Swimming achievements

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

North Channel 22 miles England to Ireland
the toughest of the Ocean Seven swims

  • Lucy Ashdowne-Parkes

English Channel 21 mile England to France

Solo:

  • Philip Brice, 64 years – 15hrs 55 mins, 2 July

Relay:

  • Channel Crackers – 4 Person Relay, 15hours 35 mins, 22 July
    Sue Rentoul, Vanessa Cowie, Lisa Peake, Lorraine Jeffcoat
  • SMB Spartans – Shaken Not Stirred – 6 Person Relay, 12hours 33 mins, 2 August
    Nickie Gore and friends
  • CCAT 2 – 4 Person Relay, 12hrs 27 mins, 7 September
    Richard Knight, Jonny Edmondson, James Gwynne, Trevor Chilton
  • The Swim Bitches – 4 Person Relay, 13hrs 52 mins, 27 September
    Ed Horne, Jon Southey and Lucy Ashdown-Parkes and friend.

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel 21 mile England to France

Solo:

  • Lucy Ashdown-Parkes, 45, 14hours 20mins
  • Sophie Brunt, 27, 15hours 16mins

Relay:

  • South London Allsorts – 6 person relay, 18hours 40mins, 22 July
    Sue Rentoul, Helen Needham, Tauni Lanier, Clare McRobbie, Ann Brimelow, Charlotte Simon

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel 21 mile England to France

Solo:

  • Michael Fabray, 53 years, 11h 44m
  • Miles Worling, 46 years, 13h 31m

Relay:

  • Les cinq Doris – 5 person relay, 13hrs 20 mins, 23 July
    Annie Raben Christensen, Nickie Gore, Karen Milburn and two friends

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel 21 mile England to France

Solo:

Relay:

  • The Fantastic 4 – 4 person relay, 25 September
    Ed Horne, Polly Downes, and two friends Rick and Anne.

Windemere – England’s longest lake, 10.5 miles end to end

  • Kathryn Perry, 5h 32m
  • Ed Horne, 6h 22m

BLDSA Champion of Champions, Dover Harbour
5 miles followed by 3 miles, followed by 1 mile – water temp U15C˚

  • Ed hHorne

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel 21 mile England to France

Solo:

  • Katherine Chapman – 26 years, 12 hours 14mins, 13 July
  • Daniel Able – 41 years, 11hours 15minutes,

Relay:

  • A New Dawn Is Rising – 11hrs 26mins, 7 April
    Pip Barry and friends
  • Last of the Summer Waves – 15hrs 17mins, 9 July
    Ellery McGowan and friends
  • TSCM Does the Channel – 13hrs 7mins, 9 October
    Sue Croft and friends
  • Beauty and the Beasts – 13hrs 36mins, 26 October
    Mandy Worsley, Emma Watson and Pip Barry

Straits of Gibraltar solo 9 miles from Europe to Africa

  • Ed Horne and Michael Fabray – 3hrs 36 mins, 26 June, water temp ??℃

Lake Zurich Marathon Swim 26.5km 6 August

  • James Penrose – 9hrs 31 mins

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel 21 mile England to France

Solo:

  • Tom Keen – 13hrs 44mins – 18 August

Relay:

  • Ladies That Swim – 13hrs 26mins, 7 July
    Kathrine O’Brien, Alice Gartland, Sue Croft and a friend

Straits of Gibraltar solo 9 miles from Europe to Africa

  • Kerry O’Hara – 4hrs 14 mins, 10 April, water temp 14.5C

One Km Ice swim, Andark Lake, Southhampton
20 February. Water temp 5C

  • Jess Campbell – 15mins 11s British record
  • Kerry O’Hara – 15mins 33s (was British record until Jess swam!)
  • Tom Keen – 16mins 36s
  • Mick Hinde – 20mins 19s

Sandown to Shanklin – 2 miles tidal assisted, 6 August

  • Pip Barry – 41m 02s
  • Jim Boucher – 42m 48s
  • Kath O’Brien- 43m 24s
  • Mal Lindsey – 50m 21s

Seahorse Swim, Knoll Beach Studland 3.8km, 3 July

  • Sue Rentoul – 1 hr 13m 07.52s – winner of the Aquarius Trophy
  • Pip Barry – 1 hr 13m 53.65s
  • Kathrine O’Brien – 1 hr 15m 07.4s
  • Richard Knight – 1 hr 17m 28.46s
  • Ian Clark – 1 hr 18m 53.34s
  • Jim Boucher – 1 hr 28m 36.34s
  • Mark Brooks – 1 hr 28m 39.81s
  • Barbara Jennings – 1 hr 28m 55.43s
  • Ellery McGowan – 1hr 33m 11.65s
  • Ann Brimelow – 1hr 33m 54.55s
  • Sarah Johnstone – 1hr 42m 48.34s
  • Natasha Broke – 1hr 47m 13.08s

Seahorse Swim, Knoll Beach Studland 2km, 3 July

  • Alfie Cunnington – 36 mins 46.21s (Second Male Non Wetsuit)
  • Jennifer Glaysher – 38 mins 02.14s (First Female Non Wetsuit)
  • Helen Needham – 43 mins 31.87s (Second Female Non Wetsuit)
  • Pippa Tunstill – 46 mins 52.40s
  • Tim Sutton – 46 mins 53.78s
  • Caroline Messecar – 48 mins 06.81s
  • Linda Burnard- 56 mins 22.24s
  • Charlotte Simon – 1 hr 13m 32.43s
  • Fiona Bettles – 1hr 17m 29.24s

