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Michael Renford crossed the English Channel from England to France in 12 hours 10 minutes on 1 August 2007.
View athlete profileAlso recorded as Murph Renford.
Renford followed his father Des into long-distance swimming. In January 2025 Michael swam 34 kilometres down Tasmania’s Derwent River from New Norfolk to Hobart, fifty years after Des completed the route. His own Channel swim in 2007 was escorted by Dave Whyte on Ocean Breeze.
The English Channel swim on 1 August 2007 took 12 hours 10 minutes. The Catalina federation records 9 hours 13 minutes 22 seconds on 5 September 2011. In New York the 6 June 2009 Manhattan circuit took 7 hours 29 minutes 4 seconds.
Elapsed time · 12:10:00 (h:mm:ss)
Course · England to France
Departure clock · 09:23:00
Arrival clock · 21:33:00
Pilot · Dave Whyte
Escort vessel · Ocean Breeze
Observer · Brian Harbottle
Trainer · Tony Johnston, Errol Goldberg & Baden Green
Ratification · Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
Sporting country on this result · Australia
Clock basis · The source does not specify a time zone.
Elapsed time · 9:13:22 (h:mm:ss)
Course · Santa Catalina Island to the California mainland
Ratification · Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
Sporting country on this result · Australia
Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, solo 218 · Michael Renford, Australia
Elapsed time · 7:29:04 (h:mm:ss)
Course · Counterclockwise around Manhattan
Start location · Pier A, Battery
Landing · Pier A, Battery
Sporting country on this result · AUS
Published place · 3
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