English Channel swimmers

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Scottish association football player and manager (born 1953)

American swimmer (1905–2003)

Danish swimmer

American swimmer

English steamship captain and Channel swimmer (1848–1883)

Indian swimmer

Spanish swimmer

swimmer

British swimmer, Commonwealth Games gold medallist

American swimmer (1918-1995)

Indian swimmer

British swimmer and water polo player (1872-1950)

Dutch swimmer

Macedonian swimmer (1944–2010)

Sudanese swimmer and film director (1956-)

French athlete, first quadruple amputee to swim across the English Channel

Russian swimmer

British comedian and actress

Indian academic and marathon swimmer

Indian swimmer and triathlete

Egyptian swimmer

British swimmer (1900-1981)

Czech swimmer

Singaporean historian and former national swimmer

Indian swimmer

German swimmer

British swimmer

Bangladeshi swimmer (1927–1998)

American stunt performer (1848–1924)

Dutch swimmer

American swimmer

Austrian swimmer

swimmer

Turkish swimmer (born 2001)

Australian swimmer

Argentine swimmer (1929-2025)