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Simon Olliver crossed the English Channel from England to France in 11 hours 8 minutes on 9 July 2015.
View athlete profileOlliver also completed New Zealand’s own Triple Crown, made up of Cook Strait, Foveaux Strait and Lake Taupō. The national association lists him fourth in completion order on 19 February 2017, with a combined time of 32 hours 19 minutes.
The English Channel swim on 9 July 2015 took 11 hours 8 minutes. The Catalina federation records 10 hours 45 minutes 31 seconds on 30 August 2016. In New York the 14 July 2018 Manhattan circuit took 7 hours 51 minutes 39 seconds.
Elapsed time · 11:08:00 (h:mm:ss)
Course · England to France
Departure clock · 05:17:00
Arrival clock · 16:25:00
Pilot · Reg Brickell Jr
Escort vessel · Viking Princess
Observer · Reg Brickell
Trainer · David Prattley; Phil Rush
Ratification · Channel Swimming Association
Sporting country on this result · New Zealand
Clock basis · The source does not specify a time zone.
Elapsed time · 10:45:31 (h:mm:ss)
Course · Santa Catalina Island to the California mainland
Ratification · Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
Sporting country on this result · New Zealand
Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, solo 389 · Simon Olliver, New Zealand
Elapsed time · 7:51:39 (h:mm:ss)
Course · Counterclockwise around Manhattan
Start location · Pier A, Battery
Landing · Pier A, Battery
Ratification · New York Open Water
Sporting country on this result · NZL
Published place · 7
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