What is Matthew Webb?
{{about|the Channel-swimmer|the English footballer|Matthew Webb (footballer)}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}} {{Infobox Person | name =Matthew Webb | image = File:Captain Matthew Webb.jpg| caption =Webb in 1883 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1848|1|19|df=y}} | birth_place =[[Dawley]], [[England]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1883|7|24|1848|1|19|df=y}} | death_place =[[Niagara River]], [[Niagara Falls]] | death_cause = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | resting_place = [[Oakwood Cemetery (Niagara Falls, New York)|Oakwood Cemetery]]| spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = }} Captain '''Matthew Webb''' (19 January 1848 – 24 July 1883) was the first recorded person to swim the [[English Channel]] without the use of artificial aids for sport purpose. On 25 August 1875, Webb swam from [[Dover]] to [[Calais]] in less than 22 hours.<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=How The Channel First Was Swum. Captain Webb, Son of a Physician, Received Training as Sailor in China Trade. Killed In Niagara River. Tried to Cross Rapids in 1883 and Was Lost |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E0DE1DD1339EF32A25750C2A96E9C946495D6CF&legacy=true |quote= |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=August 23, 1925 }}</ref> Webb attempet to swim the Niagra River on August 24, 1883 but died near the entrance to the whirlpool. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Webb, Matthew}} [[Category:British swimmers]] [[Category:1848 births]] [[Category:1883 deaths]] {{bio-stub}}