Cindy Nicholas

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Dual inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame
Cindy Nicholas, dual inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and the International Swimming Hall of Fame

]]Cynthia Maria Nicholas, CM (20 August 1957 - 24 May 2016) was the Queen of the Channel® between 1978 - 1992 for having the most successful crossings of the English Channel than any other woman. She is an inductee in the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Honour Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame.

Professional Career

She is also a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1987 to 1990 who currently works as a lawyer in Scarborough, Ontario.

Open Water Swimming Career

At age 16 she attained provincial fame by swimming across Lake Ontario in 15 hours 10 minutes. She would later swim across the English Channel a total of 19 times including the first two way crossings by a woman. She went on to complete a record 5 two-way crossings including 2 in one year. She was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1979. In 1993, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

Two Way English Channel Swims

1977 - 19 hours 55 minutes (10 hours 5 minutes faster than the previous record, breaking the previous male record
1979 - 19 hours 12 minutes
1981 - 22 hours 21 minutes
1982 - 18 hours 55 minutes
1982 - 20 hours 9 minutes

English Channel Swims

Year - Direction - Time - Date - Pilot

1975 F/E 9 hrs 46 mins 29-07-75 V. Noakes
1976 E/F 10 hrs 20 mins 06-09-76 V. Noakes
1976 E/F 10 hrs 24 mins 17-09-76 V. Noakes
1978 F/E 12 hrs 15 mins 27-08-78 V. Noakes
1979 E/F 10 hrs 10 mins 28-08-79 D. Richardson
1979 F/E 10 hrs 45 mins 01-09-79 V. Noakes
1980 E/F 10 hrs 03-09-80 V. Noakes
1980 E/F 10 hrs 19 mins 19-08-80 V. Noakes
1981 E/F 10 hrs 11 mins 24-08-81 F. Mardle
1977 1st leg E/F 8 hrs 58 mins 07-09-77 V. Noakes
1977 2nd leg F/E 10 hrs 57 mins 07-09-77 V. Noakes
1977 Solo 2 way E/F/E 19 hrs 55 mins 07-09-77 V. Noakes
1979 1st leg E/F 8 hrs 55 mins 04-08-79 V. Noakes
1979 2nd leg F/E 10 hrs 17 mins 04-08-79 V. Noakes
1979 Solo 2 way E/F/E 19 hrs 12 mins 04-08-79 V. Noakes
1981 1st leg E/F 8 hrs 29 mins 09-08-81 F. Mardle
1981 2nd leg F/E 13 hrs 52 mins 10-08-81 F. Mardle
1981 Solo 2 way E/F/E 22 hrs 21 mins 9-08-81 F. Mardle
1982 1st leg E/F 8 hrs 32 mins 28-08-82 V. Noakes
1982 2nd leg F/E 10 hrs 23 mins 28-08-82 V. Noakes
1982 Solo 2 way E/F/E 18 hrs 55 mins 28-08-82 V. Noakes
1982 1st leg E/F 8 hrs 50 mins 13-09-82 V. Noakes
1982 2nd leg F/E 11 hrs 19 mins 13-09-82 V. Noakes
1982 Solo 2 way E/F/E 20 hrs 9 mins 13-09-82 V. Noakes

Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean Professional Races

Nicholas competed in the 32 km (20-mile) Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in 1976, 1977, 1978

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