The King of The Channel title is bestowed on the man who has successfully completed more swims of the English Channel

English Channel

The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...

 than any other. The title as well the accompanied Letona Trophy is awarded by the Channel Swimming Association. The title is currently held by Kevin Murphy

Kevin Murphy (swimmer)

Kevin Murphy has swum the English Channel 34 times, more than any other man in history. The overall title of greatest number of successful English Channel swims is held by Alison Streeter with 43 to her name....

 who has completed 34 swims between the years of 1968 and 2006. Alison Streeter

Alison Streeter

Alison Streeter MBE is a British long-distance swimmer. She has swum across the English Channel 43 times, more than anyone in the world and earning her the title of Queen of the English Channel. This total includes a triple-channel swim. She also completed seven Channel crossings in one year...

, with 43 crossings, has the designation as Queen of the Channel

Queen of the channel

The Queen of the Channel is a title bestowed on the woman who has currently completed more successful swims of the English Channel than any other. It is currently held by Alison Streeter with a total of 43 swims.-List of Queen of the Channel:...

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List of Kings of the Channel

Swimmer	Number of Crossings	Years Held Title
Matthew Webb Matthew Webb Captain Matthew Webb was the first recorded person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. On 25 August 1875 he swam from Dover to Calais in less than 22 hours.-Early life and career:...	1	1875-1934
Edward Temme Edward Temme Edward Harry Temme was a British water polo player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Stratford Road, Plaistow and died in Padova, Italy....	2	1934-1951
William Barnie	3	1951-1960
Brojen Das Brojen Das Brojen Das was the first Asian to swim across the English Channel, and the first person to cross it four times.-Early life:...	4-6	1960-1974
Melvyn Sharp	7	1974-1975
Desmond Renford Des Renford Desmond Robert Renford MBE was an Australian long distance swimmer who swam the English Channel 19 times from 19 attempts. This is more successful crossings than any other Australian. From 1975-1979 and for a period in 1980 he held the title of King of the Channel...	8-16	1975-1979
Michael Read Michael Read Michael Read is an English long-distance swimmer who has the second most crossings of the English Channel – 33 to date. The current Queen of the Channel is Alison Streeter.-Biography:...	17-18	1979-1980
Desmond Renford	19	1980
Michael Read	20-31	1980-2000
Kevin Murphy Kevin Murphy (swimmer) Kevin Murphy has swum the English Channel 34 times, more than any other man in history. The overall title of greatest number of successful English Channel swims is held by Alison Streeter with 43 to her name....	32	2000-2004
Michael Read	33	2004-2006
Kevin Murphy	34	2006-

External links

• Channel Swimming Association website