2010 England-to-France solo
Published account checked
Recorded swim date · Saturday, 7 August 2010 · Start or finish date not specified by the source
Elapsed swim time · 10h 38m 30s
Duration of the complete swim
Started · Exact start date not confirmed · Clock time not confirmed
Finished · Exact finish date not confirmed · Clock time not confirmed
Timing note · Historical record lists 22:04:00 and 08:42:30 beside the generic 7 August swim date. Calendar dates for the two clock readings are not inferred.
Format · Solo · 1-way
Direction · England → France
Arrival · Pointe du Nid de Corbet
Pilot / piloting team · Chris Osmond
Escort vessel · Seafarer II
Official observers · Garry Salter
Ratification / historical recognition · Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation — listed attribution
How this record was checked
CS&PF historical entry 444395 identifies Doreen Miller, USA, 7 August 2010, E–F, 10:38:30 and the named escort details. Annual 2010 table, 7 August Doreen (Dori) Miller row, agrees on time and pilot/vessel and bridges the alias. Its generic pending-ratification disclaimer is retained; no separate committee decision was inspected.
CS&PF historical record: Doreen Miller, swim 444395
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · 7 August 2010; USA; England-to-France 10:38:30; Chris Osmond, Seafarer II, observer Garry Salter and landing place.
Limitations · Generic Date and recorded clocks do not establish phase-specific calendar dates.
CS&PF 2010 swims: 7 August Doreen (Dori) Miller row
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Named 7 August row; Chris Osmond, Seafarer II; 10:38:30; Doreen/Dori name equivalence.
Limitations · Annual page states results are unofficial until ratified; a separate committee decision was not inspected.
2012 outward crossing in an unfinished double attempt
Published account checked
One completed England-to-France crossing. The subsequent return leg ended unsuccessfully after 8:57:45.
Recorded swim date · Wednesday, 8 August 2012 · Start or finish date not specified by the source
Elapsed swim time · 11h 45m 15s
Duration of the complete swim
Started · Exact start date not confirmed · Clock time not confirmed
Finished · Exact finish date not confirmed · Clock time not confirmed
Timing note · The historical row gives 04:22:00 departure and 16:07:15 arrival for the completed first leg. Its comment reports the later return attempt ending at 01:05. These clocks are not assigned inferred calendar dates.
Format · Solo · 1-way
Direction · England → France
Arrival · Wissant Beach West
Pilot / piloting team · Chris Osmond
Escort vessel · Seafarer II
Official observers · Alan Bushby; Geoffry Cox
Ratification / historical recognition · Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation — listed attribution
How this record was checked
Named CS&PF historical entry 444562 gives Doreen Miller, USA, 8 August 2012 and an E–F completion in 11:45:15. Its comment explicitly says she continued on an unsuccessful second leg lasting 8:57:45. The card therefore records one completed way only. Escort and observer fields are copied from the labelled record; no explicit committee decision was inspected.
CS&PF historical record: Doreen Miller, swim 444562
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · 8 August 2012; USA; E–F 11:45:15; Chris Osmond, Seafarer II; observers Alan Bushby and Geoffry Cox; unsuccessful return leg lasting 8:57:45.
Limitations · The completed first crossing must not be presented as a completed double. Generic Date does not define departure or arrival dates.
Continuous two-way Channel swim
Sources disagree
One continuous double, 26:21. Historical records give 4 August 2014; the annual table gives 5 August. Hall of Fame prose says 2016, contradicting its own list and the federation’s 2014 review.
Recorded swim date · Monday, 4 August 2014 · Start or finish date not specified by the source
Elapsed swim time · 26h 21m
Duration of the complete swim
Started · Exact start date not confirmed · Clock time not confirmed
Finished · Exact finish date not confirmed · Clock time not confirmed
Timing note · Historical leg rows list 03:12:00 departure, 15:20:00 turn at Wissant and 05:33:00 finish, all alongside a generic 4 August date. No departure/arrival calendar dates are inferred. Dover’s summary describes 4/5 August.
Format · Solo · 2-way
Direction · England → France → England
Departure · Samphire Hoe
Arrival · St Margaret’s
Pilot / piloting team · Lance Oram
Escort vessel · Sea Satin
Official observers · Amanda Smith; Laura Austin
Ratification / historical recognition · Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation — listed attribution
Individual crossing times
These legs form one continuous 2-way swim.
Leg 1 · England → France · 12h 8m 0s
Leg 2 · France → England · 14h 13m 0s
How this record was checked
CS&PF historical entries 444794 and 444795 label the two legs of Doreen Miller’s single continuous double: 12:08:00 E–F and 14:13:00 F–E. Their sum is 26:21:00. The annual 2014 Dori Miller row and federation season review agree on the completed double and elapsed time. The historic date is 4 August, the annual row 5 August and Dover’s individual summary 4/5 August. The Hall of Fame’s 2016 sentence conflicts with these and its own 2014 bullet. No explicit committee decision was inspected.
CS&PF historical record: Doreen Miller, first leg 444794
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · 4 August 2014; USA; two-way first leg E–F 12:08:00; Lance Oram, Sea Satin; observers Amanda Smith and Laura Austin; Samphire Hoe, Wissant and St Margaret’s.
Limitations · Generic date differs from annual table’s 5 August; start and finish clocks lack explicit phase dates.
CS&PF historical record: Doreen Miller, second leg 444795
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Same continuous 2014 double: second leg F–E 14:13:00; same pilot, vessel and observers.
Limitations · This is the return leg of one performance, not an additional independent swim.
CS&PF 2014 swims: Dori Miller double
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · 5 August Dori Miller row; Lance Oram, Sea Satin; 12:08:00 plus 14:13:00 equals 26:21:00.
Limitations · Generic unofficial-until-ratified disclaimer. The row’s 5 August date differs from historical records dated 4 August.
CS&PF: Review of 2014 season
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Identifies American Dori Miller, 43, living at Bondi Beach, and her Lance Oram-piloted two-way in 26 hours 21 minutes.
Limitations · Season review confirms recognition in 2014 but does not give a dated committee ratification decision.
Dover Channel Swimming: Doreen Miller, 4/5 August 2014
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Independent summary dates the double to 4/5 August 2014 and gives 26:21 with 12:08 and 14:13 legs.
Limitations · Secondary historical compilation, not federation ratification; country is not supplied.
New England LMSC Hall of Fame: Dori Miller
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Named 2023 honoree profile; New Haven upbringing, swimming from eleven, Maryland scholarship, Sydney move, Bondi club, surf-lifesaving honours and Channel career.
Limitations · Internally inconsistent: achievement list dates the 26:21 double to 2014, while prose says 2016. Federation records and season review support 2014.
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