Charlie Gravett
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Sally Minty-Gravett and husband and fellow International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame honouree Charlie Gravett
Charlie Gravett of the Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club
Charlie Gravett (born 19 June 1943, died 6 July 2020) was an escort pilot and Vice President of the Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club located on the isle of Jersey and affiliated to the Amateur Swimming Association SER, British Long Distance Swimming Association and the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation.
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Administration
- Gravett manages the "Possibly; the best little swimming club in the world" together with is the former President and his wife Sally Anne Minty-Gravett.
- He is the swim coordinator for Round Jersey and Jersey-to-France crossings.
- He organizes the Nautilus Treat - Holidays for Heroes Jersey is a Round Island Relay Swim around Jersey.
Honours
- Gravett was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honour Contributor in the Class of 2016.
- Gravett was included in the 1972 edition of Guinness World Records (page 296) for a six-man 72-mile (115.86 km) relay from Anima Bernie in southern Turkey to Kyrinia, Cyprus in 44 hours. The relay was led by Flight Lieutenant Antony Smith of the 26 Squadron RAF Regiment, escorted by an RAF Marine craft, and piloted by Flight Lieutenant Doug Potter.
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Pilots
- Reg Brickell, Sr., Great Britain, Class of 2003 (English Channel)
- Captain Leonard Hutchinson, Great Britain, Class of 2004 (English Channel)
- William J. Long, Great Britain, Class of 2004 (English Channel)
- Michael Oram, Great Britain, Class of 2004 (English Channel)
- Duncan Taylor, Great Britain, Class of 2005 (English Channel)
- David Whyte, Great Britain, Class of 2007 (English Channel)
- Reg Brickell, Jr., Great Britain, Class of 2009 (English Channel)
- Ray Brickell, Great Britain, Class of 2009 (English Channel)
- Charlie Gravett, Great Britain, Class of 2016 (Isle of Jersey)
- Mickey Pittman and John Pittman, USA, Class of 2017 (Catalina Channel)
Club swims
The Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club meets every Tuesday during the summer months on the Slip at St Catherine’s Breakwater.
External links
- Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE of Jersey Receives The Irving Davids/Captain Roger W. Wheeler Memorial Award
- David Whyte Talks About Crossing The English Channel On WOWSA Live
- New Jerseyan Don Walsh Circles The Original
- 2020 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Induction Virtual Ceremonies
- Gerald Forsberg Honored By The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Remembering Charlie Gravett, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer
- A Life Well Lived By International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Charlie Gravett
- David Whyte Talks About The English Channel On WOWSA Live
- The Perfect Open Water Man
- The Perfect Open Water Woman
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
- Charlie Gravett Voted Into Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
- Escort Pilots In The Open Water World
- Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club website
- Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club Was Tickled Pink
- 40 Open Water Swimmers Known By One Name
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- Preparing For A Normandy Landing
- Just Did It, Michelle Macy's Record From Jersey To France
- What Are Swimmers Known As?
- Marvelous Marathon Memories Of A Mountain Of A Man
- Happy Wife, Happy Open Water Life
- Military Execution In The Holidays For Hero's Swim
- Inductees Announced For the Marathon Hall Of Fame
- True Heroes Serve To Uplift, Support, Inspire Others
- Sally Anne Minty-Gravett, Member of the British Empire
- Sally Anne Minty-Gravett Does 66 km x 2 Within 62 Hours
- 2016 International Marathon Hall of Fame Induction
- British Army Defends Title In Holidays For Heroes
- Guinness World Records, Part Two Of Two
- Honor Pilots In The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
