Florence Chadwick
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 29 years ago |
Date of birth | November 9,1918 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | San Diego |
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Date of died | March 15,1995 |
Died | San Diego |
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United States | |
Nationality | American |
Job | Swimmer |
Education | Point Loma High School |
Known for | long distance swimming |
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ID | 1366763 |
Florence Chadwick Life story
Florence May Chadwick was an American swimmer known for long-distance open water swimming. She was the first woman to swim the English Channel in both directions, setting a time record each time. She was also the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel, the Straits of Gibraltar, the Bosporus, and the Dardanelles.