Reg Brickell, Sr.
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Reg Brickell Senior standing during Lynne Cox's English Channel crossing with her mother Estelle Cox watching onboard. Courtesy of Getty Images
Reg Bricknell, Sr. from Great Britain was an escort pilot of English Channel swimmers.
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Honors
He was inducted as an Honor Pilot in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in its Class of 2003.
Open Water Piloting Career
- For 40 years until his death in 1982, Brickell was one of the most successful English Channel pilots.
- He piloted 84 solo crossings of which 49 were successful.
- He piloted 12 one-way relay crossings and the first two-way relay crossing, all of which were successful.
- Among those he piloted into the record books were Penny Dean, Helge Jensen, Tina Bischoff and Lynne Cox.
- He was the pilot for most of Des Renford's King of the Channel® swims.
- He taught his sons Reg Brickell, Jr. and Ray Brickell how to escort pilot swimmers across the English Channel.
- Both Reg Brickell, Jr. and Ray Brickell are also Honor Pilots inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (IMSHOF) in its Class of 2009. The induction is a well-deserved tribute and legacy for the Brickell family and the sport of channel swimming.
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Pilots
- Reg Brickell, Sr., Great Britain, Class of 2003 (English Channel)
- Captain Leonard Hutchinson, Great Britain, Class of 2004 (English Channel)
- William J. Long, Great Britain, Class of 2004 (English Channel)
- Michael Oram, Great Britain, Class of 2004 (English Channel)
- Duncan Taylor, Great Britain, Class of 2005 (English Channel)
- David Whyte, Great Britain, Class of 2007 (English Channel)
- Reg Brickell, Jr., Great Britain, Class of 2009 (English Channel)
- Ray Brickell, Great Britain, Class of 2009 (English Channel)
- Charlie Gravett, Great Britain, Class of 2016 (Isle of Jersey)
- Mickey Pittman and John Pittman, USA, Class of 2017 (Catalina Channel)
External links
- Penny Dean Sprinting Across The English Channel
- Penny Dean's Intense Year of Preparation for the English Channel
- When Will The English Channel Relay Records Be Broken Again?
- Doc Counsilman Helped Usher In An Increasingly Graying Trend In Channel Swimming
- David Whyte Talks About Crossing The English Channel On WOWSA Live
- Tina Bischoff, A Humble Heroine, Talks About Her Career On WOWSA Live
- A Tribute To The Brickell Family of Pilots
- Dr. Chris Stockdale Talks About Enjoying The Sport On WOWSA Live
- David Whyte Talks About The English Channel On WOWSA Live
- International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame website
- Open Water Swimming
- Escort Pilots On The High Seas
- Honour Pilots In the International Hall Of Fame
- Peter Bales, A Navigating Giant Of South Africa
- Post-50 Swimming With Bob West
- Seeing Part Of History
- Honoring Pilots Around The World
- Honor Pilots In The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame
