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Shane Moraghan crossed the English Channel from England to France in 10 hours 23 minutes on 7 August 1999.
View athlete profileMoraghan landed on a beach between Wissant and Cap Gris-Nez in 1999. Seventeen years later he finished first in his Manhattan swim in 6 hours 52 minutes 50 seconds. In August 2017 he completed the Catalina leg in 9:14:41, reported to the nearest minute as 9 hours 15 minutes.
The Catalina federation records 9 hours 14 minutes 41 seconds on 21 August 2017. In New York the 15 August 2016 Manhattan circuit took 6 hours 52 minutes 50 seconds.
Elapsed time · 10:23:00 (h:mm:ss)
Course · England to France
Landing · a beach between Wissant and Cap Gris-Nez
Departure clock · 08:40:00
Arrival clock · 19:03:00
Pilot · Michael Oram
Escort vessel · Aegean Blue
Observer · B. Harbottle
Ratification · Channel Swimming Association
Sporting country on this result · Ireland
Clock basis · The source does not specify a time zone.
Elapsed time · 9:14:41 (h:mm:ss)
Course · Santa Catalina Island to the California mainland
Ratification · Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
Sporting country on this result · Ireland
Record note · The federation gives 9:14:41. The career account rounds the swim to 9 hours 15 minutes.
Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, solo 439 · Shane Moraghan, Ireland
World Open Water Swimming Association profile of Shane Moraghan
Elapsed time · 6:52:50 (h:mm:ss)
Course · Counterclockwise around Manhattan
Start location · Mill Rock
Landing · Mill Rock
Ratification · New York Open Water
Sporting country on this result · IRL
Published place · 1
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