Original Triple Crowner
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noun - The Original Triple Crowners are individuals who have successfully completed the Original Triple Crown, the successful completion of solo unassisted crossings of the 33.5 km English Channel, the 35 km North Channel and 27 km (minimum) Bristol Channel in the United Kingdom.
Original Triple Crowner List
- Kevin Murphy
- On 11 August 1968, he complete the 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in 15 hours 55 minutes.
- In 1970, he completed the 35 km crossing of the North Channel in 11 hours 21 minutes
- In 1971, he completed the 16-mile crossing of the Bristol Channel in 13 hours 54 minutes.
- Ted Keenan
- On 13 August 1972, he completed the 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in 18 hours 11 minutes.
- On 11 August 1973, he completed the 35 km crossing of the North Channel in 18 hours 27 minutes
- On 17 July 1975, he completed the 16-mile crossing of the Bristol Channel in 14 hours 26 minutes.
- Stephen Price
- On 18 August 1987, he completed the 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in 15 hours 4 minutes.
- On 21 July 2000, he completed the 35 km crossing of the North Channel in 16 hours 56 minutes.
- On 28 September 1991, he completed the 13.1-mile crossing of the Bristol Channel in 7 hours 45 minutes 18 seconds (in 1991), and also in 1992 and 1994.
- Siân Clement, first female
- On 1 July 2009, she completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in 12 hours 48 minutes.
- On 23 July 2016, she completed a 25-mile crossing of the Bristol Channel in 14 hours 1 minute.
- On 10 July 2022, she completed a 35 km crossing of the North Channel in 12 hours 45 minutes.
- Elaine Burrows Dillane
- On 10 September 2019, she completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in 12 hours 45 minutes.
- On 21 July 2021, she completed a 35 km crossing of the North Channel in 14 hours 54 minutes.
- On 21 July 2022, she completed a 27 km crossing of the Bristol Channel in 12 hours 52 minutes.
- Sarah Philpott
- On 14 September 2020, she completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in 13 hours 48 minutes.
- On 22 June 2022, she completed a 27 km crossing of the Bristol Channel in 12 hours 21 minutes.
- On 10 August 2022, she completed a 35 km crossing of the North Channel in 16 hours 21 minutes.
- Fergal Somerville
- On 23 September 2011, he completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in 12 hours 21 minutes.
- On 16 June 2013, he completed a 35 km crossing of the North Channel in 12 hours 21 minutes.
- On 20 September 2022, he completed a 27 km crossing of the Bristol Channel in 15 hours 35 minutes.
