Surprise at Pier for Channel Swimmer Gary ; a Teenager Who Was the Youngest Person to Swim the Bristol Channel has Seen a Plaque Unveiled On Clevedon Pier to Mark His Achievement.
Evening Post (Bristol, UK) › August 28, 2008
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A teenager who was the youngest person to swim the Bristol Channel has seen a plaque unveiled on Clevedon Pier to mark his achievement.
Gary Carpenter, aged 17, swam the 18 miles from Penarth to Clevedon in five hours and 35 minutes on August Bank Holiday last year.See the full content of this document
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Surprise at Pier for Channel Swimmer Gary ; a Teenager Who Was the Youngest Person to Swim the Bristol Channel has Seen a Plaque Unveiled On Clevedon Pier to Mark His Achievement.
His feat set a new world record for the youngest and fastest swimmer ever to make the journey.
Now, 12 months later, Gary's friends ...See the full content of this document
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