Fastest crossing of the English Channel swimming with a stoma (female)
- Who
- Gillian Castle
- What
- 13:53:00 hour(s):minute(s):second(s)
- Where
- United Kingdom (Dover)
- When
- 12 September 2023
Age Restriction: Applications for this record title will only be accepted if the applicant is 16 years of age or over.
The fastest crossing of the English Channel swimming with a stoma (female) is 13 hr 53 min, and was achieved by Gillian Castle (UK) in Dover, Kent, UK, on 12 September 2023.
Gillian took on this challenge to raise awareness of women injured in childbirth and that you can do anything with a stoma.
She raised over £17,000 for the charity she founded, Chameleon Buddies, which supports women in the UK and abroad who have had childbirth injuries.