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Correct Answer: Option B — Matthew Webb Matthew Webb is the correct answer because completed the first recorded unaided Channel swim in August 1875. Why the other options are incorrect: - Option A — Elinor Ostrom: Elinor Ostrom is instead associated with the fact that shared the 2009 economics prize for analysis of economic governance. - Option C — Mae Jemison: Mae Jemison is instead associated with the fact that flew aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 in 1992. - Option D — Neil Armstrong: Neil Armstrong is instead associated with the fact that stepped onto the lunar surface during Apollo 11 on 20 July 1969 UTC. Exam Takeaway: Link Matthew Webb with “the first man to swim across the English Channel” and remember the associated event or year.
