Antonio Abertondo

Antonio Abertondo (Argentina) was the first person to complete a two way swim of the English Channel. He completed the swim on 21 September 1961 in a time of 43 h 10 mins. He also swam the English Channel on 3 other occasions in 1950, 1951 & 1954. [Dover Life - Antonio's Successful Crossings [http://www.doverlife.co.uk/channelswimming/swim/1618/0/1961] ]

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