Mark Sheridan
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Jim Loreto, Natalie Lang, and Mark Sheridan at the finish in Magog, Quebec, Canada at the end of the 40.2 km In Search of Memphre
Mark Sheridan swimming in Charlestown, Cornwall, UK in February. Photo by Steve Robarts
Mark Sheridan is a 48-year-old British open water swimmer from Sevenoaks, Kent in the UK. He writes a popular blog to help educate swimmers including the Front Crawl Technique and achieved the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
Open Water Swimming Career Highlights
- On 18 June 2022, he finished 10th at the Extreme North Dakota Watersports Endurance Test (END-WET) down-river 57.9 km marathon swim from Belmont Park, North Dakota into East Grand Forks, Minnesota along the Red River of the North in 9 hours 40 minutes at the age of 48.
- He has completed two channels of the Oceans Seven.
- He served as the British Long Distance Swimming Association Honorary President in 2017.
- He is one of only a few people to have completed the entire British Long Distance Swimming Association calendar.
- He completed the 2015 S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge in Arizona
- He served as the swim secretary/race director of the BLDSA 9-mile Champion of Champions event in Dover Harbour, U.K.
- He served at the swim secretary/race director of the BLDSA 21-mile Two Way Windermere Swim.
- He completed a crossing of the Catalina Channel in 12 hours 22 minutes 33 seconds on 6 October 2015.
- He completed a crossing of the English Channel in 14 hours 33 minutes in 2014
- He completed a 21-mile Two Way Windermere crossing in 13 hours 29 minutes in 2013
- He became the 44th person to swim Loch Lomond in Scotland in 14 hours 44 minutes in 2012
- He completed a crossing of the English Channel in 13 hours 32 minutes on 2 September 2015
- He became the first British athlete to complete a 69 km crossing of Lake Geneva, taking 33 hours 6 minutes to join the 24-hour Club on 18-19 July 2016
- He competed in the 2017 S.C.A.R. Swim Challenge in Arizona: Saguaro Lake, 29th overall in 4 hours 18 minutes + Canyon Lake, 29th overall in 4 hours 35 minutes + Roosevelt Lake, 28th overall in 3 hours 39 minutes.
- On 26 August 2017, he finished 9th overall in the 12 km LGSA Classic Swim across Lac Léman from Lausanne to Évian-les-Bains, crossing the Swiss border into France.
- He was nominated for the Streeter Award for Service to Marathon Swimming in 2017 by the Marathon Swimmers Forum.
- He coaches at the 2018 BLDSA Distance Weekend.
- He completed the 20 Bridges Swim around Manhattan Island in New York City on 1 June 2019, finishing in 7 hours 52 minutes 27 seconds at the age of 44 to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
- On 16 July 2019, he finished the 25-mile (40.2 km) In Search of Memphre across Lake Memphremagog from Newport, Vermont to Magog, Quebec, Canada at the age of 46 in 13 hours 8 minutes.
- On 16 July 2019, he finished the 25-mile (40.2 km) In Search of Memphre across Lake Memphremagog from Newport, Vermont to Magog, Quebec, Canada at the age of 47 in 13 hours 8 minutes became the first amateur British open water swimmer to swim the length of the lake.
- He is entered into the 57.9 km END-WET in North Dakota to Minnesota on 18 June 2022 at the age of 48.
Honors
- Sheridan received the Diamond Jubilee Special Award for his 2016 crossing of Lake Geneva from the British Long Distance Swimming Association.
- He received the Barra Award for the most impressive year of marathon swimming by the Marathon Swimmers Federation in 2015.
Marathon Swim Stories
He appeared with Shannon House Keegan on Marathon Swim Stories.
External links
- Jamie Proffitt Sets New END-WET Record
- Volunteers Needed for END-WET in the Mighty Red River
- Jennifer Dutton Becomes a Swimming Legend of Lake Geneva
- The History of Swimming 4 Long Days In SCAR
- Sir John Royden Raising Money And Hopes
- Shannon House Keegan Talks Marathon Swimming Stories
- Barry Watson Reminiscences About The Past On WOWSA Live
- Swimmer Scout Summary
- Sally Minty-Gravett MBE On High
- British Long Distance Swimming Association bio
- Reminiscences of a Long Distance Swimmer
- Mark Sheridan Facebook page
- British Long Distance Swimming Association Facebook page
- Senior Ladies In The Champion Of Champions
- British Long Distance Swimming Association
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimmers Federation Awards
- Chloё McCardel - 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Award
- Jason Betley - 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Award
- Bridgette Hobart - 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Award
- Craig Lenning - 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Award
- Mark Sheridan - 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Award
- Dan Simonelli - 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Award
- Wendy Trehiou - 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Award
- Old Men and the Sea - 2015 Global Marathon Swimming Award
- Marathon Swimmers Federation
- Mark Sheridan Successfully Crosses Lake Geneva
- Mark Sheridan Awarded Diamond Jubilee Special Award
- Lake Geneva Swimming Association List of Legends
- Lake Geneva Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- The Legacy Of Loch Lomond
- 2WW Swimmers In History
- Lake Geneva Swimming Association
- Martyn Webster Wins LGSA Classic Swim
- Updated 24-Hour Club
- 24-hour Club…Swimming All Day And Night
- Swimming For More Than 24 Hours
- 2017 Marathon Swimmers Federation Award Nominees
- Marathon Swimmers Federation 2017 Awards
- Mark Sheridan, Spectacular Swimming And Serving In The Open Water
- Anna-Carin Nordin Achieves Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
- Avishag Turek, An Inspirational Pioneer From Israel
- James Janik Wins 20 Bridges Swim Around Manhattan
- Jessi Harewicz Completes Triple Crown Of Open Water Swimming
