Lisa Cummins

Athlete IDATH-1050711

IRLIrelandSport:Swimming

Biography

Lisa Cummins trained in open water off Cork with Eilis Burns and swam indoors with Source Masters. In September 2009 she set out from Abbot’s Cliff near Dover, landed on the French coast at Wissant and swam back to Dungeness. She was the first Irish swimmer to complete a solo two-way crossing.

The federation’s season results give 35 hours. Cummins’s own account explains that her return split included her time ashore in France. The published accounts disagree on the final clock reading.

In July 2018 Cummins swam twice around Manhattan. New York Open Water lists the swimmer from County Cork in third place at the 40 Bridges event, with a combined time of 21 hours 2 minutes 20 seconds.

The recorded nationality is Ireland.

Lisa Cummins's published record includes performances from 2009 to 2018 in Open-water swimming — English Channel solo double crossing, Open-water swimming — 40 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan. Selected recorded events include English Channel solo double crossing (2009; source checked); 40 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan (2018; source checked).

Source-checked results include 3rd overall over Open-water swimming — 40 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan at 40 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan (2018-07-20).

English Channel record

The first Irish swimmer to complete a solo double Channel crossing. The federation lists 35 hours for her swim in September 2009.

Crossing details, recordings & verification

Sporting nationality: Ireland
Training base in 2009: Cork

Selected Channel swims

England to France and back, 19–20 September 2009

Ratified result · One solo two-way swim. The CS&PF season table gives 14h36 plus 20h24 for a total of 35h00.

Outbound · 10:35 on 19 September, Abbot’s Cliff, to 01:11 on 20 September, Wissant beach. These are reported swim clocks. The sources do not specify a time zone.

Return · The leg record gives 01:18 to 21:42. Cummins herself gives the same restart but a 21:35 finish and says the return split included the seven minutes ashore. Sport Ireland places the finish on the south shore of Dungeness.

Timing discrepancy · The federation’s detailed clocks span 35h07. Cummins’s start and finish span the registered 35h00. Sport Ireland reported 10:24 to about 21:44 and 35h20. The Irish Examiner reported 35h36. The exact finish clock remains disputed.

Escort · Lance Oram piloted Sea Satin. Tanya Harding observed and Eilis Burns trained Cummins.

Other events & swims

40 Bridges, twice around Manhattan, 20–21 July 2018

Result · Third overall, 21:02:20. Both laps started and finished at Pier A. The organiser gives 9:30:45 for the first lap and 11:31:35 for the second.

English Channel questions

Who was the first Irish swimmer to swim the Channel both ways?: Lisa Cummins completed the first Irish solo double crossing on 19–20 September 2009.
How long did Lisa Cummins’s Channel swim take?: The CS&PF season table lists 35 hours, with splits of 14 hours 36 minutes and 20 hours 24 minutes.
Where did Lisa Cummins touch land?: She left Abbot’s Cliff, landed at Wissant in France and returned to the English coast at Dungeness.

Achievements & next milestones

Achievements update from recorded results. A tick means the supporting results are verified.

Achieved

2 finishes completed
Based on 2 distinct completed events in your linked record.
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Raced in 2 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
- 2009
- 2018
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Next milestones

5 finishes
3 more finishes needed
2 of 5 recorded
2 different sports
1 more different sport needed
1 of 2 recorded
3 calendar years with a finish
1 more calendar year with a finish needed
2 of 3 recorded

Career highlights

Lisa Cummins's published record includes performances from 2009 to 2018 in Open-water swimming — English Channel solo double crossing, Open-water swimming — 40 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan.

Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.

English Channel solo double crossing
2009 · Open-water swimming — English Channel solo double crossing
Performance: 35h 00m
Source checked
40 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan
2018 · Open-water swimming — 40 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan
Performance: 21:02:20
Source checked

Latest results

Showing 2 of 2 recorded performances.

Athlete results history
Race date	Race name	Sport	Distance / discipline	Location	Performance	Place	Category
Fri, 20 Jul 2018to Sat, 21 Jul 2018	Completed event · Bronze · 3rd · Overall · 40 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan	Swimming	Open-water swimming — 40 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan	Pier A, Manhattan—	21:02:20VerifiedTiming unknown	3	—
Sat, 19 Sept 2009to Sun, 20 Sept 2009	Completed event · Finisher · English Channel solo double crossing	Swimming	Open-water swimming — English Channel solo double crossing	Abbot’s Cliff to Wissant and Dungeness—	35h 00mVerifiedTime recorded to minutes · Timing unknown	—	—

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