How many times has Canadian swimmer, Cindy Nichols crossed the English Channel? How many of those times has she swam across and back again?

toughynutter

19 and at least 1 round trip " She would later swim across the English Channel on 19 occasions, including the first round-trip crossing by a woman, earning her the soubriquet Queen of the Channel. For her efforts, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1979. In 1993, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2005." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Nicholas Mar 09 07, 11:43 PM

toughynutter

up that two 3 round trips "Miss Nicholas has crossed the channel at least 14 times and has three two-way crossings - both records for women. Her record for the France-and-back crossing is for both men and women, Scott said. " http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F02EED91738F933A0575BC0A964948260 Mar 09 07, 11:46 PM

toughynutter

quess no one want to over state the accomplishments 19 crossings 10 of which were two way "Cindy's numerous Channel crossings and associated records are proudly listed in our page of Canadians who have crossed the Channel. She was the first woman to complete a two-way crossing of The Channel and at the completion of her 19 crossings, ten of them had involved two-way swims, including a two-way World Record of 18:51 in 1982 and an E-F World Record of 8:21 on the first leg of her in 1981 two-way swim." Mar 09 07, 11:49 PM