Charles Chapman Sr.
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The committee to support Charlie "The Tuna" Chapman in his 1981 English Channel crossing that included Leo Richardson, Joe Gist, Reverend Echols, Willie Mitchell, Charles Chapman Sr., Ed Rutkowski, Charlie The Tuna (8th from left), Ted Kirkland, George K. Arthur, Dave Collins, James Pitts, Alice Saffron, Bridy Mitchell, Minnie Gillette. Not shown Clifford Bell, Dr. Leon Henderson, Cecilia Henderson, Rick James, Jan Peters
Charles Chapman Sr. was a member of The Committee that supported the English Channel crossing of his son Charles Chapman, Jr.. Chapman was the first black man to swim across the English Channel in 1981 who completed a number of other unprecedented all-butterfly open water swims.
Charles Chapman, Jr.'s Open Water Swimming Career Highlights
- On 25 August 1981, he completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 12 hours 30 minutes at the age of 27.
- In 1983, he completed the first butterfly swim around Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park in San Francisco Bay, California.
- On 27 August 1988, he completed the first butterfly circumnavigation swim in the 45.8 km Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in New York in 9 hours 25 minutes 8 seconds.
- On 19 August 1989, he completed the 45.8 km Manhattan Island Marathon Swim in New York in 9 hours 35 minutes 21 seconds at the age of 35.
External links
- The Incredible Histories of Charles And Charlie
- Black Swimming History With Charlie
- Celebrating Charlie The Tuna And The Committee
- BUFFALO'S OWN CHARLIE "THE TUNA" CHAPMAN MARKS 34TH ANNIVERSARY OF HISTORIC ENGLISH CHANNEL SWIM
- "Black Butterfly" article on Black Athlete Sports Network
- Nicknames In The Open Water Swimming World
- Butterfly Swim Rules In The Open Water
- What Are Swimmers Known As?
- Interview with Charles Chapman (Part 1)
- Interview with Charles Chapman (Part 2)
- Interview with Charles Chapman (Part 3)
- Interview with Charles Chapman (Part 4)
- Butterfly Can Be Brutal
- What Is The World's Most Difficult Sports Move?
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Marathon Swimming
- Brutal ... Butterfly In The Open Water
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- Lady P Passes After A Life Of Giving
- Celebrating Charlie The Tuna And The Committee
