List of North Channel swimmers

Map of the North Channel

The Irish Long Distance Swimming Association (ILDSA) has provided authentication observers for swimmers attempting to cross the approximately 35-kilometre (22 mi) North Channel between Northern Ireland and the Mull of Galloway. According to the ILDSA, this was first accomplished in 1947 by Tom Blower.[1] The first two-way crossing was completed by a six-person relay team on 28 July 2015.[2]

The North Channel is part of the Ocean's seven, a set of seven long-distance open-water swims considered the marathon swimming equivalent of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge.

## Solo (including two-way)

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Date  | Name  | Nationality  | Direction  | Duration

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28 July 1947 | Tom Blower | England | Ireland to Scotland | 15 hrs 26 mins
11 September 1970 | Kevin Murphy | England | Ireland to Scotland | 11 hrs 21 mins
29 August 1971 | Kevin Murphy | England | Ireland to Scotland | 14 hrs 27 mins
11 August 1973 | Ted Keenan | Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 18 hrs 27 mins
22 August 1988 | Alison Streeter | England | Ireland to Scotland | 09 hrs 53 mins 42 secs
23 August 1988 | Margaret Kidd | Scotland | Ireland to Scotland | 15 hrs 26 mins 03 secs
25 August 1989 | Alison Streeter | England | Scotland to Ireland | 10 hrs 04 mins
7 September 1989 | Kevin Murphy | England | Scotland to Ireland | 17 hrs 17 mins 48 secs
18 August 1997 | Alison Streeter | England | Scotland to Ireland | 10 hrs 02 mins12 secs
27 July 1999 | Paul Lewis | England | Scotland to Ireland | 14 hrs 28 mins
21 July 2000 | Stephen Price | England | Scotland to Ireland | 16 hrs 56 mins
31 July 2004 | Colm O Neill | Ireland | Scotland to Ireland | 11 hrs 25 mins 05 secs
12 September 2008 | Colleen Blair | Scotland | Ireland to Scotland | 15 hrs 23 mins 59 secs
31 August 2010 | Stephen Redmond | Ireland | Scotland to Ireland | 17 hrs 17 mins 01 sec
1 September 2010 | Ann Marie Ward | Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 18 hrs 59 mins 26 secs
27 July 2011 | Craig Lenning | US | Ireland to Scotland | 14 hrs 44 mins 50 secs
2 August 2011 | Howard Keech | England | Ireland to Scotland | 13 hrs 25 mins
16 June 2013 | Fergal Somerville | Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 12 hrs 21 mins
30 July 2013 | Milko van Gool | Netherlands | Ireland to Scotland | 10 hrs 34 mins
29 August 2013 | Darren Miller | US | Ireland to Scotland | 11 hrs 16 mins
22 July 2014 | Guy Moar | Australia | Ireland to Scotland | 11 hrs 10 mins
07 August 2014 | Colleen Mallon | Northern Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 09 hrs 56 mins
6 August 2014 | Adam Walker | England | Ireland to Scotland | 10 hrs 45 mins
2 September 2014 | Kimberley Chambers | New Zealand | Ireland to Scotland | 13 hrs 6 mins
22 July 2015 | Graeme Lowe | Jersey | Ireland to Scotland | 12 hrs 27 mins
24 July 2015 | Vicky Miller | England | Ireland to Scotland | 12 hrs 6 mins
7 August 2015 | Rohan Dattaray More | India | Ireland to Scotland | 12 hrs 46 mins[3]
7 August 2015 | Adrian Sarchet | Guernsey | Ireland to Scotland | 14 hrs 13 mins[4][5]
11 August 2015 | Ion Lazarenco | Moldova/Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 16 hrs 23mins
9 September 2015 | Tom Pembroke[6] | Australia | Ireland to Scotland | 12 hrs
14 July 2016  | Cameron Bellamy[7] | South Africa  | Ireland to Scotland  | 12 hrs 16 mins
25 August 2016  | Edward Williams  | England  | Ireland to Scotland  | 10 hrs 58 mins
24 August 2016 | Pat Gallant Charette | US | Ireland to Scotland | 14 hrs 22mins
16 August 2017 | Abhejali Bernardova | Czech Republic | Ireland to Scotland | 10 hrs 23 mins[8]
25 June 2018 | Nicholas Murch | United Kingdom | Ireland to Scotland | 11 hrs 48 mins[9]
5 August 2018 | Jaroslav Chytil | Czech Republic | Ireland to Scotland | 16 hrs 4 mins[10]
5 September 2018 | Rachael Elkaim Hanisch | Australia | Ireland to Scotland | 10Hr 32 Min
8 September 2019 | Zach Margolis | US | Ireland to Scotland | 14 hrs 24 mins 32 secs
1 July 2021 | Lauren Lesyna | US | Ireland to Scotland | 16 hrs 14 mins 37 secs
21 July 2021  | Elaine Burrows Dillane  | Ireland  | Scotland to Ireland  | 14 hrs 54 mins 30 secs
19 August 2021  | Katherine Chapman  | UK  | Ireland to Scotland  | 10 hrs 59 mins 02secs
19 August 2021  | Matt Murphy  | UK  | Ireland to Scotland  | 12 hrs 35 mins 02secs
29 September 2021  | Luca Estrada Pozzi  | Italy / US  | Ireland to Scotland  | 13 hrs 37 mins 21 secs
15 September 2021  | Stève Stievenart  | France  | Scotland to Ireland  | 14 hrs 44 mins 03 secs
9 July 2022  | Sarah Thomas  | US  | Scotland to Scotland  | 21 hrs 46 mins 38 secs (2-way)
10 July 2022  | Andrew Keay  | Australia  | Ireland to Scotland  | 14 hrs 30 mins 12 secs
10 July 2022  | Barry Murphy  | Ireland  | Ireland to Scotland  | 13 hrs 53 mins 34 secs
10 July 2022  | Siân Clement  | Wales  | Ireland to Scotland  | 12 hrs 45 mins 32 secs
22 July 2022  | Grainne Moss  | Ireland  | Ireland to Scotland  | 13 hrs 33 mins 36 secs
22 July 2022  | Barbara Hernandez  | Chile  | Ireland to Scotland  | 12 hrs 19 mins 36 secs
8 August 2022  | Alessandra Rossi Cima  | Brazil  | Ireland to Scotland  | 12 hrs 21 mins 00 secs
8 August 2022  | Callum Eade  | New Zealand  | Ireland to Scotland  | 11 hrs 40 mins 10 secs
8 August 2022  | Sarah Liles  | UK  | Ireland to Scotland  | 12 hrs 54 mins 31 secs
9 August 2022  | Jessi Lidstone Harewicz  | UK  | Ireland to Scotland  | 18 hrs 15 mins 4 secs
9 August 2022  | Sarah Philpott  | UK  | Ireland to Scotland  | 16 hrs 21 mins 54 secs
23 August 2022  | Samuel Abeshouse  | Australia  | Ireland to Scotland  | 11 Hrs 16 mins
18 September 2022  | Victor Pineiro  | Argentina  | Ireland to Scotland  | 13 Hrs 29 mins
25 August 2022  | Paul Georgescu  | Romania  | Ireland to Scotland  | 11 hrs 7 mins 3 secs
27 July 2023  | Bethany Mitchell  | US  | Ireland to Scotland  | 13 Hrs 9 mins 21 secs

