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[[File:IMSHOF logo Large.png|400px|thumb|right|David Morgan, inductee ([[Honor Swimmer]]) in the [[International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame]] Class of 1984]]
[[File:David-Morgan.jpg|400px|thumb|right|David Morgan, an [[Honor Swimmer]] in the [[International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame]]]]
[[File:DavidMorganBoat.jpg|400px|thumb|right|David Morgan, an [[Honor Swimmer]] in the [[International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame starting record breaking swim]]]]
[[File:DavidMorgan.jpg|400px|thumb|right|David Morgan, an [[Honor Swimmer]] in the [[International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame]]]]

David Morgan is an English [[open water swimmer]] from Scarborough.

==Open Water Swimming Highlights==

*On 20 August 1984, he finished 7th in the [[First International Open Ocean Swim]], a 41.09 km [[Catalina Channel]] crossing from [[Isthmus Beach]] of [[Santa Catalina Island]] to [[Cabrillo Beach]] on the Southern California [[mainland]] in 11 hours 23 minutes at the age of 20.  
*He crossed the [[English Channel]] in 11 hours 5 minutes to capture the [[Centenary Cup]] in 1977.  He has completed 2 of the 7 channels of the [[Oceans Seven]].
*On 1 August 1973, 9-year-old David became the youngest person to swim from Scalby Mills to the Scarborough Spa in 2 hours 4 minutes. 
*On 26 July 1977, 13-year-old David became the youngest person to swim the [[English Channel]] in 11 hours 5 minutes and completed three other crossings (1983, 1986 and 1988) his fastest in 9 hours and 37 minutes. 
*On 8 January 1983 he was the first to complete a solo double crossing [[Loch Ness]] in 23 hours 4 minutes
*In 1981 he completed his first [[crossing]] of [[Loch Ness]] in 12 hours and 19 minutes at age 19 and four days later complete a [[crossing]] of [[Loch Lomond]] (one of three total crossings).
*He competed in the Spain River Ebro, [[Windermere International Championships]], and attempted a three-way crossing of the [[English Channel]]
*He was inducted as an [[Honor Swimmer]]) in the [[International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame]] in its Class of 1984.

==Centenary Cup Recipients==

The [[Centenary Cup]] is given to the 'Fastest Swim of the Year by a British Person' across the [[English Channel]] in 1977 awarded by the [[Channel Swimming Association]].

* 1975 [[Sally Anne Minty]]	Jersey C.l.	E-F	11:57	<br/>
* 1976: [[Wendy Brook]]	England	E-F	8:56	<br/>
* 1977: David Morgan	England	E-F	11:05	<br/>
* 1978: [[Raymond Dixon]]	England	E-F	10:43	<br/>
* 1979: [[Alison Roberts]]	Wales	E-F	8:56<br/>
* 1980: [[Ian Muir]]	England	E-F	9:19<br/>
* 1981: [[Ian Muir]]	England	E-F	9:58	<br/>
* 1982: [[Richard Charlesworth]]	England	F-E	8:52<br/>
* 1983: [[Karen Toole]]	England	E-F	9:06	<br/>
* 1984: [[Lyndon Dunsbee]]	England	F-E	8:34<br/>
* 1985: [[Timothy Dunsbee]]	England	E-F	9:20<br/>
* 1986: [[Marc Newman]]	England	E-F	8:35<br/>
* 1987: [[Marc Newman]]	England	E-F	8:55	<br/>
* 1988: [[Richard Davey]]	England	F-E	8:05	<br/>
* 1989: [[Richard Davey]]	England	E-F	8:33<br/>
* 1990: [[Marc Newman]]	England	F-E	9:23	<br/>
* 1991: [[Alison Streeter]]	England	F-E	9:53	<br/>
* 1992: [[Trevor Down]]	England	E-F	09:59<br/>
* 1993: [[Alison Streeter]]	England	E-F	10:16<br/>
* 1994: [[Conor Gunn]]	N. Ireland	E-F	9:11	<br/>
* 1995: [[Alison Streeter]]	England	E-F	8:50<br/>
* 1996: [[Alison Streeter]]	England	E-F	9:30<br/>
* 1997: [[Alison Streeter]]	England	E-F	11:14	<br/>
* 1998: [[Alison Streeter]]	England	E-F	10:56<br/>
* 1999: [[Mark Rickhuss]]	England	E-F	9:18<br/>
* 2000: [[Alison Streeter]]	England	E-F	12:28<br/>
* 2001: [[Duncan Steele]]	England	E-F	11:21<br/>
* 2002: [[Alec Clarke]]	England	E-F	10:53	<br/>
* 2003: [[Jane Solomon]]	England	E-F	10:47<br/>
* 2004: [[Katherine Mearman]]	England	E-F	12:54<br/>
* 2005: [[Roy Harding]]	England	E-F	11:20	<br/>
* 2006: [[Penny Palfrey]]	England / Australia	E-F	09:16	<br/>
* 2007: [[Penny Palfrey]]	Britain	E-F	9:07	<br/>
* 2008: [[Christopher Sheppard]]	Britain	E-F	09:53	<br/>
* 2009: [[Rebecca Lewis]]	Britain	E-F	10:02	<br/>
* 2010: [[Rebecca Lewis]]	Britain	E-F	8:35<br/>
* 2011: [[Rebecca Lewis]]	Britain	E-F	9:24<br/>

==External Links==

* [https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/giving-back-in-the-open-water-mothers-love-leaves-a-legacy/ Giving Back In The Open Water – Mother’s Love Leaves a Legacy]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/10k-under-10c-ger-kennedy-joins-cold-water-swimming-a-listers/ 10K Under 10°C, Ger Kennedy Joins Cold Water Swimming A-Listers]
* [https://openwaterswimming.com/2020/11/osama-momtaz-talks-about-swimming-in-egypts-golden-era-on-wowsa-live/ Osama Momtaz Talks About Swimming In Egypt’s Golden Era On WOWSA Live]
* [https://openwaterswimming.com/2020/07/on-course-eventually-to-the-olympic-marathon-swim/ On Course  - Eventually - To The Olympic Marathon Swim]
* [https://openwaterswimming.com/2020/07/1982-windermere-international-championships/ 1982 Windermere International Championships]
* [https://openwaterswimming.com/2013/12/back-in-day/ Back In The Day]
* [https://openwaterswimming.com/2013/12/back-in-day/ Catalina Channel Swimming Back In The Day]
* [https://openwaterswimming.com/2014/05/commander-forsberg-starts-loch-lomond_18/ Commander Forsberg Starts Loch Lomond Crossings]
* [https://openwaterswimming.com/2017/05/the-legacy-of-loch-lomond/ The Legacy Of Loch Lomond]
* [https://openwaterswimming.com/2020/07/1982-windermere-international-championships/ 1982 Windermere International Championships]
* [http://www.markswims.com/2015/07/the-week-that-was-and-will-be.html David Morgan's historical feats]
* [http://www.channelswimmingassociation.com Channel Swimming Association]
* [http://www.marathonswimming.com Marathon Swimming]
* [http://www.worldopenwaterswimmingassociation.com World Open Water Swimming Association]
* [http://www.openwaterswimming.com Open Water Swimming]
* [http://swimcatalina.com/index.php Swim Catalina]

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