- Yvetta Hlaváčová
Yvetta Hlaváčová (born
26 May ,1975 inBoskovice ) is a Czech national team member in long-distanceswimming and women’s world record holder from swimming theEnglish Channel in a time of 7 h, 25 mins [Dover Life - Channel Swimming Records [http://www.doverlife.co.uk/channelswimming/records.php] ]
While she has pursued indoor swimming, she has earned much more success on the open water. The swimmer, who has been at the top of long-distance swimming for several years, still has a lot of new challenges ahead of her, including the
2008 Olympic Games inBeijing .At 6ft4.5" (194 cm) she is one of the tallest swimmers in the world. Her feet are a whopping size 13 (US) / 46 (EU).
"List of successful English Channel Swims"
- 2005 in 8 h 42 mins
- 2006 in 7 h 25 mins (WR)
- 2007 in 7 h 53 minsReferences
External links
* [http://www.czech.cz/en/current-affairs/tourism-and-sports/yvetta-hlavacova-long-distance-swimmer-and-holder-of-the-women%e2%80%99s-world-record-for-swimming-across-the-english-channel/ The Interview with Yvetta Hlaváčová] - Czech.cz, official portal of the Czech Republic
* [http://www.doverlife.co.uk/channelswimming/swim/1877/0/2007 Profile and picture of Yvetta at Dover Life]
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