Florence May Chadwick (November 9, 1918 – March 15, 1995) was an American swimmer known for long-distance open water swimming. She was the first woman to swim across the English Channel in both directions, setting a time record each time. She was also the first woman to swim the Catalina Channel, the Straits of Gibraltar, the Bosporus (one way), and the Dardanelles (round trip). More about Florence Chadwick
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She was born in San Diego on November 8, 1918. Her parents were Richard Chadwick, a police officer, and Mary Lacko, a homemaker who later operated a San Diego restaurant. Chadwick grew up in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego and graduated from Point Loma Junior-Senior High School in 1936. She attended San Diego State College and studied at several law schools and a business college. She was married and divorced twice, and had no children.In total, we tracked 37 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Florence Chadwick (Florence Chadwick Signed Framed 11x14 Photo Display) was sold in January 2017 for $64.99 while the cheapest item (SWIMMING AUTOGRAPH FLORENCE CHADWICK SIGNED CUT & PRINT) found a new owner for $0.99 in June 2009. The month with the most items sold (4) was May 2008 with an average selling price of $2.60 for an autographed item of Florence Chadwick. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2017 with $64.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was June 2009. In average, an autographed item from Florence Chadwick is worth $9.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Florence Chadwick were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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11 Signed Female Athletes - FLORENCE CHADWICK -BRANDI CHASTAIN -JEAN BALUKAS +8 | $11.00 | ||
Florence Chadwick - 1st Woman to Swim the English Channel Both Ways/Signed Print | $17.50 | ||
FLORENCE CHADWICK 1st WOMAN TO SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL SIGNED PHOTO | $20.00 | ||
FLORENCE CHADWICK Autographed Index Card | $1.00 | ||
FLORENCE CHADWICK Hand Signed Photograph - JSA COA - UACC RD #289 | $25.00 | ||
FLORENCE CHADWICK signed 1979 SWIMMING 4-block FDC cover (adds best wishes) | $9.50 | ||
FLORENCE CHADWICK signed 1979 SWIMMING FDC cover (Non-Inscribed. Choice) | $19.95 | ||
Florence Chadwick Signed Autographed 1991 Swimming Championship Cachet | $10.00 | ||
Florence Chadwick Signed Framed 11x14 Photo Display | $64.99 | ||
FLORENCE CHADWICK Signed Image English Channel Swimming record setting Swimmer | $9.99 |