Matthew Webb
Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 – 24 July 1883) was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids for sport purpose. On 25 August 1875, Webb swam from Dover to Calais in less than 22 hours.[1] Webb attempet to swim the Niagra River on August 24, 1883 but died near the entrance to the whirlpool.
Matthew Webb | |
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| File:Captain Matthew Webb.jpg Webb in 1883 | |
| Born | 19 January 1848 |
| Died | 24 July 1883 (aged 35) |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery |
Matthew Webb Media
- HMSConway1.jpg
HMS Conway training ship at Rock Ferry
Stanhope Medal awarded by the Royal Humane Society
- Captain Paul Boyton, Swam the Straits of Gibraltar, from World's Champions, Second Series (N43) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP839332.jpg
Portrait of Paul Boyton in his survival suit, on the front of a cigarette packet
- Map showing the routes of Matthew Webb's two channel attempts.png
Map showing the routes of Webb's two channel attempts
- Admiralty Pier Dover England.jpg
Admiralty Pier, Dover, pictured between 1890 and 1900
- Boat crew feeding Matthew Webb hot coffee during his English Channel crossing.png
Boat crew feeding Webb hot coffee
- Gris nez pano cotes.jpg
View from Cap Griz Nez, facing England
- Matthew Webb, Vanity Fair, 1875-10-09.jpg
Caricature of Webb by Ape, published in the London magazine Vanity Fair in 1875
- Hollingworth lake.jpg
Hollingworth Lake, taken from the north shore
- Whirlpool rapids panorama from the Gorge Railroad.webm
Panorama of the Whirlpool rapids from the Gorge Railroad in 1900
