Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Webb
Captain 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 Webb
August 24, 1875
took him 21 hours and 45 minutes
Captain Webb made the first observed and unnassisted swim of the channel on the 24th August 1875 in 21 hours and 45 minutes
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Ederle
The first woman to swim across the English Channel was Gertrude Ederle
Gurtrude Ederle.
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Gurtrude Ederle.
Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American swimmer that was the first woman ever to swim the English Channel. Her time was 14 hours and 34 minutes, the best time of the males swimmers was 16 hours and 33 minutes.Gertrude Ederlethat is Johnny Weismuller
Gurtrude Ederle and Matthew Webb.
Harriet Quimby was courageous and brave. :)
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Harriet Quimby in 1912
American aviatrix Harriet Quimby was the first woman to fly the Channel solo. She did this in a Bleriot monoplane in April 1912.
Gurtrude Ederle.
Gertrude Ederle was the first lady to cross the English channel.
Anita Sood is the fastest Asian woman to swim the channel. She is an Indian swimmer.
Gertrude Caroline Ederle was an American swimmer that was the first woman ever to swim the English Channel. Her time was 14 hours and 34 minutes, the best time of the males swimmers was 16 hours and 33 minutes.Gertrude Ederlethat is Johnny Weismuller
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Gertrude Ederle (1906-2003), American swimmer and the first woman to swim across English Channel. Her full name is Gertrude Caroline Ederle.
Amelia Earhart was a brave woman who flew across the Channel. She was the first woman to fly across the Channel around the 1930's-Pro Wiki MemberThe Channel does not enter into Amelia's History, she created an altitude recored first, then numerous solo flight records, notably from Hawaii to US, across the US, and across the Atlantic.
Harriet Quimby.
Gurtrude Ederle.