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Has conquered the English Channel 43 times, more than anyone in the world and earning her the title

Has conquered the English Channel 43 times, more than anyone in the world and earning her the title of Queen of the English Channel (The title was previously held by Cindy Nicholas - the King of the English Channel is currently held by Kevin Murphy with 34 successful crossings). This total includes a triple-channel swim.

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Ba

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 1990s. At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-4 500 m event. Four years later in Atlanta, Thorogood was eliminated in the s

Is a retired judoka from Canada, who won the silver medal in the women's half-heavyweight (– 72 kg

Is a retired judoka from Canada, who won the silver medal in the women's half-heavyweight (– 72 kg) competition at the 1987 Pan American Games. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Robertson ma

Is a former football (soccer) player who represented New Zealand at international level.Robertson made a single appearance for Football Ferns in a 0-5 loss to United States on 4 June 2000.

Is a Scottish former football player who played as a striker. He made nearly 500 league appearances

Is a Scottish former football player who played as a striker. He made nearly 500 league appearances over an eighteen year career, scoring 141 goals.

A professional Dutch mixed martial artist and current Strikeforce heavyweight champion.

A professional Dutch mixed martial artist and current Strikeforce heavyweight champion.

Was a Scottish professional football player. He is perhaps better known for his time as a football m

Was a Scottish professional football player. He is perhaps better known for his time as a football manager, which included being in charge of Scotland at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.Despite Stirling being victorious 4-2 MacLeod frequently joked that his was a debut with a difference - although he did not set the local heather on fire, someone else did! As the teams trooped off the field at the end of the match, Cathkin's grandstand was ablaze. The players had to run into the dressing room, grab their clothes and race out as four fire engines had arrived to tackle the fire.

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker.He played a similar number of g

Is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker.He played a similar number of games with Ayr United after moving in 1990, scoring over thirty league goals in his time there. In 1993, Graham's form won him a move to Premier League side Motherwell but by the end of the year he had moved on to fellow Premier Division side Raith Rovers.

Is a Scottish association football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Forfar Athletic.

Is a Scottish association football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Forfar Athletic.

A left handed batman, Campbell batted in the middle order in Test cricket but usually opened in One

A left handed batman, Campbell batted in the middle order in Test cricket but usually opened in One Day International cricket. After becoming the youngest ever Zimbabwean to make a first-class century he was selected for the 1992 World Cup in Australia, a

Is an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club, before moving to Nottinghamshire

Is an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club, before moving to Nottinghamshire for the 2009 season. He is nicknamed "Lordy", in allusion to Ted Dexter (who was known as "Lord Ted") because of his big-hitting, confident batting style. He is a right-hand bat and occasional right-arm off-break bowler, who made 16 One Day International appearances for England between 1996 and 2001, with a best of 118. Brown has scored over 15,000 runs in first class cricket since his debut in 1992. He made his first-class debut in 1992 and was awarded his County Cap in 1994. Although he has played in 16 One Day Internationals, scoring 118 against India in just his 3rd match in 1996 and hitting a 31-ball 50 against South Africa in 1998 - the fastest in the history of the Texaco Trophy - he has never played in a Test match.

Is a former professional soccer player from Australia. A prominent forward, he made a name for himse

Is a former professional soccer player from Australia. A prominent forward, he made a name for himself with National Soccer League clubs Sydney Olympic and Perth Glory. He was also a favourite with Malaysian League teams Sarawak FA, Selangor FA, Singapore

Is a Scottish football coach and former professional footballer. He is currently a youth coach for S

Is a Scottish football coach and former professional footballer. He is currently a youth coach for SC Del Sol Soccer Club in the United States, having previously played for Motherwell, Rangers and Dundee United, and coached Greenock Morton and US side Sereno Golden Eagles. He was briefly a goalkeeping coach at Hamilton Academical.

Is a footballer, he recently joind Conference South side Bath City after his release from Hartlepool

Is a footballer, he recently joind Conference South side Bath City after his release from Hartlepool United. The former Norwich City player was signed by Hartlepool on transfer deadline day in August 2006.

He plays as a lock. He attended the Durban High School, where he was captain of rugby and headboy in

He plays as a lock. He attended the Durban High School, where he was captain of rugby and headboy in 2004. He represented the first XV from 2002 to 2004. He captained the SA schools side in 2004. He represented the SA o/19 side to the o/19 World Cup in 2004 and 2005. He captained the winning 2005 side. He represented the o/21 SA side in 2006.

Was a South African sportsman who played first-class cricket and hockey for Transvaal, and captained

Was a South African sportsman who played first-class cricket and hockey for Transvaal, and captained the Transvaal cricket team for four seasons. Taylor represented South Africa in one cricket Test in 1956. He was an alumnus of the King Edward VII School,

Is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently playing at Stevenage Borough

Is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently playing at Stevenage Borough after being released by Charlton Athletic.John joined Torquay United on loan in February 2007,[3] making his Gulls debut in a 1-0 defeat at home to Darlington on February 25, 2007. John played seven times for Torquay before returning to Charlton in April 2007 after suffering a hamstring problem.

Is a South African first-class cricketer for Cape Cobras. A right-handed opening batsman, Gray made

Is a South African first-class cricketer for Cape Cobras. A right-handed opening batsman, Gray made his first-class debut in 2004/05 and has made 1849 runs at 35.55.

Is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a striker. He is currently assistant

Is a Scottish former professional football player who played as a striker. He is currently assistant manager at Scottish Premier League club Rangers, where he spent fifteen of his twenty-two years as a player.McCoist began his career with St Johnstone before moving to Sunderland in 1981. He returned to Scotland two years later and signed with Rangers.

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a central defender.He remained with the club until 198

Is a Scottish former footballer who played as a central defender.He remained with the club until 1986, making over 500 appearances in the heart of the team's defence and playing under managers such as Alan Ashman, Don Howe, Johnny Giles, Ronnie Allen, Ron Atkinson, Ron Wylie, Nobby Stiles and Ron Saunders.

Is a retired Scottish professional footballer. He was a versatile utility player who excelled in the

Is a retired Scottish professional footballer. He was a versatile utility player who excelled in the attacking midfield position. Mitchell signed for East Fife from Ballingry Rovers in 1988, and in three seasons made 87 league appearances, scoring 23 goals. Mitchell later became player-manager for Lochore Welfare.

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Dundee, Huddersfield Town, Bournemouth & Arbroa

Was a former professional footballer, who played for Dundee, Huddersfield Town, Bournemouth & Arbroath. He was born in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland.

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler who played for Camb

Was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler who played for Cambridgeshire. Tapp, who represented Cambridgeshire in the Minor Counties Championship and the 38-County Cup between 1999 and 2000, made two List A appearance

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earne

Is a British sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the K-1 1000 m event at Tokyo in 1964.

Is an association football player currently playing for Ayr United.

Is an association football player currently playing for Ayr United.