Search swimsCurrently displaying: 24 results You've searched for:Year: "1922" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Direction England-France (6)France-England (18)Filter by Nationality Australia (1)Canada (1)England (8)France (8)Italy (1)Russia (1)UK (2)USA (4)Filter by Surname B (5)G (2)H (1)I (1)M (7)P (3)R (1)S (1)T (3) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Burgess, Thomas William - 27/07/1922Swimmer(s) Burgess, Thomas WilliamDate 27/07/1922Duration of swim 03:50Pilot boat EcllaireurNotes Cap Gris Nez. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 27/07/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 27/07/1922Duration of swim 16:00Pilot boat EcllaireurNotes Cap Gris Nez. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Gleitze, Miss Mercedes - 02/08/1922Description START 7 30. FINISH. 11 00. Shakespeare Beach - Swam 6 miles. Choppy Seas. Pain in shoulder muscles. Breast stroke.Swimmer(s) Gleitze, Miss MercedesDate 02/08/1922Duration of swim 03:30Pilot Henry Sharp with Captain TaylorNotes On Board; Mrs Sharp. This was an attempt for the Daily Sketch £1000Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Burgess, Thomas William - 02/08/1922Swimmer(s) Burgess, Thomas WilliamDate 02/08/1922Duration of swim UnknownNotes Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 02/08/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 02/08/1922Duration of swim 02:00Notes Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Burgess, Thomas William - 03/08/1922Swimmer(s) Burgess, Thomas WilliamDate 03/08/1922Duration of swim 4.28Notes Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 03/08/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 03/08/1922Duration of swim 09:00Notes Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Pouilley, Georges - 04/08/1922Description Began 5 a.m. Cap Gris Nez, swam for 4 hoursSwimmer(s) Pouilley, GeorgesDate 04/08/1922Duration of swim 04:00Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 14/08/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 14/08/1922Duration of swim 07:10Notes Boulogne. Dail Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perreault, Omer - 16/08/1922Description Abandoned due to seasicknessSwimmer(s) Perreault, OmerDate 16/08/1922Duration of swim 02:58Trainer Armand VincentSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Burgess, Thomas William - 20/08/1922Swimmer(s) Burgess, Thomas WilliamDate 20/08/1922Duration of swim UnkownPilot boat Sea SmackNotes Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 20/08/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 20/08/1922Duration of swim 18:30Pilot boat Sea SmackNotes Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Tiraboschi, Enrico - 29/08/1922Swimmer(s) Tiraboschi, EnricoDate 29/08/1922Duration of swim 17:34Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Richards, Sam - 02/09/1922Swimmer(s) Richards, SamDate 02/09/1922Duration of swim 02:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Burgess, Thomas William - 02/09/1922Swimmer(s) Burgess, Thomas WilliamDate 02/09/1922Duration of swim UnknownNotes Point du Ridan. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 02/09/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 02/09/1922Duration of swim UnknownNotes Point du Ridan. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Toth, Charles - 02/09/1922Swimmer(s) Toth, CharlesDate 02/09/1922Duration of swim 11:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Sion, Madame Jeanne - 05/09/1922Swimmer(s) Sion, Madame JeanneDate 05/09/1922Duration of swim 14:35Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Morris, Tom - 07/09/1922Swimmer(s) Morris, TomDate 07/09/1922Duration of swim 02:08Notes Sat 9 Sept 1922 newspaper: Tom Morris, the Australian, after swimming four miles from Dover, owing to continuous sea-sicknéss, gave up his attempt to swim the Channel. Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Hawke, Miss Ivy - 08/09/1922Description START 3 00am. FINISH 1 00pm. France - 6 miles from shore. Temp 58’f. Grease; Lanolin. 13 stone 3 lbs. Trudgeon. Strong North wind.Swimmer(s) Hawke, Miss IvyDate 08/09/1922Duration of swim 04:30Pilot T.E. SaundersTrainer Billy KellingleyNotes Miss Hawkes has won the fifteen miles Championship of Surrey Ladies swimming club for the last three years.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Idriksanov, Stanislaus - 18/09/1922Description Started Midnight from South Foreland accompanied by two boats and two rowing boats. Strong tides and rough seas, abandoned 6 amSwimmer(s) Idriksanov, StanislausDate 18/09/1922Duration of swim 06:15Trainer T.W. BurgessSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Gleitze, Miss Mercedes - 19/09/1922Description START 7 40am. FINISH 8 35am. Shakespeare Cliff - very close to Admiralty Pier. Spring Tide. 20 miles per hour winds - she was being driven into the Pier. Breaststroke. Mercedes insisted on starting despite conditions.Swimmer(s) Gleitze, Miss MercedesDate 19/09/1922Duration of swim 0:55Pilot H. SharpPilot boat Ocean KingNotes On board; Mrs Sharp and Daily Sketch Reporter.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Toth, Charles - 22/09/1922Swimmer(s) Toth, CharlesDate 22/09/1922Duration of swim 16:00Notes Shakespeare CollierySuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Patterson, Walter - 26/09/1922Description Started 3.40 pm Cap Gris Nez. Covered 10 miles before giving up 7.40 pm due to cold and cramp in legsSwimmer(s) Patterson, WalterDate 26/09/1922Duration of swim 04:00Pilot T. W. BurgessTrainer Nat McPhee & T. W. BurgessSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)