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Karen Throsby crossed the English Channel from England to France in 16 hours 9 minutes on 2 September 2010.
View athlete profileThrosby reached Pointe du Riden, south of Cap Gris-Nez, in September 2010. A sociologist as well as a marathon swimmer, she later wrote Immersion: Marathon Swimming, Embodiment and Identity, published by Manchester University Press in 2016.
The English Channel swim on 2 September 2010 took 16 hours 9 minutes. The Catalina federation records 14 hours 11 minutes 52 seconds on 20 July 2011. In New York the 24 August 2013 Manhattan circuit took 8 hours 41 minutes 1 seconds.
Elapsed time · 16:09:00 (h:mm:ss)
Course · England to France
Landing · Pointe du Riden
Departure clock · 02:57:20
Arrival clock · 19:06:20
Pilot · Paul Foreman
Escort vessel · Pace Arrow
Observer · Jordan Vass
Ratification · Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
Sporting country on this result · UK [England]
Clock basis · The source does not specify a time zone.
Elapsed time · 14:11:52 (h:mm:ss)
Course · Santa Catalina Island to the California mainland
Ratification · Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
Sporting country on this result · United Kingdom
Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, solo 205 · Karen Throsby, United Kingdom
Elapsed time · 8:41:01 (h:mm:ss)
Course · Counterclockwise around Manhattan
Start location · Pier A, Battery
Landing · Pier A, Battery
Sporting country on this result · GBR
Published place · 4
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