BBC News | Aussie makes Channel history The Australian PROMISE kept, Cyril Baldock is now the oldest person to have swum the English Channel. The Sydney 70-year-old knocked off the 34km marathon from Shakespeare Beach to Cap Gris Nez early yesterday morning in 12 hours and 45 minutes, and in doing ... Australian sets record for oldest Channel swimmer World Record swim by man who did his training at Manly Record-breaking English Channel swim for Australian grandfather |