Brighton Pier to Pier 1 km against the tide, 23 July

  • Ian Clark – 37m 43s winner of the SLSC D Smith Trophy
  • Jez Coate – 38m 28s
  • Mike Johnstone – 38m 36s
  • Margy Sullivan – 45m 02s
  • Ann Brimelow – 53m 27s

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

North Channel Crossing – 22 miles Ireland to Scotland

  • Vicky Miller, 12hrs 6mins, 24 July more

English Channel 21 miles England to France
Solo:

  • Kerry O’Hara – 12hrs 46mins – 2 September
  • Sue Croft – 15hrs 59mins – 8 October

Relay:

  • Dr. Kat and The Jelly Dodgers – 16hrs 14mins, 3 July
    Kathrine O’Brien, Mick Hinde, Fernando Farah, Nick Rowe and Bertie Portal
  • Spencer London Ladies – 11hrs 33mins, 5 July
    Vicky Miller, Jessie Campbell and two friends from Spencer SC
  • CCAT – 15hrs 45mins, 16 August
    Kathrine O’Brien, Barbara Jennings, Alfie Cunnington (16), Chris Alexander, Ian Clark and Pip Barry more
  • The Lesseas – 14hrs 32mins, 19 September
    Guy Bowring and four friends more

Bosporous Cross Continental Swim Europe to Asia – 26 July

  • Kathrine O’Brien – 1hr 30m 46s (3rd in category)
  • Ian Clark – 1hr 33m 48s
  • Jim Boucher – 1hr 40m 22s
  • Ellery McGowan – 1hr 40m 22s (3rd in category)
  • James Brooke Turner – 1hr 42m 07s
  • Barbara Jennings 1hr 52m 00s
  • Fred Ponsonby 1hr 53m 47s

Hellespoint 3 miles Europe to Asia – 30 August

  • Natasha Broke – 1hr 36m 16s

Henley Bridge to Bridge – 14km, 9 July

  • Alice Gartland – 4hr 37m 18s
  • James Hooper – 5hr 26m 04s
  • Fiona Bettles – 6 hr 25m 00s

Eton Dorney Lake 10 km, 25 May

  • Vicky Miller 2h 38m 44s – 1st in age category

Lake Coniston – End to End 5.25 miles, 5 September

  • Mike Hufton – 3hr 21m 53s

Dart 10km River Swim, 5 & 6 September

Saturday

  • Mike Johnstone – 2hr 40m 09s
  • Sarah Johnstone – 3hr 03m 17s

Sunday

  • Guy Bowring – 2hr 48m 28s
  • Dave Brooks – 2hr 31m 12s

Brownsea Island Swim – 6.5km, 2 August

  • Alice Gartland 2hr 02m 15s more
  • Barbara Jennings 2hr 22m 46s
  • Fiona Bettles 2hr 35m 20s

Radikal Swim Marbrava – 10-11 October Barcelona, Spain

  • 7km
  • Alfonso Perez Garcia 1h 52m 12s
  • 1.5km
  • Olivia Farah 38m 44s
  • Fernando Farah 41m 50s

Sandown to Shanklin – 2 miles tidal assisted, 15 August

  • Alfonso Perez Garcia – no time
  • Jim Boucher – 40m 00s
  • Trevor Chilton – 40m 55s
  • Ellery McGowan – 42m 54s
  • Ann Brimelow – 44m 10s
  • Pip Tunstill – 44m 24s

Seahorse Swim – 3.8km, 5 July

  • Brian Daly – 58m 06s – winner of the Aquarius Trophy
  • Alfonso Perez – 1h 03m 33s
  • Jim Boucher – 1h 11m 27s
  • Sue Rentoul – 1h 12m 48s
  • Ben Hieatt-Smith – 1hr 15m 36s
  • Mike Johnstone – 1hr 16m 39s
  • Chris Alexander – 1 hr 19m 15s
  • Alice Gartland – 1h 19m 32s
  • Kathrine O’Brien – 1h 19m 50s
  • Ian Clark – 1hr 19m 52s
  • Pip Barry – 1h 20 59s
  • Ellery McGowan – 1h 31m 02s
  • Gus Brooks – 1hr 31m 21s
  • Ann Brimelow – 1h 32m 29s
  • Sarah Johnstone – 1h 34m 58s

Seahorse Swim 2km, 5 July

  • Pip Tunstill – 45m 15s
  • Natasha Broke – 59m 31s

Eastboure Maritime, 22-23 August

  • Saturday 5km
  • Mike Johnstone – 1h 39m 31s
  • Sunday 2km
  • Giles Meyer (bronze in age group)
  • Michael Johnstone
  • Margy Sullivan (silver in age group)
  • Sarah Johnstone

Shepperton Lake Summer Series 3km

  • 4th June 2015
  • Vicky Miller – 43m 13s (1st female)
  • 2nd July 2015
  • Vicky Miller – 44m 03s (1st female)
  • Paul Ledingham – 51m 39s
  • Erica Sample – 60m 56s
  • 3rd September 2015
  • Vicky Miller – 45m 46s (1st female)
  • Erica Sample – 66m 41s

Lee River Swim, Cork – 2km – 11 July

  • Ellery McGowan – first in category

Henley Classic – 2.1km, 28 June

  • Alice Gartland 43m 29s
  • John Coningham–Rolls 48m 44s

Henley Mile, 12 July

  • Alice Gartland 27m 42s
  • Philip Brice 28m 07s
  • Ann Brimelow 32m 26s

Brighton Pier to Pier – 1km against the tide, 17 July

  • Michael Johnstone – 25.51 mins – winner of the D Smith Trophy
  • Kathrine O’Brien – 27.38
  • Margy Sullivan – 30.20
  • Pip Tunstill – 33.53

