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Tobey-Anne Saracino

Tobey-Anne Saracino crossed the English Channel from England to France in 13 hours 33 minutes on 28 August 2008.

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Also recorded as Tobey Saracino.

Sporting nationality in the Channel register
USA

Biography

Saracino made the English Channel her first of three featured marathon swims. She came ashore in France at 22:23 on 28 August 2008. A Manhattan circuit followed in 2010, then a Catalina-to-mainland crossing in 2011.

The English Channel swim on 28 August 2008 took 13 hours 33 minutes. The Catalina federation records 9 hours 49 minutes 58 seconds on 25 July 2011. In New York the 12 June 2010 Manhattan circuit took 8 hours 10 minutes 41 seconds.

Selected Channel swim records

English Channel solo, 28 August 2008

Elapsed time · 13:33:00 (h:mm:ss)

Course · England to France

Departure clock · 08:50:00

Arrival clock · 22:23:00

Pilot · Reg Brickell Jr

Escort vessel · Viking Princess

Observer · Mike Philips

Trainer · Jaime, Deni and Anne Saracino

Ratification · Channel Swimming Association

Sporting country on this result · USA

Clock basis · The source does not specify a time zone.

How the record was checked

CS&PF historical crossing register, swim 444231

Other events & swims

Manhattan Island swim, 12 June 2010

Elapsed time · 8:10:41 (h:mm:ss)

Course · Counterclockwise around Manhattan

Start location · Pier A, Battery

Landing · Pier A, Battery

Sporting country on this result · USA

Published place · 5

How the record was checked

New York Open Water, result 665 · Tobey-Anne Saracino

Recordings & media

No reviewed recording is available for this entry.

English Channel questions

When did Tobey-Anne Saracino swim the English Channel?
Tobey-Anne Saracino swam from England to France on 28 August 2008 in 13 hours 33 minutes.
Who piloted Tobey-Anne Saracino’s Channel crossing?
Reg Brickell Jr piloted Viking Princess on 28 August 2008.
How long did Tobey-Anne Saracino take to swim the Catalina Channel?
The island-to-mainland swim on 25 July 2011 took 9 hours 49 minutes 58 seconds.
Biography sources

Reviewed sources

Catalina Channel Swimming Federation, solo 208 · Tobey-Anne Saracino

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