| Athlete |
Nation(s) |
Sport(s) |
Role(s) |
Era |
Notes |
| Greta Andersen |
 DEN |
SWM |
Olympics |
1948—1952 |
1948 Olympics - 100 metre freestyle (Gold), 4×100 freestyle relay (Silver); Swam English Channel - 1957/58/59/64/65 Five successful attempts (Best 13:40). France-to-England in 1957/58/59, England-to-France in 1964/65. |
| Miguel Arrobas |
 POR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1992 |
1992 Olympics - 100 metre backstroke, 200 metre backstroke; Swam English Channel - 2008 England-to-France (9:30). |
| Bill Burgess |
 FRA
 GBR |
SWM/WPO |
Olympics |
1900 |
1900 Olympics - 4,000 metres; Swam English Channel - 1911 England-to-France (22:35). Second swimmer to cross English Channel in 1911. |
| Bimal Chandra |
 IND |
SWM |
Olympics |
1948 |
1948 Olympics - 400 metre freestyle, 1,500 metre freestyle; Swam English Channel - 1959 France-to-England (13:50). |
| Edith van Dijk |
 NED |
OWS |
Olympics |
2008 |
2008 Olympics - 10 km Open Water swim; Swam English Channel - 2003 France-to-England (9:08) |
| Enriqueta Duarte |
 ARG |
SWM |
Olympics |
1948 |
1948 Olympics - 100 metre freestyle, 400 metre freestyle; Swam English Channel - 1951 France-to-England (13:26) |
| Trudy Ederle |
 USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1924 |
1924 Olympics - 100 metre freestyle (Bronze), 400 metre freestyle (Bronze), 4×100 freestyle relay (Gold); Swam English Channel - 1926 France-to-England (14:39). First woman to swim English Channel. Third person to swim France-to-England. |
| Jo O-Ryeon |
 KOR |
SWM |
Olympics |
1972 |
1972 Olympics - 400 metre freestyle, 1,500 metre freestyle; Swam English Channel - 1982 England-to-France (9:35). |
| John Kinsella |
USA |
SWM |
Olympics |
1968—1972 |
1968/1972 Olympics - 1,500 metre freestyle (Silver) (1968), 4×200 freestyle relay (Gold) (1972); Swam English Channel - 1979 England-to-France (9:10). |
| Yury Kudinov |
 KAZ |
OWS |
Olympics |
2012 |
2012 Olympics - 10 km Open Water swim; Swam English Channel - 2007 England-to-France (7:05) |
| John MacLean |
 AUS |
ATH |
Non-Medal |
2000 |
2008 Olympics - ATH: 1,500 metres Wheelchair; Swam English Channel - 1998 England-to-France (12:55) |
| Linda McGill |
AUS |
SWM |
Olympics |
1964 |
1964 Olympics - 4 events, best finish in 400 IM [5]; Swam English Channel - 1965, 1967 [3] All France-to-England (Best 9:59 (1967)). Three crossings in 1967. 9:59 at the time a record for women. |
| Eva Mortensen |
DEN |
SWM |
Olympics |
1988 |
1988 Olympics - 400 metre freestyle, 800 metre freestyle; Swam English Channel - 1996 England-to-France (10:46). |
| Veljko Rogošić |
 CRO
 YUG |
SWM |
Olympics |
1960—1964 |
1960/1964 Olympics - 7 events; 2004 England-to-France (11:27) at the age of 63. |
| Gilles Rondy |
FRA |
OWS |
Olympics |
2008 |
2008 Olympics - 10 km Open Water swim; Swam English Channel - 2004 England-to-France (7:54) |
| Arati Saha |
IND |
SWM |
Olympics |
1952 |
1952 Olympics - 200 metre breaststroke; Swam English Channel - 1959 France-to-England (16:20). |
| Petar Stoychev |
 BUL |
OWS/SWM |
Olympics / Other |
2000—2012 |
2000/2004/2008/2012 Olympics - 400/1,500 freestyle/10 km Open Water swim; Swam English Channel - 2006 England-to-France (7:21), 2007 England-to-France (6:57) - first crossing under 7 hours and record time from 2007-2012. |
| Ted Temme |
GBR |
WPO |
Olympics |
1928—1936 |
1928 Olympics - Water Polo; Swam English Channel - 1927 France-to-England (?) and 1934 England-to-France (15:34). First swimmer to cross English channel in both ways. |
| Rostislav Vítek |
 CZE |
OWS |
Olympics |
2008 |
2008 Olympics - 10 km Open Water swim; Swam English Channel - 2009 England-to-France (7:16) |
| Rob Woodhouse |
AUS |
SWM |
Olympics |
1984—1988 |
1984/1988 Olympics; Swam English Channel - 2022 England-to-France (10:45) |