Fowey Royal Regatta 500m swimming race, 19 August

  • Sue Rentoul – fastest adult female

Click here for one mile times year by year at the Lido races

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

Eight Bridges River Hudson Swim
120 miles over 7 days – 18-25 June

  • James Penrose completed 117miles in a total of 46h 57mins

Round the Isle of White relay – 56 miles, 23-24 August

  • Ladies Wot Swim – 24h 07 mins
    Ann Brimelow and 3 friends more

English Channel 21 miles England to France
Solo:

  • Vicky Miller – 11h 07mins – 3 July
  • Chris Jordinson – 14h 55mins – 3 July
  • Thom Van Every – 14h 06mins – 5 September
  • Richard Dines – 13h 08mins – August

Relay:

  • Gulls Gone Mad – 13hrs 47mins 15s – 20 September
    Charlie Masding and five blokes from Serpentine SC

Greek Marathon swim – 25km Kalithea to Nikiti, 21 July

  • Jim Boucher – 9h 12 mins more
  • Ellery McGowan – 11h 57mins

The Strait of Bonifacio Swim – 13km Corsica to Sardinia, 17 June

  • Tom Hudson and Simon Murie – 5h 33mins more

BLDSA Champion of Champions, Dover Harbour
5 miles followed by 3 miles followed by 1 mile

  • Vicky Miller – 1st place

Eton Dorney Lake 10 km, 25 May

  • Vicky Miller – 1st in age category

Lake Coniston Chillswim 5.25miles end to end

  • Dan Abel – 2.07.35 1st man
  • Nancy Shaw – 2.13.30 1st woman
  • Vicky Miller – 2.14.00 2nd woman
  • Amanda Worsley – 2.49.57
  • Mick Hinde – 3:11:17
  • Richard Moon – 3:22:42
  • Kathrine O’Brien – 3.24.18
  • Ian Clark – 3.24.19
  • James Hooper – 3:26:16

Hellespont 3 miles from Europe to Asia

  • Mark Biver – 57m 48s

Swimtheisland – 3.6 km in Spotorno, Italy
(part of World Open water Swim Series)

  • Ann Brimelow – 1h 26min – oldest woman

Boulter’s Lock to Bray Swim – 2.8km in the River Thames

  • Jenny Landreth – 49m 23s – 4th veteran woman

Brighton Pier to Pier – 1km against the tide

  • Sarah Johnstone – 60mins – winner of the D Smith Trophy

Click here for one mile times year by year at the Lido races

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel 21 miles England to France
Solo:

  • Shane Sanigar – 13h 10mins – 17 July
  • Cam Lyle – 11h 44mins – 1 August

Relay:

  • Team Turtle for Aspire – 13hrs 52mins 15s – 28 June
    Pip Barry, Kathrine O’Brien, Ruth Beaver and three friends
  • Puffins for Aspire – 13hrs 20mins – 14 August
    Tom van Every plus five friends
  • Power Two for Aspire – 13hrs 11mins – 6 October
    Tom van Every plus three friends

Catalina Channel 21 miles Santa Catalina Island to mainland California

  • James Penrose – 13h 44mins – 30 July

Manhattan Island Marathon Swim 28.5 miles round Manhattan Island

  • Ellery McGowan – 9h 28mins – 8 June boat assisted
  • James Penrose – 8h 22mins – 24 August “quiet swim”

Cook Strait, 26km South Island to North Island, New Zealand

  • Dan Abel – 6h 15 mins – 22 March – 4th fastest man

Lake Zurich Marathon Swim 26.4km – 4 August

  • Two person relay – Vedenemo – 7h 39mins – winning team
    Amanda Read and Katie Kenny

Straits of Gibraltar 9 miles Europe to Africa

  • James Penrose – 5hrs 04mins – 16 October

BLDSA Champion of Champions, Dover harbour
5 miles followed by 3 miles followed by 1 mile

  • Pip Barry – 4h 25m + 1h 53m 35s + 31m 33s = 6h 50m 08s

Exmouth Fairway Buoy 16 June 4.5miles

  • Tom Hudson 1h 23m 21s
  • Stuart Palmer 1h 23m 33s more

Round Brownsea Island Swim 6 July 4.5miles

  • Mandy Worsley – 1h 47m 44s – 3rd female

Messina Straits 3.1km from Sicily to Calabria, Italy
First Brits to swim the Straits – 3 June

  • Richard Tricker – 1h 04m 50s
  • Kathrine O’Brien – 1h 04m 54s
  • Anne Brimelow – 1h 08m 56s (oldest woman – 65)
  • James Brooke Turner – 1h 09m 29s
  • Richard Chatterjee – 1h 30m 49s

Seahorse Swim 23 June rough weather course 3km

  • Brian Daly – 47m 09s 51
  • Alfonso Perez – 48m 58s 05
  • Amanda Worsley – 52m 21s 18
  • Carl Reynolds – 53m 56s49
  • Jim Boucher – 53m 58s 99
  • Susan Rentoul – 56m 50s 05
  • Michael Johnstone – 58m 26s 27
  • Pip Barry – 60m 52s 57
  • Kathrine O’Brien – 63m 34s 40
  • Inge Laursen – 63m 52s 43
  • Ruth Beaver – 64m 06s 49
  • Ellery McGowan – 66m 52s 37
  • Stuart Pearson – 68 42s 71
  • Ann Brimelow – 72m 53s 90
  • Sarah Johnstone – 74m 37s 74

Brighton Pier to Pier 1km against the tide

  • Inge Laursen -18m 05s – winner of the D Smith trophy

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel 21 miles England to France
Solo:

