Other swims that cant be ratified
Channel swimming rules arent for everyone; the list below are swims across the channel that cant be ratified (this is mainly wetsuit swimmers).
Sam Wheal
22-5-25
5hrs 59
Sam swam in a wetsuit with the Epic Swim co from Penarth to Clevedon early in 2025 as a training swim for an Arch to Arc attempt later this year!
Harrison Owens
14-9-24
7hrs 18
Harrison made a successful crossing from Penarth to Clevedon with the Epic Swim co in September 2024. At 15 years old, he was the youngest male BC swimmer and second youngest ever! He swam in a wetsuit. Teenager becomes youngest person to swim Bristol Channel - then plays rugby the next morning | Wales Online
Justin Biggs
29/8/24
6hrs 24
Justin swam in a wetsuit with the Epic Swim co from Penarth to Clevedon
Stephen Burke & Chris Collins-Jones
8/10/23
6:38
Stephen Burke swam a tandem wetsuit solo with Chris Collins-Jones from Penarth to Weston-Super-Mare in October 2023. Details here: Stephen Burke, Chris Collin-Jones
Rob swam in 2023 from Penarth to Clevedon. The swim is fully documented here but Rob chose to wear a wetsuit so it is unratified.
Bryce Davies and Robin Griffiths
14/10/2021
07:55:00
Bryce and Robin swam a tandem Penarth to Clevedon in October 2021. Both were swimming solo but side by side off one boat and both wearing wetsuits.
Neil Gilson
17/7/2021
In July 2021 Neil swam Swansea to ilfracombe in a wetsuit in an incredible 12 hours. More on his facebook page here.
Jo McCready
09/2015
6:15
Jo swam Clevdeon to Penarth in 2015. There is a nice write up here. The swim is unratified.
Craig Napper
2013
Craig Swam Penarth Weston in 2013, some details of his swim here.