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Michael swam an incredible 33 successfulcrossings of the English Channel and hasrepresented the sport well for six decades.He was the first person to complete fourswims in a year, the first person to completefive swims in a year and the first person tocomplete six swims in a year (1984).He made the latest swim of the seasonrecorded; there was frost as he started.His marathon swimming career include over110 swims greater than 16K (9.9 miles) withmost of his swims in cold water rangingfrom 6°
 –
15°C (42°
 –
60°F).
Michael Read on Open Water Wednesday
 
Michael Read has been theChannel Swimming AssociationChairman since 1993.He was also an alternate memberof the British 1960 Olympic team inthe 800-meter freestyle relay andhas served as a swimmingadministrator in one capacity oranother for almost 50 years.He was a FINA judge, timekeeper,referee and starter between 1969and 1971, and received the IrvingDavids / Captain Roger WheelerMemorial Award in 2009
.
He was elected as the British LongDistance Swimming Association
“Swimmer of the Year” in 1979 and
1999, an honorary citizen of Dervio(Lake Como) in 1988 and anHonorary Citizen of Nikiti (Greece)in 1993.
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