  • Stephanie Voss – 15h 27mins – 21 July
  • Mike Brennan – 11 h 07mins – August, first part of a two way attempt
  • Mark Bayliss – 11h 48 mins – 7 September, part of his record breaking Enduroman Arch to Arc Triathlon
  • James Penrose – 13h 32 mins – 7 October

Relay:

  • The Swinging Sixties – 13h 59min – 23 July
    Rob Hughes, Ellery McGowan and three friends all 60+ age group

Ederle Swim, New York City 17.5 miles

  • Jim Boucher – 5h 33mins
  • Ellery McGowan – 6h 18mins

Bridge to Bridge sportive 14km Henley-on-Thames to Marlow – 19 August 2012

  • Dan Abel

Swim Round the Pier 10km endurance swim – 6 July

  • Dan Abel – Winner

Seahorse Swim 24 June 3.8km

  • Brian Daly – 58m 39s
  • Alfonso Perez – 1h 03m 59s
  • Mandy Worsley – 1h 04m 51s
  • Jim Boucher – 1h 08m 52s
  • Pip Barry – 1h 18 34s
  • Alice Rackley – 1h 24m 44s
  • Ellery McGowan – 1h 27m 04s
  • Kathrine O’Brien – 1h 27m 01s
  • Julie Brand – 1h 33m 35s
  • Stuart Pearson – 1h 33m 42s
  • Ann Brimelow – 1h 34m 15s
  • Richard Chatterjee – 2h 00m 47s

Travessia dos Fortes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3.4km

  • Carl Reynolds – 1h:03m
  • Alex Harper – 1h:05m
  • Richard Tricker – 1h:12m
  • Naomi Branston – 1h:21m
  • Anne Brimelow – 1h:24m
  • Fernando Farah – 1h:29m

Vibes and Scribes, River Lee, Cork, Ireland, 2km

  • Jim Boucher
  • Ellery McGowan
  • Richard Tricker
  • Naomi Branston

Sandown to Shanklin Sea Swim, Isle of Wight 19 August 1.8 miles

  • Ben Pennington – 29 mins 27 sec – Winner
  • Lucy Scott-Petrie – 36m.18s
  • Kathrine O’Brien – 39m 20s
  • Philippa Tunstill

‘Big Swim’ Port Gaverne, Cornwall 1 mile

  • Richard Tricker: 25m:44s
  • Stuart Pearson: 28m :59s
  • Ann Brimelow:29m:18s

Brighton Pier to Pier, 1km against the tide Saturday 21 July

  • Benjamin Pennington – 19m 15s – 4th man
  • Gavin Barlow – 20m 15s – 1st male veteran
  • Inge Larsen – 31m 33s
  • Michael Johnstone – 34m 22s
  • Sarah Johnstone – 49m 12s

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel 21 miles England to France
Solo:

  • Jim Boucher – 31 August – 16h 51min more…

Relay:

  • The Ferry Dodgers – 14h 57 mins 30 September
    Jim Boucher, Richard Chatterjee, Debbie Rowe and 3 friends
  • The Four Seasons – 13h 00mins 24 September
    Sue Croft, Alex Harper and 2 friends

Lake Zurich 26.4km – 8 August

  • Ellery McGowan – 11h 35min – eldest woman

Lake Windermere 10.5 miles

  • Steph Voss – 4h 52m – 3rd female
  • Mat Record – 6h 32m

Robben Island to Cape Town 11.5km – water temp 12C˚

  • Tom Hudson – 4h 01mins more…
  • Simon Murie – 4h 01mins

Leybourne Lake

  • Richard Tricker – 10.64km – 4h 40mins
  • Mat Record – 5.32km – 1h 55mins
  • Margy Sullivan – 5.32km – 2h 04mins

BLDSA Champion of Champions, Dover harbour
5 miles followed by 1 mile – water temp 12.5C˚

  • Jim Boucher – 5m: 2h 54m 33s + 1m: 27m 23s
  • Margy Sullivan – 5m: 3h 26m 02s + 1m: 30m 35s
  • Richard Tricker – 5m: 3h 30m 12s
  • Alice Taylor – 1m: 29m 47s
  • Adam Rackley – 1m: 30m 49s

Seahorse Swim 26 June 3.8km – water temp 13C˚

  • Jim Boucher – 1h 06m 40s
  • Mandy Worsley – 1h 07m 58s
  • Lucy Petrie – 1h 13m 38s
  • Ellery McGowan – 1h 32m 08s
  • Mike Vessey – 1h 41m 21s
  • Matt Pollard – 1h 50m 57s
  • Richard Chatterjee – 2h 10m 14s

Travessia dos Fortes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3.4km

  • Ian Clark – 1h 06m
  • Richard Tricker – 1h 11m more
  • Chris Stanton – 1h 13
  • Kevin Cunnington – 1h 23m
  • Fernando Farah – 1h 27m

Sandown to Shanklin Sea Swim, Isle of Wight August 1.8 miles

  • Phillipa Tunstill – fastest lady super vet

Vibes and Scribes, River Lee, Cork, Ireland, 2km

  • Jim Boucher – 32m 26s
  • Ellery McGowan – 40m 02s

Brighton Pier to Pier, 1km against the tide

  • Mandy Worsley – winner of the D Smith Cup

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel solo 21 miles England to France

  • Tom Goddec – 12h 45mins – 23 July

Relay:

  • Team Forex – 15hrs 47mins, 30 June
    Belinda Whittall, Chantal Shalhoub and three friends