## Relay teams[11]

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Date  | Team Name  | Team size  | Nation of Origin  | Direction  | Duration

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27 August 1990 | Ireland One | 6 | Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 12 hrs 03 mns 01 sec
14 August 1993 | City of Liverpool | 6 | England | Ireland to Scotland | 10 hrs 39 mins 42 secs
23 June 1996 | City of Dublin | 6 | Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 12 hrs 44 mins 56 secs
20 August 1999 | The All American | 6 | US | Scotland to Ireland | 13 hrs 11 mins 39 secs
26 August 2002 | City of Liverpool | 6 | England | Scotland to Ireland | 12 hrs 47 mins 41 secs
6 July 2004 | The Swilly Trio | 3 | Ireland | Scotland to Ireland | 14 hrs 41 mins 14 secs
22 August 2011 | Team Camlough Lake | 6 | Northern Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 12 hrs 21 mins 12 secs
5 July 2014 | 11 Feet Camlough Lake | 6 | Northern Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 12 hrs 52 mins 0 secs
7 August 2012 | The Machine Men | 3 | US | Ireland to Scotland | 10 hrs 18 mins 0 secs
24 June 2015 | Wexford Masters | 6 | Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 13 hrs 09 mins
28 July 2015 | Fast and Frozen | 6 | Worldwide | Ireland to Scotland to Ireland (two-way relay) | 29 hrs 57 mins
7 August 2015 | Infinity V | 5 | Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 13 hrs 15 mins
25 May 2016 | Deadly Diamonds | 5 | Northern Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 10 hrs 20 mins 0 secs
12 June 2016 | O W Ladies | 5 | England | Ireland to Scotland to Ireland (two-way relay) | 28 hrs 25 mins
30 June 2016 | The Celtic Kippers | 6 | Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 13 hours 46 mins
25 August 2016 | Channel Swimming Crazies | 4 | Northern Ireland | Ireland to Scotland | 09 hours 55 mins 44 secs

## References

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1. ^ "North Channel". Irish Long Distance Swimming Association.
2. ^ Cowie, Jonathan (16 August 2015). "Two relay records set in the North Channel". H2Open.
3. ^ "Swim the North Channel". Irish Long Distance Swimming Association. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
4. ^ "Swim the North Channel". Irish Long Distance Swimming Association. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
5. ^ "Sea Donkey - The inspirational story of an ordinary man's attempt to swim the Northern Channel". Retrieved 12 March 2018.
6. ^ "Old Boy's epic North Channel swim for charity". St. Joseph's College. 9 September 2015.
7. ^ "Solo swimmers of the North Channel - Infinity Channel Swimming". 17 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
8. ^ "Solo Female". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
9. ^ "Doctor conquers 22-mile North Channel". The Times. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
10. ^ "Czech hardy man conquers North Channel in 16 hours". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
11. ^ "Relay Team North Channel swim". Infinity Channel Swimming. 2016.