Yvetta Hlavácová
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Yvetta Hlaváčová (born 26 May 1975) is a Czech national team member in long-distance swimming
and women’s world record holder from swimming the English Channel
in a time of 7 h, 25 mins
While she has pursued indoor swimming, she has earned much more success on the open water. The swimmer has been at the top of long-distance swimming for several years.
At 6ft4.5" (194 cm) she is one of the tallest swimmers in the world. Her feet are a whopping size 13 (US) / 46 (EU).
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and women’s world record holder from swimming 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...
in a time of 7 h, 25 mins
While she has pursued indoor swimming, she has earned much more success on the open water. The swimmer has been at the top of long-distance swimming for several years.
At 6ft4.5" (194 cm) she is one of the tallest swimmers in the world. Her feet are a whopping size 13 (US) / 46 (EU).
Successful English Channel Swims
- 2005 in 8 h 42 mins
- 2006 in 7 h 25 mins (WR)
- 2007 in 7 h 53 mins
External links
- The Interview with Yvetta Hlaváčová - Czech.cz, official portal of the Czech Republic
- Profile and picture of Yvetta at Dover Life