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    Florence Chadwick

    American swimmer (–)

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    Birth&#;nameFlorence May Chadwick
    BornNovember 9,
    San Diego, California, U.S.
    DiedMarch 15, () (aged&#;76)
    San Diego, California, U.S.
    Occupation(s)Product spokesperson, credit counselor, stockbroker
    SportLong-distance swimming
    StrokesDistance freestyle, backstroke
    ClubFlorence Chambers Swim Club
    Los Angeles Athletic Club
    CoachFlorence Chambers

    Florence May Chadwick (November 9, – March 15, )[1] was an American swimmer known for long-distance open water swimming.

    She was the first woman to swim across the English Channel in both directions, setting a time record each time. She was also the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel, the Straits of Gibraltar, the Bosporus (one way), and the Dardanelles (round trip).[2]

    Biography

    Florence May Chadwick was born in San Diego on November 8, Her parents were Richard Chadwick, a police officer, and Mary Lack