Guy Delage


Guy Delage claims he is the first person to swim solo across the Atlantic Ocean. 16 December 1994.
Logging six to eight hours a day behind a raft that carried his communications gear and food supply, Delage ate and slept on the craft when not in the water. After 55 days he had covered.

Doubts about accomplishment

Delage's swim was not supervised. The New York Times published an article expressing several concerns that had been voiced: