Barry Watson Death | Barry Watson Obituary – The legendary Barry Watson has been declared dead in a tweet made on the 19th of August 2020 by Keighley News (@KeighleyNews). He died at age 81. Barry Watson held the record for the fastest time to swim the English Channel for 17 years from 1964 to 1981. Barry Watson the avid swimmer, from Crossflatts, was heavily involved in the Bingley Harriers and Athletics Club, and coached double-Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee and his two-time Olympic medallist brother Jonathan.
According to Keighley News, at the age of 26, Mr Watson swam the 21 miles from England to France in a record time of nine hours and 35 minutes in 1964. Mike Read, president of the Channel Swimming Association, paid tribute to his friend of 65 years. He said: “Barry was a legend in Channel swimming. He was a wonderful sportsman, the sort of swimmer who would stop and wait whilst you emptied your leaking goggles and still go on to beat you…” We extend our condolences.
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Tributes paid to record-breaking Channel swimmer from Crossflatts who has died aged 81 https://t.co/deSpgquQLx pic.twitter.com/Lr6VAWC8K9
— Keighley News (@KeighleyNews) August 19, 2020
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