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Emma France
Emma France is a 47-year-old British open water swimmer and channel relay swimmer from Guildford.
Honours[edit]
France was nominated for the 2014 Barra Award for Most Impressive Overall Year (Female). In 2014, she crossed the English Channel for the second time in 12 hours 58 minutes on 8 July. She completed a Round Jersey circumnavigation swim on 15 July and a 3-person English Channel relay with the Castaways on 16 September. She also attempted another solo English Channel crossing on 27 September while managing all the bookings for Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation pilot Neil Streeter and volunteering her time to support other English Channel swimmers in Dover, England.
Marathon Swimming Career[edit]
- France completed two English Channel solos under the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation. The first was on 27 September 2009 in a time of 17 hours 37 minutes with Alison Streeter as pilot, the second was on 8 July 2014 in a time of 12 hours 58 minutes with Neil Streeter as pilot.
- France completed Round Jersey circumnavigation swim in a time of 11 hours 46 minutes on the 15 July 2014, just 7 days after her second English Channel solo.
- France is a key member of the Dover beach crew can be found supporting Freda Streeter on the beach in Dover when she is not training.
- France swam from Jersey to France on 28 August 2015 in 8 hours 18 minutes of jellyfish soup with Paul James, Cliff Golding, Wendy Trehiou and Matthew Clarke as the escort pilot
- France participated in Stage 2 in Canyon Lake in the 2016 SCAR Challenge in Arizona
- On 6 August 2017, she finished the 30th edition Sri Chinmoy Marathon Swim (International Self-Transcendence Marathon-Schwimmen) in Switzerland's Lake Zürich.
Relays[edit]
France has also taken part in five English Channel relays:
- 29 August 2005 - Lido Legends (6 person) 9 hours 40 minutes
- 13 September 2007 - Shingle Stompers (6 person) 14 hours 55 minutes
- 9 October 2008 - 3 Birds and a Boat (3 person) 11 hours 30 minutes
- 14 August 2009 - Sealags (6 person) 14 hours 28 minutes
- 1 September 2012 - Repeat Offenders (3 person) 14 hours 39 minutes
- 16 September 2014 - The Castaways (3 person) Kate Robarts and Zoe Sadler.
Other swims[edit]
France competed in the 2 km open water event in the 2005 World Masters Games in Edmonton winning a bronze medal and in the 3 km open water event in the 2005 European Masters in Stockholm. France has also competed in several local open water swims including pier to pier events and Great Britain masters events.
