Swimming Chronology; 1976 ...

Ihla Madeira Ihla Desertas Grande Channel, Madeira Islands

Travessia a nado entre o Corvo e as Flores - September 8, 2008

Swim across Corvo Island to Flores Island (Azores)

Cook Strait Swimmer's Final Goal - January 19, 2004

When American David Yudovin swam Cook Strait last week, he completed a list of swimming marathons that includes the English Channel.

Not the easiest way to Sumatra - Jul 15, 2000

David Yudovin of Cambria dodged vicious whirlpools and endured “thousands of jellyfish stings” for more than 10 hours to become the first human to swim across Sunda Strait in Indonesia.

Distance swimmer finishes 20 year trip across English Channel - Aug 31, 1996

As long-distance swimmer David Yudovin climbed into the 64-degree English water before dawn, he was trying to complete a journey that began nearly 20 years ago.

Cambrian conquers Hokkaido-Honchu channel - July 19, 1990

There are no gold medals, no loving cups, and no elaborately inscribed certificates to laud David Yudovin's all-time world record achievement on July 7.