Godfrey Chapman

Godfrey Chapman in 1982 with Mervyn Sharp, Philip Gollop who was the youngest at that time to cross the English Channel with his 13 hour 45 minute crossing in 1965, Jacqui Hampson who, with a time of 15 hours 32 minutes in 1982 became the youngest person to have swum across the English Channel, and Greg Schofield

Godfrey Chapman was a British open water swimmer who competed in the 1951 Daily Mail race across the English Channel in 13 hours 2 minutes at the age of 21. He set the record for the 20-mile Weymouth to Lulworth Cove and Return swim in 1951 in 10 hours 50 minutes. He also organized a championship swim for the 10 mile course from Lulworth Cove to Weymouth when he also crewed for his 14-year-old son, Mark Chapman, who completed the 59.5°F, choppy, 10-mile course in 6 hours 7 minutes.

1951 Daily Mail Race

Egyptian, 34-year-old Mareeh Hassan Hamad, won the 1951 Daily Mail race in 12 hours 12 minutes by 1 minute over Frenchman Roger Le Morvan. The results were as follows:

1. Mareeh Hassan Hamad (Egypt) 12:12
2. Roger Le Morvan (France) 12:13
3. Hassan Abdel Rehim (Egypt) - 12:25
4. Saied El Arabi (Egypt) 12:42
5. Brenda Fisher (England) 12:42 - First woman
6. Godfrey Chapman (England) 12:56
7. Winnie Roach (Canada) 13:25
8. Enriqueta Duarte (Argentina) 13:26
9. Lars Beril Warle (Sweden) 13:28
10. Raphael Morand (France) 13:45
11. Jenny James (Wales) 13:55
12. Jason Zirganos (Greece) 14:01
13. Jan Van Hemsbergen (Netherlands) 14:03
14. Sally Bauer (Sweden) 14:04
15. Antonio Abertondo (Argentina) 14:14
16. William E. (Ned) Barnie (Scotland) 15:01
17. Jenny Kammersgaard (Denmark) 15:38
18. Daniel Carpio (Peru) 23:05

External links

• Mervyn Sharp Talks About Achieving His Childhood Dream On WOWSA Live
• Weymouth's first cross-Channel swimmer makes a splash at 80
• John Goodbody On An Open Water Swimming Icon, Thomas Watch
• Watching Over Many, Impacting All
• The 1951 Daily Mail Race Across The English Channel
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• Daily Mail and Billy Butlin Cross Channel Swims
• People Who Changed The World Of Open Water Swimming
• Greta Andersen Smiling Brightly Over The Years
• Øresundssvømning Pioneer Sally Bauer
• Open Water Swimming
• Channel Swimming Association
• Televised Broadcast of 1957 Race
• Jason Zirganos Circumnavigation Clarified
• Kevin Murphy Versus The North Channel In His Own Words
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• The Evolutionary Digitalization Of Open Water Swimming
• Daniel Eulogio Carpio Massioti's Eventful Life
• English Channel Races Of The 1970s
• One Of The All-Time Greats Writes His Memoirs
• Racing Across The English Channel In The 1970s, 1980s
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• Greta Andersen To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
• Alfredo Camarero, 1931-2012
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• So Many Channel Swimmers On His Watch