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Who is the Youngest person to swim across the English channel?
In 1988 the youngest person to swim the English channel was Thomas Gregory. He was 11 years and 11 months old.
Who is the man from India who despite his disability was able to cross the English channel?
CN JANAKI was the first disabled person to cross the English Channel in 1992.She was from India.
Why was Louis Bleriot famous?
There are two reasons for his fame. He was the first person to cross the English Channel in an airplane. He designed and built the 1909 Bleriot airplane. It was a single wing design, unusual when most planes of the day were biplanes. It had a top speed of 10 miles per hour. He was the first person to build a successful single wing plane, a monoplane. He proved the success by his flight across the English Channel.
If a person sails from southern england to belgium which body of water does he or she travel through?
The English Channel
Who was the first woman to swim across the English channel?
Mihir SenMihir Sen in 14 hours 45 minutesIt is Captain Webb.Captain Matthew Webb was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without using artificial aids. On 25th August 1875 he swam from Dover to Calais in under 22 hours.Matthew Webb was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. Sources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channelhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_WebbCaptain Matthew Webb was the first. He was killed trying to swim agross the Niagra River in Canada/US He swam the channel in 1875.Matthew WebbAugust 24, 1875took him 21 hours and 45 minutesCaptain Webb made the first observed and unnassisted swim of the channel on the 24th August 1875 in 21 hours and 45 minutes
