Winnie Roach Leuszler was the first Canadian to swim the English Channel.
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One of the first documented attempts to swim the Channel was the failed attempt of J.B. Johnson in 1872.
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Gurtrude Ederle and Matthew Webb.
Jack Starrett in 1965Phillipe Croizon
Linda McGill was in fact the first Australian to successfully swim the English Channel. She accomplished this feat in 1965.