| EDERLE | In 1926, Gertrude ____ became the sixth person and first woman to swim the Channel |
| SHEPARD | Alan ---, the second person, and first American, to travel in space (7) |
| YUDHOYONO | In 2004, which army general became the sixth president of Indonesia and founded the Democratic Party of Indonesia? (9) |
| TRENT | Bowler who in 2017 became the sixth NZ player to take 200 wickets (5,5) |
| BOULT | Bowler who in 2017 became the sixth NZ player to take 200 wickets (5,5) |
| SEVERE | Second and first woman about to become harsh (6) |
| ALICEHAMILTON | Physician and first woman on Harvard's faculty; she could've taught Medicine 101 |
| WEBB | First person to swim the Channel unaided (4) |
| ARGENT | He's trying, again, to swim the channel with Wes Nelson (5,6) |
| JAMES | He's trying, again, to swim the channel with Wes Nelson (5,6) |
| CHANNEL | In 1926 American Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim the English ... (in nearly two hours less than the previous record) |
| ENGLISHCHANNEL | Gertrude Ederle became the first woman to swim this in 1926, knocking two hours off the men's record |
| THEREDSEA | On Oct. 12, Dr. Mariam Saleh bin Laden became the first woman to swim from Saudi Arabia to Egypt, crossing part of this body of water |
| TYLER | In 1841, John ____ became the first US vice president to succeed to the presidency without election |
| BENAUD | In 1963, Richie ____ became the first player to reach 200 wickets and 2,000 runs in Test cricket |
| JOEFRAZIER | In 1971, ____ became the first boxer to defeat Muhammad Ali in his professional career |
| ADLINGTON | In 2008, Rebecca ____ became the first British swimmer since 1908 to win two gold medals at the same Olympics |
| BARRYSHARPLESS | On Oct. 5, American K. ___ became the fifth person ever to win two Nobel Prizes: for chemistry in both 2001 and 2022 |
| INCE | In 2008, Paul ____ became the first black British manager in England's top football division |
| MARYMCALEESE | In 1997 ____ became the first female president to succeed a female president (of a nation) |
