Olympians Who Swam the English Channel (20)

Athlete Nation(s) Sport(s) Role(s) Era Notes
Greta Andersen DEN SWM Olympics 1948—1952 1948 Olympics - 100 metre freestyle (Gold), 4×100 freestyle relay (Silver); Swam English Channel - 1957/58/59/64/65 Five successful attempts (Best 13:40). France-to-England in 1957/58/59, England-to-France in 1964/65.
Miguel Arrobas POR SWM Olympics 1992 1992 Olympics - 100 metre backstroke, 200 metre backstroke; Swam English Channel - 2008 England-to-France (9:30).
Bill Burgess FRA
GBR
SWM/WPO Olympics 1900 1900 Olympics - 4,000 metres; Swam English Channel - 1911 England-to-France (22:35). Second swimmer to cross English Channel in 1911.
Bimal Chandra IND SWM Olympics 1948 1948 Olympics - 400 metre freestyle, 1,500 metre freestyle; Swam English Channel - 1959 France-to-England (13:50).
Edith van Dijk NED OWS Olympics 2008 2008 Olympics - 10 km Open Water swim; Swam English Channel - 2003 France-to-England (9:08)
Enriqueta Duarte ARG SWM Olympics 1948 1948 Olympics - 100 metre freestyle, 400 metre freestyle; Swam English Channel - 1951 France-to-England (13:26)
Trudy Ederle USA SWM Olympics 1924 1924 Olympics - 100 metre freestyle (Bronze), 400 metre freestyle (Bronze), 4×100 freestyle relay (Gold); Swam English Channel - 1926 France-to-England (14:39). First woman to swim English Channel. Third person to swim France-to-England.
Jo O-Ryeon KOR SWM Olympics 1972 1972 Olympics - 400 metre freestyle, 1,500 metre freestyle; Swam English Channel - 1982 England-to-France (9:35).
John Kinsella USA SWM Olympics 1968—1972 1968/1972 Olympics - 1,500 metre freestyle (Silver) (1968), 4×200 freestyle relay (Gold) (1972); Swam English Channel - 1979 England-to-France (9:10).
Yury Kudinov KAZ OWS Olympics 2012 2012 Olympics - 10 km Open Water swim; Swam English Channel - 2007 England-to-France (7:05)
John MacLean AUS ATH Non-Medal 2000 2008 Olympics - ATH: 1,500 metres Wheelchair; Swam English Channel - 1998 England-to-France (12:55)
Linda McGill AUS SWM Olympics 1964 1964 Olympics - 4 events, best finish in 400 IM [5]; Swam English Channel - 1965, 1967 [3] All France-to-England (Best 9:59 (1967)). Three crossings in 1967. 9:59 at the time a record for women.
Eva Mortensen DEN SWM Olympics 1988 1988 Olympics - 400 metre freestyle, 800 metre freestyle; Swam English Channel - 1996 England-to-France (10:46).
Veljko Rogošić CRO
YUG
SWM Olympics 1960—1964 1960/1964 Olympics - 7 events; 2004 England-to-France (11:27) at the age of 63.
Gilles Rondy FRA OWS Olympics 2008 2008 Olympics - 10 km Open Water swim; Swam English Channel - 2004 England-to-France (7:54)
Arati Saha IND SWM Olympics 1952 1952 Olympics - 200 metre breaststroke; Swam English Channel - 1959 France-to-England (16:20).
Petar Stoychev BUL OWS/SWM Olympics / Other 2000—2012 2000/2004/2008/2012 Olympics - 400/1,500 freestyle/10 km Open Water swim; Swam English Channel - 2006 England-to-France (7:21), 2007 England-to-France (6:57) - first crossing under 7 hours and record time from 2007-2012.
Ted Temme GBR WPO Olympics 1928—1936 1928 Olympics - Water Polo; Swam English Channel - 1927 France-to-England (?) and 1934 England-to-France (15:34). First swimmer to cross English channel in both ways.
Rostislav Vítek CZE OWS Olympics 2008 2008 Olympics - 10 km Open Water swim; Swam English Channel - 2009 England-to-France (7:16)
Rob Woodhouse AUS SWM Olympics 1984—1988 1984/1988 Olympics; Swam English Channel - 2022 England-to-France (10:45)