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Aug 4, 2024
7:45:31am
BYULAWGUY All-American
I watched the Young Woman and the Sea last night. Did you know that the youngest
swimmer across the English Channel was a 11 year kid named Thomas Gregory. They have since changed the rules and won't allow anybody younger than 16 to try.

Here are some articles about him

Eastern Daily Press

When an 11-year-old could try to swim the English Channel... and triumph

Tom Gregory is still the youngest swimmer to conquer the English Channel and probably always will be

https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/20799094.11-year-old-try-swim-english-channel-triumph/


the Guardian

A Boy in the Water by Tom Gregory review – the youngest English Channel swimmer

In 1988, 11-year-old Gregory set a record that will never be broken. His book recalls the agonising swim and his charismatic coach

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/aug/29/a-boy-in-the-water-tom-gregory-review


Forces News

How I Swam The Channel Aged 11 And How It Shaped My Military Life

Former Royal Anglian Regiment Officer, Tom Gregory served in Iraq and Afghanistan, but aged 11, he became the youngest person ever to swim the English Channel.

https://www.forcesnews.com/stories/how-i-swam-channel-aged-11-and-how-it-shaped-my-military-life
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