Don Riddington
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Donald Riddington, a newbie to open water swimming coached by Grant Siedle, crossing the English Channel at the age of 68 to join the Half Century Club
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 and was piloted by Simon Ellis
Donald Riddington is an Australian open water swimmer who was a member of Australia’s silver medal winning 1967 World Lacrosse Championship Team.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He crossed the English Channel on 15 July 2013 with the coaching of Grant Siedle in support of Autism Awareness at the age of 68 to join the Half Century Club in 19 hours 45 minutes at the age of 68. Siedle and Riddington own a kayaking company called Spirited Away.
- He 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. 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. Its members included 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, and Don Riddington, born 7 June 1945, age 78.
IMSHOF Interview
External links
- The Wisdom and Wit of Dr Roger Allsopp on Renaissement
- Successful Old Men Across The Sea – Helped by a Fast-acting Aussie
- Guinness World Records for Oldest Six Person Relay Team to Swim the Channel
- Working The Land and Swimming The Ocean: Pat Gallant-Charette Living Well and Living Long
- Doc Counsilman Helped Usher In An Increasingly Graying Trend In Channel Swimming
- How Far Is The English Channel?
- Brighton Icebergers
- Swimming The English Channel
- Spirited Away
- Open Water Swimming
- England 2 France.com
- Don Riddington Gets Spirited Away In The English Channel
- How Old Can They Go? Very Old
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- Chris Shapland En Route To Proving Swimming Is Lifelong
- The Swim Kid Achieves The Triple Crown
- The Swim Kid From Down Under
