Tom Chapman

Tom Chapman is a British open water swimmer, administrator from Porthcawl, UK, and an escort pilot and observer for the Bristol Channel crossings.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

He established Monster Swims.
He plotted and planned how to cross the Bristol Channel, eventually swimming across the Bristol Channel 6 times on four different routes, landing the first Porthcawl to Devon and the first swim from Minehead to Sully along the way.
In 2021, Tom founded the Bristol Channel Swimming Association to help other swimmers organize their swims and maintain the rules and integrity of Bristol Channel swimming.
He is a member and chief administrator of the Bristol Channel Swimming Association.
He runs a Facebook swim page called the Porthcawl Open Water Swimmers.
He has a swim business on the Bristol Channel.
He has swum three routes across the Bristol Channel.
He has completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 2019.
He has participated in four 33.5 km English Channel relays.
He has participated in a 35 km North Channel relay.
He has completed 3 Ironman Triathlons.