| Sprinting | * Represented numerous counties and districts: Berkshire, Cheshire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Sussex, and the East of Scotland. |
| ` | * Represented Great Britain, 1959-1960. |
| ` | * 1960 Rome Olympics, Great Britain team. |
| ` | * English Schools Champion, 1959 |
| ` | * British Universities Champion, 1960-1961 |
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| Distance | * 2002, King of the Channel - 32 crossings and title shared with Kevin Murphy. |
| England | * King of the Channel, 1979-2000 - 31 crossings including 18 World Records. Listed in the Guinness Book of Records. |
| ` | * British Long Distance Swimming Association Champion, 1969-1977 |
| ` | * The Wash, Hunstanton-Skegness (15 miles), Records, 27 Jul 1975 and 11 Jul 1976, 8:30:00 and 5:57:00 |
| ` | * The Wash, Skegness-Hunstaton (15 miles), Record, 16 Sep 1974, 7:52:00 |
| ` | * Two-Way Wash, Hunstanton-Skegness-Hunstanton (30 miles), 27 Jul 1975, First Person ever, 16:47:56 |
| ` | * Lake Windermere (10.5 miles), 39 times |
| ` | * Lake Windermere, 3-way (30.75 miles), 20 Jul 1972, First person ever, 19:34:00 |
| ` | * Lake Windermere, 4-way, (41 miles), 20 Jul 1972, First person ever, 26:16 |
| ` | * Windermere International Champion (15.5 miles), 1970, Record, 7:35:00 |
| ` | * Windermere International, 1974, 1978, 1982 |
| ` | * Isle of Wight circumnavigation (55 miles), 26-27 August 1976. Second person ever, Record, 24:36:25, Guinness Book of Records |
| ` | * Amateur Swimming Association, 25 km, 1996 (2nd), 1999 (3rd) |
| ` | * Amateur Swimming Association, Masters Champion (5 km), 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001 |
| ` | * Amateur Swimming Association, Masters Runner-up (5 km), 1995, 1996, 1999 |
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| Distance | * Loch Tay (14 miles), Aug 1973, First person ever, 8:48:00 |
| Scotland | * Loch Lomond (21.6 miles), First person to swim it twice, 12:13 (Record, 28 Aug 1971), 11:51 (29 Aug 1976) |
| ` | * Loch Ness (22.5 miles), 17 Aug 1974, Third person ever, 14:24:46, Record |
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| Distance | * Greece, Gulf of Toroneos (26 km), 1992-2002 inclusive |
| Europe | * Greece, Lake Trichonida (23 km), 2000 |
| ` | * Holland, Stavoren to Medemblik, Isslmeer (22 km), 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| ` | * Italy, Lake Como, Dervio-Lecco (20 miles), 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989 |
| ` | * Italy, Torregaveta Baia Bacoli, 1986, 1987 |
| ` | * Italy, Proventura to Lerici (9 km), First non-Italian ever to finish, 1993 |
| ` | * Spain, Mora to Amposta (65 km), First person ever, 1998 |
| ` | * Switzerland, 2-way Lake Sursee (18 km), First person ever |
| ` | * Switzerland, Lake Zurich, Rapperswill-Zurich (20 miles), 1988 |
| ` | * Switzerland, International Olympic Committee championship (14 km), (Evian-Lausanne), 1991, 1993 |
| ` | * Switzerland, International Olympic Committee championship (14 km), (Lausanne-Evian), 1992, 1994 |
| ` | * Yugoslavia, Jarach to Sabac (18 miles), 1990 |
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| Distance | * Egypt, Nile International Championship (25 miles), 1977 |
| Others | * Egypt, Alexandria, World Marathon Series (25 km), 2000 |
| ` | * Syria, Jeble to Latakia (25 miles), 1977 |
| ` | * USA, Around Manhatten Island (27 miles), 1989 |
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