Christopher Smith
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(Redirected from Christopher James Smith - Strait of Gibraltar Swimmer)
Christopher James Smith is a British open water swimmer who completed two Oceans Seven channels in his career.
Open Water Swimming Career Highlights
- On 6 September 2007, he completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 10 hours 37 minutes at the age of 19.
- On 24 September 2008, he completed a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 4 hours 16 minutes at the age of 20.
- On 21 June 2010, he completed a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 4 hours 51 minutes at the age of 22, starting at Perejil, Spain and finishing in Morocco.
- On 20 August 2017, he finished ninth in the 28.5-mile (45.8 km) 20 Bridges Circumnavigation Swim of Manhattan in New York City in 7 hours 36 minutes 58 seconds at the age of 29.
External links
- 12 For 12 - Including Christian Ayala - Under 20 Bridges
- September 8th 20 Bridges Manhattan Island Swim
- New York Open Water
- New York Open Water Facebook page
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- FLASH! Swimming Around Manhattan Island Is On
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Professor Patrick McKnight Thinks Big
- Patrick McKnight Sets Triple Crown Record
- Swimming In Spite Of The Devil
- Tracy Clark Adds The Triple Crown To Her Resume
- Marty Filipowski Achieves Triple Crown
- History Of Swimming Around Manhattan Island
- Michael Hanisch Follows Long Line Of Aussie Greats
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- Trio Of Aussies Do Triple Crown Around The Big Apple
- Swim Around Manhattan Is Saved From a Future as Murky as Its Waters
- Daniel Martinez Lobo Completes The Triple Crown
- The Swim Kid Achieves The Triple Crown
- The Swim Kid From Down Under
- Arleen Gonzalez Perez Achieves Triple Crown
- Details Of The 20 Bridges Swims In 2017
- Jaimie Monahan, Marathoning Around The World
