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- King of the Channel®, 1979-2000 and 2004-Present. 33 crossings including 17 World Records. Listed in the Guinness Book of Records
England:
- British Long Distance Swimming Association Champion, 1969-1977
- The Wash, Hunstanton-Skegness (16 miles), Record – July 1976, 5 hours 57 minutes
- The Wash, Skegness-Hunstaton (16 miles), Record – July 1973, 7 hours 52 minutes
- Two-Way Wash, Hunstanton-Skegness-Hunstanton (32 miles), 27th July 1975, First Person ever, 16:47:56
- Humber River from Cleethorpes to Spurn Point (10 miles)
- Lake Windermere (10.5 miles), 39 times
- Lake Windermere, 3-way (31.5 miles), First person ever, 19:34 - 1973
- Lake Windermere, 4-way, First person ever, 26:16 28th/29th July 1973
- Windermere International Champion, 1970
- Windermere International, 1974, 1978, 1982
- Isle of Wight circumnavigation (60 miles), Second person ever, Record, 24:36:25, Guinness Book of Records – 26th/27th August 1973
- Amateur Swimming Association, 25 km, 1996 (2nd), 1999 (3rd)
- Amateur Swimming Association, 5 km, 1966 (3rd), 1967 (3rd)
- 1968 (3rd), 1969 (5th), 1970 (3rd), 1971 (6th)
- Amateur Swimming Association, Masters Champion (5 km), 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011
- Amateur Swimming Association, Masters Runner-up (5 km), 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Amateur Swimming Association, Masters Championships 2011, 1 Gold 4x100m IM, 2 Silvers, 2 Bronze
- Amateur Swimming Association, Masters Championships 2012, 3 Silvers
- Amateur Swimming Association, Eastern Region Masters Championships 2011, 5 Golds, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze
- World Masters Championships Sheffield 1996, 7th
- World Masters Championships Riccione 2012, 9th, 11th, 13th
Scotland:
- Loch Tay (14 miles), First person ever, 8:38, 1979
- Loch Lomond (21.6 miles), First person to swim it twice, 12:13 record time, 28th August 1971, Second swim 11:51 (1975?)
- Loch Ness (22.6 miles), Third person ever, 14:23 Record – 17th August 1974 14:24:26
- First ever Perth to Broughty Ferry (23.5 miles) 19th July 1974, 9:43
- Loch Rannoch (10 miles) 19th August 1975, 5:08 inaugural record
Europe:
- Greece, Gulf of Toroneos (26 km), 1992-2002 inclusive, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012
- Greece, Lake Trichonida (23 km), 2000
- Greece, Koroni to Kalamata, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005 (33 Km)
- Macedonia, Lake Ohrid (32Km), 2011
- Holland, Stavoren to Medemblik, Isslmeer (22 km), 1998, 1999, 2000
- Italy, Lake Como, Dervio-Lecco (20 miles), 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989
- Italy, Torregaveta Baia Bacoli, 1986, 1987
- Italy, Proventura to Lerici (9 km), First non-Italian ever to finish, 1993
- Spain, Mora to Amposta (65 km), First person ever, 14:56, 11th September 1998
- Switzerland, 2-way Lake Sursee, (17km) First person ever
- Switzerland, Lake Zurich, Rapperswill-Zurich (20 miles), 1988
- Switzerland, International Olympic Committee championship, (Evian-Lausanne), (14km) 1991, 1993
- Switzerland, International Olympic Committee championship, (Lausanne-Evian), (14km) 1992, 1994
- Turkey, Bosphorus, Asia to Europe (7km), 2007
- Yugoslavia, Jarach to Sabac (18 miles), 1978?
- European Masters Championships Yalta 2011, 2nd, 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 10th
Rest of the World:
- Egypt, Nile International Championship (25 miles), 1977
- Egypt, Alexandria, World Marathon Series, 2000, (25km)
- Syria, Jeble to Latakia (25 miles), 1977
- Tunisia, Tethys Challenge 2007, 7 swims in 8 days
- USA, Around Manhatten Island (27 miles), 1989
- USA, Alcatraz to San Francisco 2006
- USA Chicago Big Shoulders 2008 - (5km)
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