Andy Nation
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The One Foot in the Wave 3 English Channel relay included Bob Roberts, Chris Stockdale, Andy Nation, Kevin Murphy, Robert Lloyd-Evans, and Don Riddington. At the average age of 77, the One Foot in the Wave 3 became the Oldest Male Relay Team to Swim the English Channel on 8 October 2023
Andy Nation, born 30 October 1949, is a British open water swimmer who participated in the One Foot in the Wave 3, an English Channel relay that included Bob Roberts, Chris Stockdale, Andy Nation, Kevin Murphy, Robert Lloyd-Evans, and Don Riddington.
Open Foot in the Wave 3
At the average age of 77 years 105 days, One Foot in the Wave 3 became the Oldest Male Relay Team to Swim the English Channel on 8 October 2023 from Dover, Kent, UK, to Sangatte, France in 17 hours 5 minutes. Lloyd-Evans was able 74 years at the time.
Members
- Bob Roberts, born 8 November 1947, age 76
- Chris Stockdale, born 1 December 1943, age 80
- Andy Nation, born 30 October 1949, age 74
- Kevin Murphy, born 23 January 1949, age 74
- Robert Lloyd-Evans, born 15 October 1942, age 81
- Don Riddington, born 7 June 1945, age 78
IMSHOF Interview