Chris Cook
From Openwaterpedia
Chris Cook after completing the 45.9 km 20 Bridges in New York City
Red Top Performance coach Tim Denyer with William Smith (UK), Dr. Tessa Garside, and Chris Cook after their individual Catalina Channel swims in late September - early October 2024 32.3 km crossings
Chris Cook is a 44-year-old British open water swimmer and former competitive swimmer specializing in sprint freestyle and butterfly.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He completed an Ice Mile on 11 January 2025 in Hatfield Outdoor Activity Centre 4.37°C water and -2.50°C air temperatures in 22:16 to achieve the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
- He completed the 45.9 km 20 Bridges in New York City on 20 September 2025 to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
- On 18 January 2025, he finished 8th in the 1000m freestyle at the IISA 6th World Championship in Molveno, Italy at the age of 44 in 13:40.74 in 1.94°C water and 1.00°C air temperatures.
- On 20 August 2021, he completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 12 hours 18 minutes.
- On 14 August 2022, he completed the 14 km Thames Marathon in England in 3 hours 3 minutes 23 seconds.
- On 2 September 2022, he completed a 16.9 km crossing of Lake Windermere in England in 4 hours 45 minutes 20 seconds.
- On 26-29 April 2023, he competed in the SCAR Swim Challenge, a 4-day stage swim in Arizona, in 14 hours 40 minutes at the age of 42.
- 3 hours 19 minutes across the 13.3 km Saguaro Lake on 26 April 2023
- 3 hours 3 minutes across the 14.1 km Canyon Lake on 27 April 2023
- 5 hours 34 minutes across the 22.8 km Apache Lake on 28 April 2023
- 2 hours 43 minutes across the 10 km Roosevelt Lake on 29 April 2023
- On 15 April 2024, he completed a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 3 hours 47 minutes at the age of 43.
- On 4 October 2024, he completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Southern California in 11 hours 9 minutes at the age of 43.
External links
- Chris Cook, Isabella Johnson Capture SCAR Buckles
- Chris Cook Goes 3 for 3, Winning A Beautiful Day On Apache
- SCAR Day 2: Chris Cook Retains Leads After Canyon. Linda Clarke, Albie Ashbrook, and Amy Meskill Very Close Heading to Apache
- Chris Cook Is Back At SCAR, Setting The Pace Across Saguaro
- That Others May Live – 5 Special PJs at the 2026 SCAR Swim Challenge
- Line Them Up For The 2026 SCAR Swim Challenge
- International Ice Swimming Association bio
- Chris Cook Crosses Catalina - All For One, One For All
- Will Smith Goes Searching for the California Coast – and Finally Finds It on a Dark, Foggy, Cold Crossing of Catalina
- Dr Tessa Garside Goes On An Adventure: Dark, Foggy, Cold Across Catalina
- Red Top Cruises Along The California Shore This Week
- The History of Swimming 4 Long Days In SCAR
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
