Tom Gregory (swimmer) explained

Birth Place:Eltham, Greater London, Great Britain

Thomas Gregory (born 1976) swam the English Channel in 1988 at the age of 11 years and 330 days. he still holds the record as the youngest person to have done so.[1]

Gregory's coming-of-age story about being the youngest person to swim the Channel, A Boy in the Water (2018, Penguin:) was joint winner of the 2018 William Hill Sports Book of the Year.[2] It was BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week in August 2018.[3] He served in the Royal Anglian Regiment of the British Army.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas Gregory 1988 . Channel Swimming Association . 28 August 2018.
  2. Web site: William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize shared for first time in 30 years . . Sean . Ingle . 27 November 2018 . 27 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Book of the Week: A Boy in the Water. BBC. 28 August 2018.
  4. News: Geere . Verity . How I Swam The Channel Aged 11; And How It Shaped My Military Life . 23 December 2018 . Story (Interview) . Forces Network . 1 . . 28 August 2018.
  5. Web site: When an 11-year-old could try to swim the English Channel; and triumph. Russell. Steve. 3 September 2018. Eastern Daily Press. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20181223094145/https://www.edp24.co.uk/features/channel-swimmer-record-holder-tom-gregory-on-life-with-royal-anglian-regiment-1-5676560. 23 December 2018. 2018-12-23.

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