Antonio Abertondo
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Antonio Abertondo of Argentina was the first person to complete a two way swim of the English Channel
. He completed the swim on 21 September 1961 in a time of 43 h 10 mins. He also swam the English Channel
on 3 other occasions in 1950, 1951 & 1954.
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
. He completed the swim on 21 September 1961 in a time of 43 h 10 mins. He also swam the English Channel
English Channel
The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
on 3 other occasions in 1950, 1951 & 1954.