Lake Zurich 26.4km – 8 August

  • Ellery McGowan – 11h 35min – eldest woman

UK mainland (Hurst Castle in Hampshire) to Isle of Wight (tip of The Needles) – Thursday 22 July

  • Tom Hudson and Simon Murie – 1h 55min more

Lord Byron Bicentennial Hellespont Swim – 4.5km – 3 May

Naomi Branston, Ann Brimelow, Richard Tricker and Sani Muliaumaseali’i all swimming between 2 hours and 2 hours 15

Sandown to Shanklin Sea Swim, Isle of Wight August 1.8 miles

  • Phillipa Tunstill – fastest lady super vet

Brighton Pier to Pier, 1km against the tide

  • Jason Shaw – winner of the D Smith Cup

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel solo swim 21miles from England to France

  • Brad Andersen -10hrs 34mins – 31st July
  • Harry Barker (aged 19) – 11hrs 37mins – 31st July more…
  • Carl Richards – 13hrs 05mins – 31st July

Two way Windemere – 21 miles overnight

  • Ben Pennington – 10hrs 05mins – 2nd place
  • Giles Meyer -10hrs 23mins – 3rd place more…

Baltic Sea (? miles from Germany to Denmark)

  • Giles Meyer World Record time of 4hrs 51mins. more

Gibraltar Straits solo 9 miles from Europe to Africa

  • Tom Hudson – 3hrs 34 mins more…
  • Simon Murie – 3hrs 34 mins

Hellespont 3 miles from Europe to Asia

  • Margy Sullivan – age-group winner more…
  • Egg Sullivan

Champion of Champions, Dover harbour, June
5 miles, then 3miles, then 1 mile

  • Giles Meyer 3rd Man

Lake Bala, Wales, 6miles

  • Giles Meyer 4th Man
  • Katie Goodall

Exmouth Fairway Buoy – 2.5 miles “rough” weather course – 7 June

  • Ben Pennington – 2nd Man, 2nd overall – 55.21 mins
  • Giles Meyer – 4th Man, 5th overall – 56.40 mins
  • Brad Andersen – 6th Man, 7th overall- 59.06 mins
  • Tom Hudson – 10th Man, 13th overall – 62.03 mins more…

Brighton Pier to Pier, 1km against the tide

  • Jason Shaw – winner of the D Smith Cup

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel solo swim 21miles from England to France

  • Katie Goodall – 10h 23mins
  • John Bowron – 16h 37mins
  • Tom Hudson – 17h 40mins

Around Jersey 41 miles two person relay

  • Olivia Brown and Stuart Palmer – 10h 32 mins, Monday 21 July. more…

Lake Zurich Marathon SWim 26.4km 3 Aug 2008

  • Two person Relay – The Hasbeens – 9h 24m 20s
  • Margy Sullivan and Finbarr Martin

Champion of Champions 5 miles, 3 miles + 1 mile, Dover Harbour, Saturday 14 June

  • Giles Meyer more…
  • Katie Goodall
  • Tom Hudson

Exmouth Fairway Buoy, 4.75 miles, Exmouth 1 June

  • Nancy Shaw – 1h 38m 35s – 2nd woman
  • Jason Shaw – 1h 44m 17s more…
  • Tom Hudson – 1h 46m 33s
  • Margy Sullivan – 2h 06m 50s

Solent Championships, Calshot Beach 4km 20 July

  • Jim Jackson – 1h 31mins more…
  • Dick Garnish

Brighton Pier to Pier, 1km against the tide

  • Michael Johnstone – winner of the D Smith Cup

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel 21miles England to France
Solos:

  • Giles Meyer- 12h 51mins – 27 August, Water temp 63°F
  • Rose Levein – 13h 22mins – 25 August, Water temp 63°F

Relays:

  • Mr & Mrs Channel: – 12h 20 mins – 2 July
    Al and Lucy Petrie
  • Release the Kraken: – 11h 45 mins – 5 August
    Mark Sawyer, Tom Hudson, Mat Record, Mark Aitken

Around Manhattan Island July 46km tidal assisted
Solo:

  • Nancy Douglas – 7h 55mins

Relays:

  • Nancy’s Boys – 7h 38mins – Jason Shaw and 5 Aussie friends

Lake Zurich Marathon Swim 4 August 26.4 km Water temp 21°C
Solos:

  • Nancy Douglas – 7h 07 mins (first woman)
  • Lucy Petrie – 10 h 30 mins
  • Eva Andreotti – 11h 34 mins
  • Margy Sullivan – 11 h 40 mins

Relay:

  • The Bloaters -12 hours 32 minutes
    Egg Sullivan, Naomi Branston, Carol Gook
  • Pirates of the Caribbean – 10 hours 37 minutes
    Jennifer White, Richard Callaghan and friend

Lake Windemere 18th August 6 way relay 63miles

  • Lucy Petrie, Eva Andreotti and 4 women members of the BLDSA – record breaking time 32 hours

Lake Windemere 2nd September 10.5 miles Water temp 17°C

  • Mark Sawyer – 6h 45 mins

Champion of Champions 23rd June 5 miles, followed by 3 miles, followed by 1 mile Water temp 14°C

  • Giles Meyer

Lake Bala 6 miles 14th July Water temp 14°C

  • Margy Sullivan – 3h 39 mins

Coniston Water 5.5 miles – 22nd July Water temp 16°C

  • Carly Newman – 2h 22 mins
  • Stuart Palmer – 2h 32 mins
  • Margy Sullivan – 2h 40 mins

Exmouth Fairway Bouy 4.5 miles tidal assisted

  • Nancy Douglas,
  • Ben Pennington,
  • Jason Shaw,
  • Tom Hudson,
  • Al Petrie,
  • Lucy Petrie,
  • Margy Sullivan

