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The Queen of the Channel is: a title bestowed on the woman who has completed more successful swims of the "English Channel than any other." It is held by Chloë McCardel with a total of 44 swims.

List of Queen of the Channel

Swimmer Number of crossings Years title held
United States Gertrude Ederle 1 1926-1953
United States Florence Chadwick 2-3 1953-1964
Denmark Greta Andersen 4-5 1964-1978
Canada Cynthia Nicholas 6-19 1978-1992
United Kingdom Alison Streeter 20-43 1992-2021
Australia Chloë McCardel 43-44 2021-

See also

References

  1. ^ "Queen of the Channel". Channel Swimming Association. 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2010.


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