Rebecca Lewis
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Rebecca Lewis is an open water swimmer from Great Britain.
Open Water Swimming Career[edit]
- On 8 August 2007, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 9 hours 35 minutes, certified by the Channel Swimming Association.
- On 28 September 2009, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 10 hours 2 minutes, certified by the Channel Swimming Association. She won the Centenary Cup.
- On 31 August 2010, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 8 hours 35 minutes at the age of 26. She won the Centenary Cup.
- On 24 September 2011, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 9 hours 24 minutes, certified by the Channel Swimming Association. She won the Centenary Cup
- On 26 August 2012, she completed a crossing of Loch Lomond in Scotland in 9 hours 23 minutes 34 seconds when she set the Female Championship Record, ratified by the British Long Distance Swimming Association.
- Lewis set the overall and ladies record for the 21-mile BLDSA 2 Way Windermere Championship on 1-2 August 2015 in 8 hours 33 minutes.
- On 10 October 2012, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 10 hours 27 minutes.
- On 7 August 2013, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 9 hours 2 minutes.
- On 29 August 2015, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 9 hours 50 minutes.
- On 23 August 2016, she completed a two-way crossing of the English Channel from England to France to England in 20 hours 15 minutes (9 hours 59 minutes on the first leg and 10 hours 16 minutes on the second leg).
- In 2017, she completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France to England in 9 hours 48 minutes to win the Centenary Cup and the Sotiraki Trophy and the Sunny Lowry Trophy.
- In 2017, she set a Windermere 2-way crossing record from Ambleside to Fell Foot to Ambleside: Senior Ladies, 8 hours 25 minutes 21 seconds.
Centenary Cup Recipients[edit]
The Centenary Cup is given to the 'Fastest Swim of the Year by a British Person' across the English Channel awarded by the Channel Swimming Association.
- 1975 Sally Anne Minty Jersey C.l. E-F 11:57
- 1976: Wendy Brook England E-F 8:56
- 1977: David Morgan England E-F 11:05
- 1978: Raymond Dixon England E-F 10:43
- 1979: Alison Roberts Wales E-F 8:56
- 1980: Ian Muir England E-F 9:19
- 1981: Ian Muir England E-F 9:58
- 1982: Richard Charlesworth England F-E 8:52
- 1983: Karen Toole England E-F 9:06
- 1984: Lyndon Dunsbee England F-E 8:34
- 1985: Timothy Dunsbee England E-F 9:20
- 1986: Marc Newman England E-F 8:35
- 1987: Marc Newman England E-F 8:55
- 1988: Richard Davey England F-E 8:05
- 1989: Richard Davey England E-F 8:33
- 1990: Marc Newman England F-E 9:23
- 1991: Alison Streeter England F-E 9:53
- 1992: Trevor Down England E-F 09:59
- 1993: Alison Streeter England E-F 10:16
- 1994: Conor Gunn N. Ireland E-F 9:11
- 1995: Alison Streeter England E-F 8:50
- 1996: Alison Streeter England E-F 9:30
- 1997: Alison Streeter England E-F 11:14
- 1998: Alison Streeter England E-F 10:56
- 1999: Mark Rickhuss England E-F 9:18
- 2000: Alison Streeter England E-F 12:28
- 2001: Duncan Steele England E-F 11:21
- 2002: Alec Clarke England E-F 10:53
- 2003: Jane Solomon England E-F 10:47
- 2004: Katherine Mearman England E-F 12:54
- 2005: Roy Harding England E-F 11:20
- 2006: Penny Palfrey England / Australia E-F 09:16
- 2007: Penny Palfrey Britain E-F 9:07
- 2008: Christopher Sheppard Britain E-F 09:53
- 2009: Rebecca Lewis Britain E-F 10:02
- 2010: Rebecca Lewis Britain E-F 8:35
- 2011: Rebecca Lewis Britain E-F 9:24
External links[edit]
- Channel Swimming Association
- Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation
- Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- British Long Distance Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- A Short List of Marathon Swims
- The Legacy Of Loch Lomond
- 2WW Swimmers In History
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- Who's Who In English Channel's Over-and-Back