Sandown to Shanklin 2.5 miles tidal assisted

  • Alfonso Perez 34.33,
  • Mark Bayley 38.45
  • Deborah Wright 40.28
  • Andrew Ingamells 41.28

Brighton Pier to Pier 1km against the tide

  • Nancy Douglas 23.02 winner of the D Smith Cup
  • Jason Shaw 23.10
  • Mat Record 32.05
  • Gregg Walker 36.50
  • Michael Johnstone 37.47
  • Simon Owen 38.10
  • Tom Butler 38.28
  • Margy Sullivan 38.30,
  • Finbarr Martin 39.15
  • Sally Goble 52.51
  • Mark Dibblin 61.00
  • Amanda Dibblin 61.00

The Great River Swim Chiswick Pier 8th September 1km against the tide and back

  • Jason Shaw, Tom Hudson, Simon Murie, Olivia Brown, Margy Sullivan

Eastbourne 29th July 2km

  • Simon Murie, Brad Andersen, Maxine Fitzpatrick

Weymouth June 1.5km

  • Michael Johnstone – 32m 33s – age group winner (40-49)

Portsmouth Pier to Pier – 800m

  • Sophie Simpson age 11 – 15.57:93,
  • Robert Simpson age 9 – 18.42:77.

Thames Winter Mile 18th March tidal assisted 9°C

  • Stuart Palmer -17 minutes

Winter Swimming Championships in Ellivouri, Finland
25 meter pool cut into the ice.
Water Temp -1°C Air temp -20°C to -35°C

  • Nancy Douglas, Owen Reilly, Jason Shaw, Margy Sullivan, Naomi Branston, Stuart Palmer, John Coningham-Rolls

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel swim 21miles from England to France

Solos:

  • Nancy Douglas – 11h 16mins -1 July
  • Sally Goble 18h 52m – 21 July

Relays:

  • Nancy’s Boys – 8h 35mins, fastest team 2006 -15 September
    Nancy Douglas, Jason Shaw and four Aussie friends

Loch Erne, Scotland 7.5 mile

  • Giles Meyer – winner

Lake Windermere 10.5 miles

  • Simon Murie – 5h 39m
  • Finbarr Martin – 5h.49m
  • Chantal Bohren – 5h.55m
  • Margy Sullivan – 6h.41m more
  • Clara Caravelli – 7h.38m

Lake Coniston 5.5 miles

  • Carly Newman – 2h 24m
  • Chantal Bohren 2 h 25m
  • Finbarr Martin – 2h 31m
  • Mark Aitken – 2h 31m
  • Stuart Palmer 2h 37m
  • Margy Sullivan – 2h 41m
  • Clara Caraveli

Lake Bala 3 miles

  • Stuart Palmer

Solent 5km Championship at Calshot Beach

  • Ben Pennington – 2nd man
  • Michael Pennington

Shanklin to Sandown 2.5 miles tidal assisted

  • Andrew Ingamels
  • Deborah Wright

Brighton Pier to Pier, 1km against the tide

  • Nancy Douglas – winner of the D Smith Cup

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel solo swim 21miles from England to France

  • Sarah Hamer – 14hrs 00mins – 10 September

Lough Erne, Northern Ireland 10.55 miles

  • Sarah Hamer
  • Margy Sullivan – 5h 50m 55s
  • Simon Owen

Coniston Water Championship 5½ miles

  • Margy Sullivan – 2h 44m 26s

Sandown to Shanklin, Ilse of White – 2½ mile tidal swim August

  • Alfonso Perez – 33m 08s
  • Mat Record – 33m 41s
  • Ben Pennington – 34m 46s
  • Mark Aitken – 35m 34s
  • Philip Simpson – 38m 39s
  • Alan Johnson – 40m 40s
  • Simon Ball – 40m 57s
  • Michael Pennington – 41m 19s
  • Naomi Branston – 42m 42s
  • Brian Oakwell – 43m 07s

Brighton Pier to Pier – postponed due to weather

  • Greg Walker – winner of the D Smith Cup

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel swim 21miles from England to France

  • Nicola Joyce – 14h 15mins – 24 July

Relays:

  • Tooting Bec Commoners 14 h 57mins – 24 July
    Mark Sawyer and Margy Sullivan (first 2 person relay)

Windemere 10.5miles

  • Sally Goble 6h 45mins

Wester Counties Open Water Championships
Preston Beach, Weymouth – 27 June

  • 6km
  • Mark Sawyer – 2h 00m 33s
  • Margy Sullivan – 2h 28m 18s
  • 3km
  • Paul Seto – 1h 24m 27
  • 1.5km
  • Michael Johnstone – 36m 57s
  • Alan Johnson – 38m 35s
  • Oliver Murphy – 43m 01s

Solent Championships, Calshot Beach 1 August

  • Ben Pennington – 1h 17m 16s – winner
  • Alfonso Perez – 1 h 46m 44s – 15th

Sandown to Shanklin, Ilse of White – 2½ mile tidal swim 15 August

  • Ben Pennington – 29.28 – Winner
  • Alfonso Perez – 32.59 – 10 40+
  • Mark Aitkin – 34.51 – 20 40+
  • Margy Sullivan – 37.07 – 36 40+
  • Helen Oldfield – 37.15 – 37
  • Rowena Butler – 38.25 – 41
  • Alan Johnson – 39.15 – 43 40+
  • Tom Butler – 39.22 – 46 40+
  • Philip Simpson – 39.24 – 48 40+
  • Michael Pennington – 41.01 – 54
  • Martin Kirvan – 41.50 – 56 50+
  • Naomi Branston – 41.51 – 57
  • Flavio Centofanti – 41.54 – 58 50+
  • Brian Oakwell – 41.57 – 59 40+
  • Egg Sullivan – 45.26 – 71 40+

