Barrie Devenport
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Barrie Devenport was a New Zealand
swimmer and lifesaver who was the first person in modern history to swim Cook Strait
.
On November 20, 1962, he swam from Cape Terawhiti
in the North Island
to Wellington Rock in the South Island
in 11 hours, 13 minutes.
He died in 2010 on the Gold Coast, Australia, Australia, after an eighteen-month battle with cancer.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
swimmer and lifesaver who was the first person in modern history to swim Cook Strait
Cook Strait
Cook Strait is the strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. It connects the Tasman Sea on the west with the South Pacific Ocean on the east....
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On November 20, 1962, he swam from Cape Terawhiti
Cape Terawhiti
Cape Terawhiti is the southwesternmost point of the North Island of New Zealand.The cape is located 16 kilometres to the west of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand...
in the North Island
North Island
The North Island is one of the two main islands of New Zealand, separated from the much less populous South Island by Cook Strait. The island is in area, making it the world's 14th-largest island...
to Wellington Rock in the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
in 11 hours, 13 minutes.
He died in 2010 on the Gold Coast, Australia, Australia, after an eighteen-month battle with cancer.