▁ 5 6 ▁miles . ▁He ▁reached ▁shore ▁at ▁Cal ais ▁at ▁ 8 : 0 5 ▁in ▁the ▁evening , ▁was ▁exam ined ▁by ▁a ▁doctor ▁and ▁had ▁something ▁to ▁eat . ▁He ▁was ▁esc orted ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁che ering ▁crowd ▁by ▁En rique ▁T ira b oc chi , ▁an ▁Argent ine ▁sw immer ▁who ▁would ▁make ▁the ▁crossing ▁himself ▁later ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Two ▁other ▁sw imm ers ▁completed ▁the ▁sw im ▁that ▁same ▁summer . ▁T ira b oc chi , ▁from ▁Argentina , ▁completed ▁the ▁sw im ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁finishing ▁in ▁a ▁record ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 3 3 ▁minutes ▁and ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁sw im ▁the ▁route ▁starting ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Channel . ▁American ▁Charles ▁T oth ▁of ▁Boston ▁completed ▁the ▁sw im ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁hours ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁minutes , ▁missing ▁by ▁two ▁days ▁the ▁exp iration ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁P ound ▁prize ▁offered ▁by ▁the ▁Daily ▁Sk etch ▁for ▁anyone ▁who ▁completed ▁the ▁sw im , ▁a ▁prize ▁that ▁both ▁S ull ivan ▁and ▁T ira b oc chi ▁received ▁from ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Daily ▁Sk etch ▁waiting ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁with ▁a ▁check ▁in ▁hand . ▁ ▁Jack ie ▁Cob ell ▁had ▁intended ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁ 2 1 - mile ▁crossing ▁by ▁a ▁more ▁direct ▁route ▁in ▁July