1898 by British swimmer W. Taylor 75 feet 7 inches. 10 October 1888 by British swimmer G.A. Blake at Lambeth Baths** 76 feet 3 inches. 15 July 1886 by British swimmer B. Jones (contested) 73 feet 1 inch. 15 March 1880, by J. Strickland, in Melbourne. However, dive was reportedly from 5 feet above water. 68 feet 4 inches. 17 July 1879 by R. Green, Liverpool. 65 feet. 31 July 1879 by T. Ingram, in London. Reported as best on record at the time by British ''Sporting Life. 62 feet 8 inches. 13 October 1876 by H.J. Green, in London (though he was penalized 6 feet for unknown reasons, so accuracy may be dubious) 62 feet 7 inches. 1 October 1878 by Horace Davenport. 56 feet 8 inches. 1870 by F. Young. The English Plunging Championship instituted a 60-second time limit in 1893, so records prior to 1893 may be for longer times. Men's 60-foot plunge (best time) 14.4 sec. (handheld) 16 February 1927 by Richard E. Howell (Chicago). 15.4 sec. 1923 by Nathaniel T. Guernsey, Jr. of Yale University. (also set records in 75-foot plunge) 15.6 sec. 27 February 1918 by John P. Lichter. 16.8 sec. 30 January 1918 by Benjamin H. Princell. 17.4 sec, J.P. Lichter. 18.8 sec. 26 February 1916 by J.C.Redmond 19 sec. 16 February 1916 by John P. Lichter. 19.2 sec. 8 December 1915 by Craig Redmond. 21.6 sec. 25 February 1914 by John P. Lichter. Women's distance plunge record (60-second limit) 71 feet. 1925 by Hilda Dand of Westminster, England 70 feet 6 inches. 1933 by Dorothy Rennie in Vancouver, is likely the Canadian record. 68 feet 1 inch. 1920 by Hilda Dand. 66 feet 10 inches. Set in April 1922 by Detroit high school student Dorothy McWood. Reported as a world record in United States, though Dand may have plunged 68 feet 1 in. in 1920 (see above), in which case it would be only an American record. In December 1924, however, the American men's college committee on swimming records officially stated that the American scholastic record was 62 feet 8 inches, set by McWood. 66 feet. Late 1919 by Hilda Dand in England. Charlotte Boyle matched this length in March 1920 in the United States. Women's 60-foot plunge (best time) 46 seconds, Alice Van Hoe, reported as United States collegiate record as of 31 December 1924. Notable plungers Edgar Adams – Silver