English Channel solo crossing
Published account checked
After an unsuccessful attempt the previous year, Pohl returned with increased physical and mental preparation and completed the England-to-France swim.
Recorded swim date · Wednesday, 21 September 2016 · Start or finish date not specified by the source
Elapsed swim time · 11h 10m 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 · Her original account reports departure shortly before 02:00, but does not attach a departure date or time zone to that clock. The annual record supplies a swim date only.
Format · Solo · 1-way
Direction · England → France
Departure · Dover, England
Arrival · France
Pilot / piloting team · Eddie Spelling
Escort vessel · Mighty Mo
Ratification / historical recognition · Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
Conditions · The athlete describes swimming the opening hours in darkness and strong currents during the final three hours.
How this record was checked
CS&PF annual table, year selector 2016: the 21st September / Nathalie Pohl row records Eddie Spelling / Mighty Mo and 11:10:00. Dover’s individual entry corroborates the route and date. The annual table’s generic pending-ratification wording is retained through documented status; no independent committee decision or original observer log was inspected. The official milestone page’s 5 October label is not substituted for the event row.
CS&PF: 2016 swim records — Nathalie Pohl
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · With the year selector set to 2016, the 21st September row names Nathalie Pohl, Eddie Spelling / Mighty Mo and 11:10:00.
Limitations · The annual page carries a generic pending-ratification disclaimer; the selected row alone does not establish a committee decision. Select 2016 to find the named row.
Dover.UK.com: Nathalie Pohl, 21 September 2016
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Corroborates the swim date, England-to-France route, CS&PF, Eddie Spelling and Mighty Mo.
Limitations · Secondary historical compilation; the date is not explicitly labelled departure or arrival.
Nathalie Pohl: original English Channel account
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · The athlete account describes the unsuccessful preceding attempt, increased preparation, a departure shortly before 02:00, darkness and strong late currents.
Limitations · The narrative clock lacks a departure calendar date; it remains an attributed timing note.
Nathalie Pohl: official career milestones
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · June 2014 Lake Constance debut, the 2015 unsuccessful Channel attempt, and the 17 July 2026 women’s relay.
Limitations · The solo Channel milestone is labelled 5 October 2016; the CS&PF event row gives 21 September. The timeline label is not adopted as the swim date.
Nathalie Pohl Relay — four swimmers
Published account checked
All four swimmers are individually named in CSA swim 6087. The team commemorated the centenary of Gertrude Ederle’s crossing and supported Swim for Kids. The 11:28 duration is a team result, not a second solo time for Pohl. CSA describes the performance as a Special Category Swim.
Special Category Swim · ratification not independently confirmed. The reported clocks do not exactly reconcile with the published elapsed time.
Nathalie Pohl Relay · Nathalie Pohl · Mariam Binladen · Mariana Moura Santos · Jasmine Harrison
Team elapsed time · 11h 28m
Duration of the team’s complete swim
Started · Friday, 17 July 2026 · About 13:30 · Pohl’s original relay account says approximately 13:30 on 17 July; time zone is unstated.
Finished · Saturday, 18 July 2026 · 01:12 · CSA swim 6087 explicitly gives Completed 18th July 2026 1:12am; time zone is unstated.
Timing note · The approximate athlete-reported departure and CSA completion clock are preserved independently. They do not precisely reconcile with the published elapsed time; no clock, time zone or day has been calculated from the duration.
Format · Relay · 1-way
Direction · England → France
Pilot / piloting team · Stuart Gleeson
Escort vessel · Sea Leopard
Official observers · Jon Miell
Ratification / historical recognition · Channel Swimming Association
How this record was checked
CSA swim 6087 explicitly names Nathalie Pohl, Mariam Binladen, Mariana Moura Santos and Jasmine Harrison under Swimmers, identifies Relay (4 Swimmers), and supplies the completion date/clock, team time and crew. The association entry inspected on 31 October 2026 does not state a final ratification verdict. The special-category qualification remains visible. The departure date and approximate clock come from the athlete’s own relay account.
CSA: Nathalie Pohl Relay, 2026 — swim 6087
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Explicit four-person roster, 18 July 2026 01:12 completion, 11:28 team time, England-to-France route, Stuart Gleeson / Sea Leopard, observer Jon Miell, and Special Category Swim.
Limitations · The association entry inspected on 31 October 2026 does not state a final ratification verdict; no ratification decision is claimed.
Nathalie Pohl: original women’s Channel relay account
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · Reports departure on 17 July at approximately 13:30, the Ederle centenary context, team participation and support for Swim for Kids.
Limitations · Approximate departure clock and CSA arrival clock are reported independently; no time zone or arithmetic reconciliation is inferred.
Nathalie Pohl: official career milestones
Checked 2026-10-31
Supports · June 2014 Lake Constance debut, the 2015 unsuccessful Channel attempt, and the 17 July 2026 women’s relay.
Limitations · The solo Channel milestone is labelled 5 October 2016; the CS&PF event row gives 21 September. The timeline label is not adopted as the swim date.
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