Raymond Dixon
Raymond Dixon is a British open water swimmer and former escort pilot in the English Channel, currently living in Australia.
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Open Water Swimming Highlights
- On 11 July 1971, he completed the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli from Capri to Napoli in 10 hours 14 minutes 52.
- On 5 August 1973, he completed the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 9 hours 32 minutes 45 seconds.
- On 5 September 1973, he completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 10 hours 43 minutes.
- On 4 August 1974, he completed the 32 km Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in Quebec, Canada in 9 hours 15 minutes 41 seconds.
- On 22 August 1978, he completed a crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 10 hours 43 minutes.
- On 22 February 1997, he completed the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel Swim in Western Australia in 5 hours 33 minutes 34 seconds at the age of 50.12 years.
- He competed as a professional marathon swimmer on the 1977 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation circuit.
- On 22 August 1978, he represented Great Britain in the 4th Saudi Arab International Channel Swimming Race, placing fourth overall in 10 hours 43 minutes as the second professional swimmer.
- On 5 September 1973, he completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 10 hours 43 minutes
- He became a top English Channel escort pilot and married fellow channel swimmer Corrie Ebbelaar who set a new English Channel record in 10 hours 43 minutes in 1971.
- He participated in the Hetzel's Texas Volunteers English Channel relay with Tom Hetzel, Norman Trusty, Corrie Ebbelaar Dixon, and Dillys Benyon.
- He won the Centenary Cup by crossing the English Channel in 1978.
- He is a member of the Half Century Club and 2-time English Channel swimmer.
- He was part of the two-way (England-to-France-to-England) Hetzel's Texas Volunteers relay that set a two-way record across the English Channel in 17 hours 50 minutes in 1974. They completed the first leg from England to France in 8 hours 51 minutes and the second leg from France to England in 8 hours 59 minutes.
4th Arab Nations Race Results in 1978
1. Alawi Mekki, Saudi Arabia, 9 hours 54 minutes
2. Ibrahim Faidalla, Egypt, 10 hours 4 minutes
3. Elsaid Fagher, Saudi Arabia, 10 hours 7 minutes
4. Raymond Dixon, Great Britain, 10 hours 43 minutes
5. Marawan Saleh, Syria, 11 hours 15 minutes
6. Jula Hagus, Hungary, 12 hours 4 minutes
7. Nazla Faidalla, Egypt, 11 hours 6 minutes
8. Desmond Renford, Australia, 14 hours 1 minutes
9. Kevin Murphy, Great Britain, DNF after 6 hours 52 minutes
10. Paula Pinto, Italy, DNF after 5 hours 44 minutes
11. Corrie Dixon, Holland, DNF after 4 hours 45 minutes
12. Sultan Kegab, Sudan, DNF after 3 hours 30 minutes
13. Maher Saleh, Syria, DNF after 2 hours 30 minutes due to
14. Gianni Golini, Italy, DNF after 2 hours 11 minutes
1977 World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation Rankings
Men
1. John Kinsella (USA) 1,375 points
2. Bill Heiss (USA) 1,033 points
3. Claudio Plit (Argentina) 932 points
4. Jon Erikson (USA) 604 points
5. Magdy Mandour (Egypt) 563 points
6. Raul Villagomez (Mexico) 556 points
7. Amin Yousseff (Egypt) 550 points
8. Marwan Saleh (Syria) 477 points
9. Raymond Dixon (England) 433 points
10. Dennis Matuch (USA) 426 points
11. James Barry (USA) 391 points
12. Nasser El Shazly (Egypt) 331 points
13. Magdy Farid (Egypt) 225 points
14. Ibrahim Feidalla (Egypt) 205 points
15. Baher Hamid (Egypt) 192 points
16. Martin Neiman (USA) 184 points
17. Guy Montpetit (Canada) 158 points
18. Ossama Rachad (Egypt) 150 points
19. Wayne Westman (USA) 133 points
20. Sultan Kigab (Sudan) 131 points
21. Mohamad Gamie (Egypt) 120 points
Women
1. Loreen Passfield (Canada) 1,375 points
2. Cynthia Nicholas (Canada) 1,054 points
3. Kim Lumsdon (Canada) 545 points
4. Corrie Dixon (Holland) 483 points
5. Nazala Moustafa (Egypt) 404 points
6. Omneya Tantawi (Egypt) 379 points
7. Sharon Beckman (USA) 245 points
8. Martha Stortz (USA) 210 points
Centenary Cup Recipients
The Centenary Cup is given to the 'Fastest Swim of the Year by a British Person' across the English Channel awarded by the Channel Swimming Association.
- 1975 Sally Anne Minty Jersey C.l. E-F 11:57
- 1976: Wendy Brook England E-F 8:56
- 1977: David Morgan England E-F 11:05
- 1978: Raymond Dixon England E-F 10:43
- 1979: Alison Roberts Wales E-F 8:56
- 1980: Ian Muir England E-F 9:19
- 1981: Ian Muir England E-F 9:58
- 1982: Richard Charlesworth England F-E 8:52
- 1983: Karen Toole England E-F 9:06
- 1984: Lyndon Dunsbee England F-E 8:34
- 1985: Timothy Dunsbee England E-F 9:20
- 1986: Marc Newman England E-F 8:35
- 1987: Marc Newman England E-F 8:55
- 1988: Richard Davey England F-E 8:05
- 1989: Richard Davey England E-F 8:33
- 1990: Marc Newman England F-E 9:23
- 1991: Alison Streeter England F-E 9:53
- 1992: Trevor Down England E-F 09:59
- 1993: Alison Streeter England E-F 10:16
- 1994: Conor Gunn N. Ireland E-F 9:11
- 1995: Alison Streeter England E-F 8:50
- 1996: Alison Streeter England E-F 9:30
- 1997: Alison Streeter England E-F 11:14
- 1998: Alison Streeter England E-F 10:56
- 1999: Mark Rickhuss England E-F 9:18
- 2000: Alison Streeter England E-F 12:28
- 2001: Duncan Steele England E-F 11:21
- 2002: Alec Clarke England E-F 10:53
- 2003: Jane Solomon England E-F 10:47
- 2004: Katherine Mearman England E-F 12:54
- 2005: Roy Harding England E-F 11:20
- 2006: Penny Palfrey England / Australia E-F 09:16
- 2007: Penny Palfrey Britain E-F 9:07
- 2008: Christopher Sheppard Britain E-F 09:53
- 2009: Rebecca Lewis Britain E-F 10:02
- 2010: Rebecca Lewis Britain E-F 8:35
- 2011: Rebecca Lewis Britain E-F 9:24
External links
- 10 Hours 43 Minutes…An Unimaginable Coincidence in the English Channel
- 50 Years Ago Across The English Channel, There Were Great Races
- Marathon Swimmers Federation bio
- Racing Across The English Channel In The 1970s, 1980s
- The Bar Is Always Being Raised: History’s Tough Pool and Ocean Swimming Workouts
- The Olympic Club of San Francisco On The Channel
- Are You Tough? Really Really Tough? Check Out History's Tough Swimming Workouts
- When The Machine Dominated, A Look At The Pro Circuit In 1977
- World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
- Channel Swimming Swim Race in 1980s
- Marathon Swimming
- Channel Swimming Association swimmers
- Channel Swimming by Robert Mizelle
- Hugh Tucker Honored By The Hall Of Fame
- Channel Swimming Association swimmers
- Channel Swimming by Robert Mizelle
