Jon Erikson (September 6, 1954 – July 28, 2014) was 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 The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

. A physical education teacher at the time, he completed the swim in a time of 38 h 27 mins in 1981.
(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,

Alison Streeter Alison Jane Streeter MBE is a British long-distance swimmer. Biography Streeter has swum across the English Channel 43 times, the most crossings done by an individual until surpassed by Chloe McCardel on 13 October 2021. She also completed seven ...

, Chloe McCardel and Sarah Thomas. Erikson also completed a two way crossing of the

in 1975 in a time of 30 h 00 mins and again in 1979 in a time of 22 h 16 mins. His total number of successful

swims stands at 11, spanning a period from 1969 to 1981. Erikson died of an infection on July 28, 2014 in Boca Raton. He was 59.

References

External links

BBC News Article on Channel SwimmingOutdoor Swimmer Article on Multi-way Crossings of the English Channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Erikson, Jon 1955 births 2014 deaths American male swimmers Male long-distance swimmers 20th-century American people 21st-century American people