Strait of Gibraltar
Completion of the swim between Spain and Morocco, non-wetsuit and not listing multiple times or different directions. Note: Name, Category, Country and Induction Year.
The speed record progression is listed here.
Antonio Abertondo, Honor Swimmer, Argentina, 1964
Nick Adams, Honor Swimmer, Great Britain, 2013
Antonio Argüelles Díaz-González, Honor Swimmer, México, 2015
Cameron Bellamy, Honor Swimmer, South Africa, 2020
Richard Broer, Honor Administrator, Netherlands, 2017
Maria Louisa Cabañeros Sanchez de Leon, Honor Swimmer, Spain, 2008
Florence Chadwick, Honor Swimmer, United States of America, 1966
Kimberley Chambers, Honor Swimmer, New Zealand, 2019
Juan "Johnny" José Cortiñas, Honor Swimmer, Cuba, 1967
Baron Abílio Couto, Honor Swimmer, Brazil, 2001
***Lynne Cox, Honor Swimmer, United States of America, 1982
Ned Denison, Honor Administrator, Ireland, 2012
Elizabeth Fry, Honor Swimmer, United States of America, 2014
Pat Gallant-Charette, Honor Swimmer, United States of America, 2019
***Christopher Green, Honor Swimmer, Great Britain, 2012
Mercedes Gleitze, Honor Swimmer, Great Britain, 1969
Colin Hill, Honor Administrator, Great Britain, 2017
Dina Levačić, Honor Swimmer, Croatia, 2025
Jaime Lomelín Gavaldón, Honor Swimmer, México, 2023
Michelle Macy, Honor Swimmer, United States of America, 2019
Attila Mányoki, Honor Swimmer, Hungary, 2016
Daniel Eulogio Carpio “Carpayo” Massioti, Honor Swimmer, Peru, 2005
Sally Anne Minty-Gravett, MBE, Honor Swimmer, Great Britain, 2005
Jaimie Monahan, Honor Swimmer, United States of America, 2018
Rohan Dattatrey More, Honor Swimmer, India, 2018
Lynton Mortensen, Honor Swimmer, Australia, 2024
Kevin Murphy, Honor Swimmer, Great Britain, 1971
Anna-Carin Nordin, Honor Swimmer, Sweden, 2018
Gustavo Oriozabala, Honor Swimmer, Argentina, 2001
Penny Palfrey, Honor Swimmer, Australia, 2009
Baptista Pereira, Honor Swimmer, Portugal, 1971
James Pittar, Honor Swimmer, Australia, 2009
Stephen Redmond, Honor Swimmer, Ireland, 2017
Mihir Sen, Honor Swimmer, India, 1966
Taranath Narayan Shenoy, Honor Swimmer, India, 1987
Carol Sing, Honor Swimmer, United States of America, 2000
Dr. David Smith, Honor Swimmer, United States of America, 1969
Petar Stoychev, Honor Swimmer, Bulgaria, 2008
Nora Toledano Cadena, Honor Swimmer, México, 2006
Montserrat Tresserras, Honor Swimmer, Spain, 1970
Jacques Tuset, Honor Swimmer, France, 2018
Jorge “Coco” Villegas Pérez, Honor Coach, México, 2025
Christof Wandratsch, Honor Swimmer, Germany, 2004
***David Yudovin, Honor Swimmer, United States of America, 1999
Joe Zemaitis, Honor Swimmer, United States of America, 2025
***This swim does not appear on the website list of successes for IMSHOF Honor Organization Gibraltar Strait Swimming Association (https://www.acneg.com/en/records-without-neoprene/). IMSHOF have not been able to supply sufficient swim details to ACNEG to have them recognize these swims. These swims were completed long before ACNEG was formed. They were well within the capability of these Honor swimmers, never questioned by the sport and are therefore included above.
The list above covers the “normal” Strait of Gibraltar crossings of 14.4 km.
At least three Honorees pioneered a different, much longer course from Morocco to the area of Gibraltar: Christopher Green (in the shark cage), Lynne Cox (first without cage) and then David Yudovin.