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Jon Erikson


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July 28, 2014, Boca Raton, Florida, United States

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Jon Erikson (1954 – July 28, 2014) was an American long distance swimmer who was the first of only four people to have ever completed a three way swim of the English Channel. 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)

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

Erikson 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. His total number of successful English Channel 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.

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