Editing Humber (section)

=== Swimming===
On Saturday 26 August 1911, Alice Maud Boyall became the first recorded woman to swim the Humber. Boyall, then aged 19 and living in Hull, was the Yorkshire swimming champion. She crossed the Humber from Hull to New Holland Pier swimming the distance in 50 minutes, 6 minutes slower than the existing men's record.<ref>{{cite news|work=Yorkshire Post & Leeds Intelligencer |date=28 August 1911|title=Annual Humber Swim|page=5}}</ref>

Since 2011, Warners Health have organised the 'Warners Health Humber Charity Business Swim'. Twelve swimmers from companies across the Yorkshire region train and swim in an ellipse from the south bank to the north bank of the estuary under the Humber Bridge over a total distance of approximately {{convert|1+1/2|mi|km|1|round=5}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Business-people-swim-Humber-charity-challenge/story-16641429-detail/story.html#axzz2XLVgoNro|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628033515/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Business-people-swim-Humber-charity-challenge/story-16641429-detail/story.html%23axzz2XLVgoNro|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2013|title=Business people to swim the Humber for charity challenge|date=4 August 2013|work=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> Since then, an organised group crossing at the Humber Bridge has become an annual event, with a small number of pre-selected swimmers crossing in a 'pod' which remains close together, in aid of Humber Rescue.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-48900113|title=Countryfile star takes Humber challenge|date=7 July 2019|access-date=30 July 2019|work=BBC News}}</ref>

In 2019, Hull-based competitive open water swimmer Richard Royal became the first person to attempt and complete a two-way swim across the estuary,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2019-07-28/man-from-hull-completes-first-swim-across-the-humber-and-back-in-aid-of-rescue-charity/|title=Man from Hull completes 'first swim across the Humber and back' in aid of rescue charity|website=ITV News|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref> beginning and finishing at Hessle foreshore, with Barton on the south bank as the mid-way point, fulfilling the land-to-land criteria, covering a total of {{cvt|4,085|m|yd}}. Royal holds the record for the fastest one-way swim across the Humber (35 minutes 11 seconds) and the fastest two-way swim (1 hour, 13 minutes, 46 seconds), certified by Guinness World Records and the World Open Water Swimming Association.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/richard-royal-humber-swim-solo-3143685|title=Hull man becomes first to swim solo across River Humber and back|first=Phil|last=Winter|date=27 July 2019|newspaper=Hull Daily Mail|access-date=30 July 2019}}</ref> He raised over £900 for Humber Rescue, who provided safety support during the swim.