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第30回（2018年） Winner
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第30回（2018年 第2回開催） Winner
Thomas Gregory
トーマス・グレゴリー
Tōmasu Guregorī
別名:
Tom Gregory
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1976-10-09 （Eltham, Greater London）
- 国籍
- United Kingdom
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- London
経歴
- 職業
- Swimmer, Author, Soldier
- 活動期間
- 1984年〜
- 所属
- Royal Anglian Regiment
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfe's School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Colfe's School
国:
United Kingdom
Attended during Channel swim
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | William Hill Sports Book of the Year | A Boy in the Water | — | William Hill | Joint winner |
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
2018
対象作品:
A Boy in the Water
主催:
William Hill
結果:
Joint winner
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
A Boy in the Water
2018年 MemoirComing-of-age story about being the youngest person to swim the English Channel.
PerseveranceAdventureSelf-overcoming
全著作
- A Boy in the Water
作風・主題
- 文体
- Autobiographical narrativeHonest prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- SwimmingChallengeYouth
評価・遺産
Holds the record as the youngest person to swim the English Channel at 11 years and 333 days. Won prestigious sports book award for his memoir and served in the Royal Anglian Regiment.
大衆文化への影響
- Selected as BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week
豆知識
- Swam the English Channel on September 6, 1988, at 11 years and 333 days, youngest ever.
- Age limit of 16 introduced by CSA, making record unbreakable.
- Book selected for BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week.