<Table> <Tr> <Th> Direction </Th> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Th> Swimmer </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Time </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Matthew Webb </Td> <Td> 1875 </Td> <Td> 21 : 45 </Td> <Td> First crossing from England to France on 25 August 1875 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Thomas William Burgess </Td> <Td> 1911 </Td> <Td> 22 : 35 </Td> <Td> Second crossing from England to France . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Henry Sullivan </Td> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> 26 : 50 </Td> <Td> Third crossing from England to France . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> Enrique Tirabocchi </Td> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> 16 : 33 </Td> <Td> First crossing from France to England . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Charles Toth </Td> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> 16 : 58 </Td> <Td> Third crossing from France to England . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Gertrude Ederle </Td> <Td> 1926 </Td> <Td> 14 : 39 </Td> <Td> First woman to cross in either direction . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Amelia Gade Corson </Td> <Td> 1926 </Td> <Td> 15 : 29 </Td> <Td> First mother to cross from England to France . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Mercedes Gleitze </Td> <Td> 1927 </Td> <Td> 15 : 15 </Td> <Td> First British woman to cross the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Hilda `` Laddie '' Sharp </Td> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> 14 : 58 </Td> <Td> 15th to cross and the 5th fastest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> Margaret Duncan </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> 16 : 17 </Td> <Td> First woman from South Africa to swim the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Edward H. Temme </Td> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> 15 : 34 </Td> <Td> First man to swim the English Channel in both directions . He swam from France to England in August 1927 and from England to France on 18 August 1934 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France to England </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Florence Chadwick </Td> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> 14 : 42 </Td> <Td> First woman to swim the English Channel in both directions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Winnie Leuszler </Td> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> 13 : 25 </Td> <Td> First Canadian to swim the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> Damian Pizá Beltran </Td> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> 15 : 23 </Td> <Td> First Mexican to swim the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> Joaquim Baptista Pereira ( pt ) </Td> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> -- -- - </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> Abdellatief Abouheif </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> 11 : 44 </Td> <Td> Winner of a special 1955 race from France to England , competed against another 11 male and four female contenders . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> Brojen Das </Td> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Asian ( from Bikrampur , East Pakistan ; now Bangladesh ) to swim the English Channel , at the English Channel Swimming Competition in 1958 . Das became a Bangladeshi citizen after the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> Mihir Sen </Td> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Indian to swim the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> Arati Saha </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> 14 : 20 </Td> <Td> First Indian woman and first Asian woman to swim the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> Niko Nestor </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> 12 : 06 </Td> <Td> First Macedonian to swim the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France to England </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> Antonio Abertondo </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> 43 : 10 </Td> <Td> First person to swim the channel both ways non-stop . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> Atina Bojadži </Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Direction </Th> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Th> Swimmer </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Time </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Matthew Webb </Td> <Td> 1875 </Td> <Td> 21 : 45 </Td> <Td> First crossing from England to France on 25 August 1875 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Thomas William Burgess </Td> <Td> 1911 </Td> <Td> 22 : 35 </Td> <Td> Second crossing from England to France . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Henry Sullivan </Td> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> 26 : 50 </Td> <Td> Third crossing from England to France . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> Enrique Tirabocchi </Td> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> 16 : 33 </Td> <Td> First crossing from France to England . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Charles Toth </Td> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> 16 : 58 </Td> <Td> Third crossing from France to England . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Gertrude Ederle </Td> <Td> 1926 </Td> <Td> 14 : 39 </Td> <Td> First woman to cross in either direction . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Amelia Gade Corson </Td> <Td> 1926 </Td> <Td> 15 : 29 </Td> <Td> First mother to cross from England to France . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Mercedes Gleitze </Td> <Td> 1927 </Td> <Td> 15 : 15 </Td> <Td> First British woman to cross the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Hilda `` Laddie '' Sharp </Td> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> 14 : 58 </Td> <Td> 15th to cross and the 5th fastest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> South Africa </Td> <Td> Margaret Duncan </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> 16 : 17 </Td> <Td> First woman from South Africa to swim the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> United Kingdom </Td> <Td> Edward H. Temme </Td> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> 15 : 34 </Td> <Td> First man to swim the English Channel in both directions . He swam from France to England in August 1927 and from England to France on 18 August 1934 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France to England </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Florence Chadwick </Td> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> 14 : 42 </Td> <Td> First woman to swim the English Channel in both directions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Winnie Leuszler </Td> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> 13 : 25 </Td> <Td> First Canadian to swim the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France </Td> <Td> Mexico </Td> <Td> Damian Pizá Beltran </Td> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> 15 : 23 </Td> <Td> First Mexican to swim the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> Joaquim Baptista Pereira ( pt ) </Td> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> -- -- - </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Egypt </Td> <Td> Abdellatief Abouheif </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> 11 : 44 </Td> <Td> Winner of a special 1955 race from France to England , competed against another 11 male and four female contenders . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Bangladesh </Td> <Td> Brojen Das </Td> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Asian ( from Bikrampur , East Pakistan ; now Bangladesh ) to swim the English Channel , at the English Channel Swimming Competition in 1958 . Das became a Bangladeshi citizen after the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> Mihir Sen </Td> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> First Indian to swim the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> Arati Saha </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> 14 : 20 </Td> <Td> First Indian woman and first Asian woman to swim the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> Niko Nestor </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> 12 : 06 </Td> <Td> First Macedonian to swim the English Channel . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England to France to England </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> Antonio Abertondo </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> 43 : 10 </Td> <Td> First person to swim the channel both ways non-stop . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France to England </Td> <Td> Macedonia </Td> <Td> Atina Bojadži </Td>
first asian to swim across the english channel
first asian to swim across the english channel
Brojen Das
Brojen Das