UK 3 Channel Challenge

The UK 3 Channel Challenge (UK3CC) is defined by successful completions of three historically significant channel swims in the United Kingdom:

The UK3CC is was developed, independently and informally, by Kevin Murphy and Ted Keenan in the 1970s, and Stephen Price in the 1990s, and was formalized in 2018.

UK 3 Channel Challenge Swimmers (in order of completion)

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1 Kevin Murphy M 1971-07-14 1968-08-11 1970-09-01 1971-07-14 27
2 Ted Keenan M 1975-07-17 1972-08-14 1973-08-11 1975-07-17 27
3 Stephen Price M 2000-07-21 1987-08-18 2000-07-21 1991-09-28 41
4 Kamil Resa Alsaran M 2020-09-10 2012-09-04 2019-07-29 2020-09-10 22
5 Sian Clement F 2022-07-10 2009-07-01 2022-07-10 2016-07-23 37
6 Elaine Burrows Dillane F 2022-07-21 2019-09-10 2021-07-21 2022-07-21 27
7 Martyn Webster M 2022-09-19 2016-08-25 2019-08-13 2022-09-19 26
8 Pat Gallant-Charette F 2022-09-19 2011-08-22 2016-08-24 2022-09-19 26
9 Fergal Somerville M 2022-09-21 2011-09-23 2013-06-16 2022-09-21 37

Eligible Bristol Channel Routes

The following historically established Bristol Channel routes are eligible for the UK3CC: