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==Honors== | ==Honors== | ||
| − | *She was inducted in the [[International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame]] in | + | *She was inducted in the [[International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame]] in 1968 as an [[Honour Swimmer]]. |
*She was inducted in the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] as an [[Honor Open Water Swimmer. | *She was inducted in the [[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] as an [[Honor Open Water Swimmer. | ||
| − | *She is a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (Class of | + | *She is a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 1966) and was received the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award, Canada’s female athlete of the year. |
==Open Water Swimming Highlights== | ==Open Water Swimming Highlights== | ||
| − | *At age 16 in | + | *At age 16 in 1964, Nicholas became the fastest swimmer to cross [[Lake Ontario]] with a time of 15 hours 10 minutes. |
*Her career includes 19 crossings of the [[English Channel]] including five [[two-way crossing]]s. | *Her career includes 19 crossings of the [[English Channel]] including five [[two-way crossing]]s. | ||
*She was the first woman to complete a [[two-way crossing]] of the [[English Channel]]. | *She was the first woman to complete a [[two-way crossing]] of the [[English Channel]]. | ||
*Of her 19 crossings, she set a two-way record of 18 hours 51 minutes in 1982 and an England-France record of 8 hours 21 minutes on the first leg of her in 1981 [[two-way crossing]]. | *Of her 19 crossings, she set a two-way record of 18 hours 51 minutes in 1982 and an England-France record of 8 hours 21 minutes on the first leg of her in 1981 [[two-way crossing]]. | ||
| − | *In | + | *In 1964, she completed her first [[one-way crossing]] of the [[English Channel]]. |
| − | *In | + | *In 1966, she was named the world’s top woman marathon swimmer for a season that included two [[one-way crossing]]s across the [[English Channel]]. |
==Two-way English Channel Crossings== | ==Two-way English Channel Crossings== | ||
| − | On 8 September | + | On 8 September 1966: 19 hours 55 minutes at the age of 20, the first woman and youngest to do so, breaking the previous record set in 1965 by [[Jon Erikson]]<br/> |
| − | + | 1969: 19 hours 12 minutes<br/> | |
1981: 22 hours 21 minutes<br/> | 1981: 22 hours 21 minutes<br/> | ||
1982: 18 hours 55 minutes<br/> | 1982: 18 hours 55 minutes<br/> | ||
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| − | * [http://dailynews. | + | * [http://dailynews.openwaterѕwimming.com Daily News of Open Water Swimming] |
| − | * [http://dailynews. | + | * [http://dailynews.openwaterѕwimming.com/2015/05/wandering-samurai-in-open-water.html Wandering Samurai In The Open Water] |
| − | * [http://dailynews. | + | * [http://dailynews.openwaterѕwimming.com/2018/09/open-water-swimming-dual-inductees-and.html Open Water Swimming Dual Inductees And Dual Honorees] |
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
Revision as of 03:32, 4 March 2019
Cindy Nicholas is an inductee (Honour Swimmer) in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and Honor Open Water Swimmer in the International Swimming Hall of Fame
Cynthia Nicholas is a Canadian open water swimmer of Scarborough, Ontario.
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Honors
- She was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968 as an Honour Swimmer.
- She was inducted in the International Swimming Hall of Fame as an [[Honor Open Water Swimmer.
- She is a member of Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (Class of 1966) and was received the Bobbie Rosenfeld Award, Canada’s female athlete of the year.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- At age 16 in 1964, Nicholas became the fastest swimmer to cross Lake Ontario with a time of 15 hours 10 minutes.
- Her career includes 19 crossings of the English Channel including five two-way crossings.
- She was the first woman to complete a two-way crossing of the English Channel.
- Of her 19 crossings, she set a two-way record of 18 hours 51 minutes in 1982 and an England-France record of 8 hours 21 minutes on the first leg of her in 1981 two-way crossing.
- In 1964, she completed her first one-way crossing of the English Channel.
- In 1966, she was named the world’s top woman marathon swimmer for a season that included two one-way crossings across the English Channel.
Two-way English Channel Crossings
On 8 September 1966: 19 hours 55 minutes at the age of 20, the first woman and youngest to do so, breaking the previous record set in 1965 by Jon Erikson
1969: 19 hours 12 minutes
1981: 22 hours 21 minutes
1982: 18 hours 55 minutes
1982: 20 hours 9 minutes (16 days after her 18:55 2-way)
