Jon Erikson

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Jon (John) Erikson (born 1955) is an American long distance swimmer who was the first of only three people to have ever completed a three way swim of the English Channel. A physical education teacher at the time[1], he completed the swim in a time of 38 h 27 mins in 1981.[2]
(1st leg - 10 h 10 mins, 2nd leg - 13 h 14 mins, 3rd leg - 15h 103 mins)

The only other individuals to have completed this feat are Philip Rush and Alison Streeter

Jon also completed a two way crossing of the English Channel in 1975 in a time of 30 h 00 mins and again in 1979 in a time of 22 h 16 mins.[3] His total number of successful English Channel swims stands at 11, spanning a period from 1969 to 1981.

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  1. ^ NY Times Article[1]
  2. ^ Channel Swimming Association Solo 3-way successes [2]
  3. ^ Channel Swimming Association Solo 2-way successes [3]