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To date only two other people have completed a three way channel swim.
To date only two other people have completed a three way channel swim.
1st leg - 7 h 55 mins, 2nd leg - 8 h 15 mins, 3rd leg - 12h 11 mins)
Jon Erikson in 1981 and Alison Streeter in 1990. Philip also completed a two way swim of the English Channel in 1985 in a time of 17 h 56 ministers Philip also became the first person to complete a double crossing of New Zealand"s Lake Taupo (402 km) which he completed on 14–15 January 1985.
He also holds the time record of 10 h 14 mins set on 10 March 1985.
In June 2000 Philip was invited to take part in carrying the Olympic torch through Wellington, New Zealand. Philip retired from swimming in 1990 and now coaches, and enjoys preparing swimmers to tackle the Cook Strait.