Brighton Pier to Pier, Sunday 18 July

  • Ladies
  • Helen Oldfield – 34.44 – 26
  • Margy Sullivan – 36.26 – 31 V
  • Claire Browse – 57.09 – 40 V
  • Sally Goble – 57.09 – 41
  • Men
  • Ben Pennington – 23.01 – 13 – winner of the D Smith Cup
  • Alfonso Perez – 28.26 – 35 V
  • Will Forbes – 28.42 – 36
  • Mark Aitkin – 30.25 – 43 V
  • Michael Johnstone – 33.46 – 53 V
  • Alan Johnson – 34.49 – 57 V
  • Finbarr Martin – 37.16 – 60 V
  • Philip Simpson – 37.25 – 61 V
  • Brian Oakwell – 45.01 – 65 V
  • Flavio Centofanti – 45.44 – 67 V
  • Egg Sullivan – 49.12 – 69 V

SLSC – 1st Mens Team from outside Sussex
Ben Pennington, Alfonso Perez Garcia, Will Forbes, Mark Aitkin

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel swim 21miles from England to France

Solos:

  • Nicholas Gay – 15h 51mins – 4 August
  • Gordon Simpson – 15h 51mins – 4 August
  • Julio Georgiou – 10 h 24 mins – 10 August
  • Julio Georgiou – 14h 28mins – 4 September, first part of a two way attempt

Relays:

  • South London SC (3 person) 12h 52mins – 17 September
    Finbarr Martin, Margy Sullivan, Helen Oldfield more…
  • Tooting Bec Commoners (3 person) 11h 02mins
    Mark Sawyer + Matt Eckford and Xanic Jones
  • St Georges Medics 1 (7 person) 11h 47mins – 26 August
  • St Georges Medics 2 (7 person) 13h 52mins – 5 September

Solent Open Water Championships, Calshot Beach 20 July 2003

  • 5km race
  • Ben Pennington 1.08.22 2nd man
  • Neil Thompson 1.24.50 10th man
  • Mark Sawyer 1.44.26 23rd man
  • Margy Sullivan 1.49.52 9th and 1st Veteran woman
  • 2.5 km Race
  • Helen Oldfield 51.19 9th woman
  • Simon Ball 52.55 9th man
  • Kathryn MacDermott 54.59 14th woman
  • Naomi Branston 56.29 15th woman
  • Alan Johnson 57.46 13th man
  • Paul Seto 58.54 14th and 1st Veteran man
  • Martin Kirvan 1.00.05 16th man
  • Flavio Centofanti 1.02.21 18th man
  • Egg Sullivan 1.07.05 21st man

Eastbourne 2km 31 August

  • Paul Seto – 50.50
  • Alan Johnson – 58.10

Brighton Pier to Pier, Sunday 3rd August 2003

  • Ladies – Time – Place
  • Helen Oldfield 28.31 – 21
  • Margy Sullivan 31.25 – 30 V
  • Kathryn MacDermott 31.35 – 31 V
  • Fiona Williams 32.34 – 34
  • Deborah Wright 36.17 – 38 V
  • Claire Browse 43.41 – 42 V
  • Men
  • Ben Pennington 20.32 – 10 winner of the D Smith Cup
  • Simon Murie 23.18 – 23
  • Paul Seto 32.34 – 53 V
  • Alan Johnson 35.51 – 55 V
  • Andrew Ingamells 35.52 – 56 V
  • Flavio Centofanti 37.18 – 59 V
  • Martin Kirvan 41.28 – 60 V
  • Trevor Browse 42.15 – 61 V

SLSC – 1st Mens Team from outside Sussex
Ben Pennington, Simon Murie, Paul Seto, Alan Johnson

SLSC – 6th Ladies Team
Helen Oldfield, Margy Sullivan, Kathryn MacDermott

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

English Channel solo swim 21miles from England to France

  • Simon Murie – 13h 45 mins – 4 September

Sandown to Shanklin, Isle of Wight 2.5 miles tidal assisted 11 August

  • Ben Pennington 33min 29sec
  • Nick Strong 37min 2 sec
  • John Coningham-Rolls 39min 7sec
  • Alistair Park 42 min 33sec
  • Rob Pearce 43min 35sec
  • Rohani Mustapha 43min 37sec
  • Naomi Branston 44min 22sec
  • Margy Sullivan 45min 19sec
  • Philip Simpson 49min 29sec
  • Egg Sullivan 49min 44sec
  • Alan Johnson 53min 42sec

Brighton Pier to Pier, 1km against the tide 28 July

  • Men
  • Ben Pennington 24.37 – winner of the D Smith Cup
  • Nick Strong 28.00
  • Finbarr Martin 33.01
  • Nelson Rocca 33.13
  • Neil Thompson 33.20
  • Alistair Park 35.47
  • Paul Seto 38.15
  • Philip Simpson 39.19
  • Simon Ball 39.46
  • Alan Johnson 56.42
  • Ladies
  • Nuria Pallisera 33.10
  • Helen Oldfield 34.39
  • Margy Sullivan 39.35
  • Naomi Branston 40.41

Brighton Pier to Pier, 1km against the tide

  • Nuria Pallisera – winner of the D Smith Cup
  • Alistair Park
  • Rohani Mustapha
  • Naomi Branston
  • Margy Sullivan
  • Philip Simpson

