7 January 1785 Across the English channel in a balloon.
Tag: English Channel
29 September 1959 Arati Saha successfully swam the English Channel.
Mihir Sen was the first Indian swimmer who crossed the English Channel from Dover to Calais on 27 September, 1958.
Brojen Das (9 December 1927 – 1 June 1998) was a Bengali swimmer, who was the first Asian to swim across the English Channel.
Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 – 24 July 1883) was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel for sport.
