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What was the name of the boy who, at the age of 12, became the youngest to swim across the English Channel?
What was the name of the boy who, at the age of 12, became the youngest to swim across the English Channel
20 Answers
- 1 decade ago
On August 6, 1979 Marcus Hooper became the youngest person to swim the English Channel.
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- uwaterskyeLv 51 decade ago
Marcus Hooper did it in 1979, but lost the title as the youngest swimmer in 1988, when Thomas Gregory achieved the crossing aged 11.
- zillyLv 51 decade ago
What was the name of the boy who, at the age of 12, became the youngest to swim across the English Channel?
MARCUS HOOPER is the us99 trivia answer.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Marcus Hooper is the correct answer for the radio trivia.
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- sunshine05roseLv 51 decade ago
Marcus Hooper
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The first person to swim the English Channel was Matthew Web in 1875, who used breaststroke to cover the 21.26 miles in 21 hours and 45 minutes. The first woman was Gertrude Ederle in 1926, the youngest Marcus Hooper in 1979 (aged 12) and the oldest, just a few days before his 66th birthday, was Ashby Harper in 1983.
