English Channel solo crossing
Published account checked
Recorded swim date · Friday, 12 August 2011 · Start or finish date not specified by the source
Elapsed swim time · 14h 33m 0s
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 · A swim date is published, but no phase-specific clock times were established.
Format · Solo · 1-way
Direction · England → France
Arrival · Sangatte beach, France
Pilot / piloting team · Mike Oram
Escort vessel · Gallivant
Ratification / historical recognition · Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
How this record was checked
CS&PF 2011 solo table, Mariel Hawley row dated 12 August, gives 14:33:00 and Mike Oram / Gallivant. Dover’s individual entry supplies the route and Sangatte landing. Her first-person account independently identifies the same solo. The annual disclaimer means no explicit committee ratification is asserted.
CS&PF: successful swims in 2011
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Selected named result rows, crew and published elapsed precision.
Limitations · Page says results are unofficial until committee ratification; no separate decision or observer log inspected.
Dover: Mariel Hawley Davila, 2011-08-12
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Individual swim entry, date, route and named crew where given.
Limitations · Secondary compilation; generic swim date is not automatically a departure or arrival date.
Outdoor Swimming Society: Mariel Hawley first-person profile
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Childhood, solo Channel, Triple Crown and Oceans Seven career bridge.
Limitations · Calls the four-way relay 2006; federation and Dover give 2007. Its first-Mexican Oceans Seven claim is not adopted.
Sport City Mexico four-way relay — conflicting date accounts
Sources disagree
Hawley is named on the six-person Sport City Mexico roster. The performance belongs to the relay team and is not an individual solo time.
Six-person four-way relay. Registers give 2007; a later recollection says 2006. Published date spans and clocks also conflict.
Sport City Mexico · Luis Pineyro · Omar Diaz Gonzalez · Alejandro Moreno · Mayalen Noriega · Jorge Urreta · Mariel Hawley
Recorded swim date · Sunday, 26 August 2007 · Start or finish date not specified by the source
Team elapsed time · 42h 11m 0s
Duration of the team’s complete swim
Started · Exact start date not confirmed · Clock time not confirmed
Finished · Exact finish date not confirmed · Clock time not confirmed
Timing note · CS&PF’s 2007 relay row is dated 26 August. Dover’s athlete page says 24–26 August, while its swim page says 24/25 and reports 07:51 Friday to 02:11 Sunday; those clocks do not reconcile with its 42:11 total. Hawley’s later recollection says 2006. No start/finish dates or clocks have been inferred.
Format · Relay · 4-way
Direction · England → France → England → France → England
Escort vessel · Sea Satin
Ratification / historical recognition · Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
Individual crossing times
These legs form one continuous 4-way swim.
Leg 1 · England → France · 8h 18m 0s
Leg 2 · France → England · 10h 44m 0s
Leg 3 · England → France · 11h 5m 0s
Leg 4 · France → England · 12h 4m 0s
How this record was checked
The CS&PF 2007 relay table names Sport City Mexico (6), Sea Satin and four splits summing to 42:11:00. Dover’s matching swim entry explicitly names Mariel Hawley in the roster; her athlete page connects the relay and 2011 solo. The total and team scope agree, but year/date/clock conflicts are retained pending original documentation.
CS&PF: successful swims in 2007
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Selected named result rows, crew and published elapsed precision.
Limitations · Page says results are unofficial until committee ratification; no separate decision or observer log inspected.
Dover: Sport City Mexico four-way relay
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Named six-person roster including Mariel, four leg times and crew.
Limitations · Date range and reported clocks are internally inconsistent; this is a team performance, not four individual solos.
Dover: Mariel Hawley Davila athlete entry
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Mexican identity and connection between solo and named relay.
Limitations · Its relay count refers to crossings/legs, not four separate four-way performances.
Outdoor Swimming Society: Mariel Hawley first-person profile
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Childhood, solo Channel, Triple Crown and Oceans Seven career bridge.
Limitations · Calls the four-way relay 2006; federation and Dover give 2007. Its first-Mexican Oceans Seven claim is not adopted.
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