Hawaii to US, across the US, and across the Atlantic.
Who was first woman to fly solo over the English Channel?
Harriet Quimby.
First asian woman to cross english channel?
Gurtrude Ederle.
