[DOC] [TLE] Matthew Webb - Wikipedia [PAR] Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848  24 July 1883) was the first recorded 
person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids for sport 
purpose. On 25 August 1875, Webb swam from Dover to Calais in fewer than 22 
hours ... On 12 August 1875, he made his first cross-Channel swimming attempt, 
but... [DOC] [TLE] Captain Webb swims English Channel - Aug 24, 1875 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On August 24, 1875, Captain Matthew Webb of Great Britain becomes the first 
man to ... He made his first attempt on August 12, 1875, but was stymied by high 
winds and bad conditions. ... Finally, after 21 hours and 45 minutes of swimming 
against the tidethe equivalent of .... When the British arrived at the White House
,. [DOC] [TLE] Tragic end for the British hero who became the first person to swim ... [PAR] Aug 16, 2015 ... Captain Matthew Webb secured his place in the history books and ... climbed 
Everest than made it from Dover to France - so, in 1875, as the only ... on his 
swimming and set himself the challenge of crossing the channel ... But gallant 
Webb persevered and completed the journey in 21 hours and 45 minutes. [DOC] [TLE] 140 Years Ago, Captain Matthew Webb Swam The English Channel ... [PAR] Aug 24, 2015 ... But first, 140 years ago today, he swam the English Channel, catapulting ... 
swimming across one way and crossing back via the precarious Buildwas ... 
Rather than racing other pros or teaching amateurs, Webb slowly made his 
hobby more lucrative ... He had been swimming for 21 hours and 45 minutes. [DOC] [TLE] Results for 'matthew webb' | British Newspaper Archive [PAR] Captain Matthew Webb, the well-known swimmer, who crossed tbeCbanal from 
Dover ... Saturday 04 September 1875 , Illustrated London News , London, 
England ... Webb made the first crossing from Dover to Calais in 21 hours 45 
minutes,... [DOC] [TLE] Heroes of swimming: Captain Matthew Webb | Life and style | The ... [PAR] Oct 10, 2013 ... Paul Mason: First up in our series on history's greatest swimmers is this ... 
Captain Matthew Webb on 25 August 1875  the day after he swam the Channel 
in ... 25 August 1875  the day after he swam the Channel in 21 hours and 45 
minutes. ... This tremendous feat made Webb a true Victorian celebrity. [DOC] [TLE] Matthew Webb - Openwaterpedia [PAR] Apr 10, 2016 ... On 12 August 1875 he made his first English Channel attempt, but strong winds 
... him reaching the shore for five hours, he finally finished in 21 hours 45 minutes
. ... Slow and steady like his English Channel crossing, he easily won the .... 
Captain Matthew Webb (Great Britain): Channel swimmer, extreme... [DOC] [TLE] Captain Matthew Webb - The History of the first man to swim the ... [PAR] Captain Matthew Webb - The History of the first man to swim the English Channel 
... before choosing to become a professional endurance swimmer in 1874. ... "
Look-a-like", On August 24th 1875 smeared in porpoise oil, Webb dived into the 
... Twenty-one hours and 45 minutes later he waded ashore at Calais much to the
... [DOC] [TLE] Channel swimming records | Dover.UK.com [PAR] ... of the English Channel. Kevin Murphy, who has made 34 successful crossings. 
... Richard Davey, 23, of Dover, eight hours five minutes, 8 September 1988. ... 
Firsts. First Man. Captain Matthew Webb, 21 hours 45 minutes, 24 August 1875. [DOC] [TLE] Swimming the English Channel | Dover.UK.com [PAR] Ever since Captain Matthew Webb's first successful Channel swim in 1875, 
thousands of ... for five hours, he finally landed at Calais, recording a time of 21 
hours 45 minutes. ... So far 1,619 swimmers have made a total of 2,123 solo 
crossings. [DOC] [TLE] First crossing of the English Channel swimming (male) | Guinness ... [PAR] The first to swim the English Channel from shore to shore (without a life jacket) 
was

Question: In 1875 British swimmer Matthew Webb made the first crossing of this, in 21 hours, 45 minutes
Answer: the English Channel