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Today in History: Captain Matthew Webb First Person To Swim English Channel in 1875 - Swimming World News
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Tragic end for the British hero who became the first person to swim the English Channel - Mirror Online
![Captain Matthew Webb Swims the English Channel - Mankind's Greatest Explorations and Adventures - TIME Captain Matthew Webb Swims the English Channel - Mankind's Greatest Explorations and Adventures - TIME](https://content.time.com/time/photoessays/2009/10_adventures/matthew_webb.jpg)
Captain Matthew Webb Swims the English Channel - Mankind's Greatest Explorations and Adventures - TIME
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Captain Matthew Webb, Swam from Dover, England to Calais, France, from World's Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP838277 410406 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Lewis Pugh on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1848, Captain Matthew Webb was born. He was the first person to swim across the English Channel, and it's been inspiring generations of endurance swimmers ever Lewis Pugh on Twitter: "#OnThisDay in 1848, Captain Matthew Webb was born. He was the first person to swim across the English Channel, and it's been inspiring generations of endurance swimmers ever](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJdRkiQXEAIT2Vs.jpg)