Andreas Waschburger

England-to-France crossing

Ratification reported by source

The 2023 crossing improved on the 6h 55m men’s mark set by Trent Grimsey in 2012. This page records the dated performance rather than assuming a record can never change.

Elapsed swim time · 6h 45m 25s

Duration of the complete swim

Started · Friday, 8 September 2023 · 07:02 · Guinness published clock; time zone not specified

Finished · Friday, 8 September 2023 · 13:47 · Guinness published clock; time zone not specified

Timing note · Guinness publishes start and arrival clocks to the minute without a time zone. They are reproduced as source clocks, not labelled as French local time. The 6:45:25 elapsed performance retains its separate second-level precision.

Format · Solo · 1-way

Direction · England → France

Departure · Shakespeare Beach, Kent, England

Arrival · Cap Gris-Nez, France

Pilot / piloting team · Michael Oram

Escort vessel · Gallivant

Ratification / historical recognition · CS&PF ratification reported by Guinness and the athlete

Conditions · Water temperature of 18.3°C reported in the athlete’s announcement.

How this record was checked

Guinness supplies the date, start and finish locations, elapsed time, minute-level clocks, pilot, escort boat and reported CS&PF ratification. The athlete’s announcement confirms the time and gives the water temperature. No original observer report has been inspected.

Guinness World Records: Andreas Waschburger’s 2023 crossing

Checked 2026-10-30

Andreas Waschburger: official ratification announcement

Checked 2026-10-30

London Olympics — men’s 10 km marathon

Open-water swimming · Race

Friday, 10 August 2012 (event date)

The Serpentine, Hyde Park, London

Finished eighth in 1:50:44.4.

Published distance · 10 km

Placing / category · 8th — men’s final

Published account checked

How this event was checked

Olympedia’s final table, bib 10, records the result. Its athlete profile matches the birth date, Saarbrücken birthplace and SSG Saar Max Ritter club on Waschburger’s official Channel website; this is a substantive identity match.

Olympedia — London 2012 men’s 10 km

Checked 2026-10-31

Supports · Final date, location and eighth-place result.

Olympedia — Andreas Waschburger

Checked 2026-10-31

Supports · Biographical and club identity match.

Andreas Waschburger — official website

Checked 2026-10-31

Supports · Channel career; birth date, birthplace and club matching the Olympedia athlete.

North Channel

Open-water swimming · Solo swim

Thursday, 4 September 2025 (event date)

The Gobbins, Northern Ireland, to Knock Bay, Scotland

Completed the Gobbins-to-Knock Bay crossing in a time his team reported as a course record.

Elapsed time · 8h 11m 12s

Published account checked

How this event was checked

Infinity row 182 corroborates the date and time. His official account describes ILDSA observation and a 03:20 local start; no observation log was inspected.

Infinity Channel Swimming — solo register

Checked 2026-10-31

Supports · Selected dated rows, direction and elapsed time.

Limitations · Operator register; no observer manuscript inspected.

Andreas Waschburger — North Channel completion account

Checked 2026-10-31

Supports · 4 September 2025 swim, route, time and reported ILDSA observation.

Limitations · Published 8 September; the swim itself is explicitly dated 4 September.

London Olympic Games

2012

Finished eighth in the men’s 10km marathon swim.

European championship medals

2012

Silver at 5km and 10km, plus team bronze.

English Channel performance

8 September 2023

England to France in 6h 45m 25s.

Ice-swimming success

2024

His official timeline records European titles at 500m and 1,000m freestyle.

Ocean’s Seven complete

4 September 2025

His official announcement reports a North Channel time of 8h 11m 12s.