Names in the News - Sept. 9, 1988
Richard Davey, a 23-year-old Briton, broke the record for swimming the English Channel from France to England, making the crossing in 8 hours 5 minutes. The old record of 8:15 was set last year by New Zealand’s Philip Rush.
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