1927 - 1999
Des Renford Australian Swimming
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| First Name |
Des
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| Last Name |
Renford
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1926
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| Died |
1999
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| Nationality |
Australian
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| Occupation |
Swimming
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Desmond Robert Renford MBE (25 August 1927 – 30 December 1999) was an Australian long-distance swimmer who swam the English Channel 19 times from 19 attempts. This was a record for successful crossings by an Australian until it was overtaken by Chloe McCardel in 2016. From 1975 to 1979 and for a period in 1980 he held the title of King of the Channel. At the time of his death, only two other people had swum the Channel more often, Alison Streeter and Michael Read.
