Barry Watson on lawn with congratulations cards and telegrams.

Barry Watson with cards and telegrams to celebrate his record swim in 1964, time 9hrs 35mins. 

Barry completed France to England swim in 9h 35m on August 16th 1964, a new record.

He also had three more successful swims, England to France, all two way attempts; September 14th 1968 16hrs 19mins, he swam for 7hrs 20mins on return; August 6th 1969 13hrs 56mins, he swam 7hrs 27mins on return; August 13th 1970 15 hrs 14 mins, he swam 3hrs 17mins on return.  

He was also the British Long Distance Swimming Association champion of Lake Windermere in 1963 & 1964, the 1967 Loch Lomond Champion, and 2-way Lake Windermere champion in 1966, 1967 & 1968. He was BLDSA Champion Fleetwood to Morecambe in 1963 , 1965, 1966 & 1967. He swam Lancaster to Morecambe 1965 in 7hrs 2mins. In 1970 he swam Windermere, Ullswater and Conniston in one day. He swam Lake Windermere 39 times.

Barry is a founder member of the British Long Distance Swimming Association