Alison Streeter has conquered the English Channel 43 times, more than anyone in the world. This total includes a triple-channel swim. She also completed seven Channel crossings in one year, a feat made more difficult because she mounted her challenges against this 21 mile body of water one at a time on separate attempts of about one every ten days. Alison is also the fastest woman from France to England (8 hours 48 minutes), a record she established in 1988. She was the first (and so far only) woman to swim the Channel three ways non-stop in 1990 taking 34 hours and 40 mins for the feat. Only 2 other men have succeeded. Satellite view of the English Channel Map of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ...

The Queen gave her the MBE in 1991 for the above and charity fundraising. To date she has raised over $100,000 for various charities.

In May 2006 she was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in Fort Lauderdale.

She worked as a currency trader all her working life in London until earlier this year, and now spends part of her life in Adelaide (Seacliff) and the summers in Dover in her beloved English Channel as a fully qualified Boat Pilot. London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... Satellite view of the English Channel Map of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ...

British records

1984 Catalina Channel (Santa Catalina Island, California) 9 hours 33 mins
1987 Capri - Naples 8 hours 35 mins
1990 Round Manhattan Island 6 hours 47 mins
1995 Double English Channel 20 hours 55 mins
1998 Toreneous Strait, Greece 7 hours 42 mins
1998 Yarra River St Kilda Pier and return 9 hours 40 mins
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World records (men and women)

1984 Round Isle of Wight 62 miles 21 hours 2 mins
1985 Richmond upon Thames to Gravesend, Kent (Tidal Thames) 42 miles 14 hours 28 mins
1986 Gravesend, Kent to Richmond upon Thames 42 miles 16 hours exactly
1986 Four Piers (Solent) 14 miles 4 hours 37 mins
1988 Ireland to Scotland - 1 st Woman 9 hours 53 mins
1989 Scotland to Ireland 1st Person to succeed 10 hours 4 mins
1989 Round Jersey (Channel Islands) 9 hours 53 mins
1992 Seven English Channel swims in one season (one every 10 days)
1995 Overall record holder for number of English Channel swims - 43 crossings in total, mens record is 33.
1998 Isles of Scilly to Cornwall 1st person 28 miles 15 hours 11 mins The Isle of Wight is an English island, south of Southampton off the southern English coast. ... Richmond is a suburb in southwest London, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. ... Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. ... Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, on the south bank of the Thames, opposite Tilbury in Essex. ... Richmond is a suburb in southwest London, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. ... Satellite image showing the Solent, separating the Isle of Wight from mainland Britain The Solent is a stretch of sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Great Britain. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Satellite view of the English Channel Map of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ... Satellite view of the English Channel Map of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ... mason=gayboy(2004est. ... Cornwall (Cornish: Kernow) is a county at the extreme South-West of England on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar. ...

External links

• International Swimming Hall of Fame