Sandown to Shanklin, Ilse of Wight 2.5 miles tidal assisted 5 August

  • Alistair Park: 41 mins 21 secs
  • John Coningham-Rolls: 41 mins 54 secs
  • Helen Oldfield: 42 mins 0 secs
  • Rohani Mustapha: 42 mins 29 secs
  • Naomi Branston: 46 mins 42 secs
  • Margy Sullivan: 47 mins 04 secs
  • Paul Seto: 47 mins 34 secs

Traditional rules: swimming costume, hat and goggles, no aids

Swimming Achievements 2000

Lake Zurich Marathon swim 26.5km Sunday 23 July
Solo:

  • John Coningham-Rolls – 10hrs 13mins
  • Tim Lawrence –

Relays:

  • SLSC Dream Team – 9h 07mins
    Helen Oldfield, Margy Sullivan, Valentine Schmidt,
  • SLSC Reality Team – 9h 30mins
    Finbarr Martin, Naomi Branston, Egg Sullivan

Wester Counties Open Water Championships 6km
Preston Beach, Weymouth – 18 June

  • Margy Sullivan – 2h 34m 30s

Colwick Park Open Water Championships, 4km
Nottinham – 4 June

  • Amber Fillary – 1h 05m 71s
  • Valentine Schmidt – 1h 16m 42s
  • Margy Sullivan – 1h 20m 32s

Swimming Achievements 1999

English Channel swims 21miles from England to France Solo:

  • Tim Lawrence – 14h 59 mins – 4 September

Relay:

  • Tooting Bec (6 person) 13h 30m – 19 July
    Finbarr Martin, Rob Pearce, Egg Sullivan, Naomi Branston, Steve May, Ruth ??

Around Manhattan Island Marathon Swim
46km tidal assisted Saturday 12 June

  • John Coningham-Rolls – 8hrs 21mins

Western Counties Open Water Championships 6km
Preston Beach, Weymouth – 20 June

  • Margy Sullivan – 2h 21m 18s
  • Egg Sullivan – 2h 23m 45s

Northern Counties Open Water Championships 5km
Salford Quays – 20 June

  • Egg Sullivan – 1h 39m 25s
  • Margy Sullivan – 1h 45m 46
  • Valentine Schmidt –

Around Brownsea Island, Poole

  • 4.5 miles
  • Helen Oldfield – 1h 55m
  • Alistair Park- 1h 56m
  • Margy Sullivan – 2h 03m
  • Valentine Schmidt – 2h 07m
  • Becky Shaw – 2h 07m
  • 2.5 miles
  • Egg Sullivan – 1h 33m

SCASA Open Water Championship Albert Dock, London
12 September

  • 1.5km women
  • Becky Shaw – 1st age group 25 – 34
  • Deborah Wright – 1st age group 35-44
  • 4.5km women
  • Helen Oldfield
  • Margy Sullivan – 2nd age group 35-44
  • 4.5kmMen
  • Tim Kendal – 1st age group 35-44
  • John Coningham-Rolls – 2nd age group 35-44
  • Andrew Ingamells – 3rd age group 35-44

Colwick Park Open Water Championship, 4km
Nottingham – 5 June

Finbarr Martin, Rob Pearce, Helen Oldfield, Margy Sullivan, Naomi Branston, Valentine Schmidt, Egg Sullivan, Ruth

Alistair Park won the breaststroke cup

Sandown to Shanklin, Ilse of Wight 2.5 miles tidal assisted

  • Tim Kendal – 35.30
  • John Coningham Rolls – 39.52
  • Alistair Park – 47.24
  • Valentine Schmidt – 47.58
  • Beck Shaw – 48.27
  • Margy Sullivan – 48.44
  • Egg Sullivan – 52.58
  • Jackie Rolls – 54.28

Brighton Pier to Pier, 1km against the tide

  • Alistair Parks winner of the D Smith Cup

Swimming Achievements 1998

English Channel solo swim 21miles from England to France

  • John Coningtham Rolls – 15h 51 mins

Swimming Achievements 1997

English Channel relay swim 21miles from England to France

  • Tooting Bec Channel Relay Team – 13h 37mins – 17 July 1997
    Mike Taylor, Hilary Kempton, John Coningham-Rolls, Alistair Park, Margy Sullivan, Veronique Dochain
    First “Special” Channel swim

Brighton Pier to Pier, 1km against the tide

  • Martyn Bull winner of the D Smith Cup

Swimming Achievements 1995

ASA Masters 5Km Championships, Home Pierrepont, June

  • Hillary Kempton – Gold winner

Swimming Achievements 1994

English Channel relay swim 21miles from England to France

  • SLSC Channel Relay Team – 13hrs 30 mins – 4 July
    John Elwell, Paul Slattery, Chris Hill, Bernie Peacock, Kathy O’Donnel, John Milne

Swimming Achievements 1993

Swimming Achievements 1992

Lake Zurich Marathon solo swim 26.5km 18 July

  • Justin Palfrey 6hrs 34 mins – third place

Lake Windemere 10.5 miles end to end – 7 September

  • Justin Palfrey – 4hrs 00mins 38s – Winner

Torbay Championships 8 miles sea swim 7 July

  • Justin Palfrey – 3hrs 7mins – Winner

Swimming Achievements 1991

English Channel relay swim 21miles from England to France

  • Buzzy Tadatchnick, Justin Palfrey, Jeff Tanner, Carol Hunt, Sarah Hunt and Carol Everitt – 11hrs 28mins

Swimming Achievements 1989

English Channel solo swim 21miles from England to France

  • Justin Palfrey – 10hrs 18mins – 22 September