Search swimsCurrently displaying: 5 results You've searched for:Year: "1938" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Success Successful (2)Failed (3)Filter by Crossings One Way Swim (2)Filter by Ratified Independent (1)Filter by Nationality Denmark (1)Germany (1)UK (3)USA (1)Filter by Surname B (1)P (1)W (3) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Wheatcroft, Fernley - 22/07/1938Swimmer(s) Wheatcroft, FernleyDate 22/07/1938Duration of swim 09:10Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Winckler, Miss Asta - 06/08/1938Description Woman Fails In English Channel Swim LONDON, Saturday - Because of a recurrence of a leg injury, which compelled her to swim with her arms only for several hours, Asta Winckler, the Danish girl, was forced to abandoned her effort to swim the English Channel when she was 16 miles from the French coast. Miss Winckler, who weighs 20 stone, had been 15 hours in a rough seaSwimmer(s) Winckler, Miss AstaDate 06/08/1938Duration of swim 15:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Plarre, Bruna Wendel - 25/08/1938Description Covered 70 kilometers in 14 degrees of cold water. The reason for this was the current and the two changes of ebb and flow.Swimmer(s) Plarre, Frau Bruna WendelDate 25/08/1938Successful swim number 23Successful swimmer number 22Successful swim number France - England 19Duration of swim 15:33Pilot boat “Notre Dame de Lourdes,’ of CalaisNotes Ratified and Observed by F.F.N.S. (Federation Francaise de Natation et de Sauvetage, i.e. French Swimming and Life-saving Federation)Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 26/08/1938Swimmer(s) Brewster, Dr. George BasilDate 26/08/1938Duration of swim 05:47Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Wheatcroft, Fernley - 28/08/1938Swimmer(s) Wheatcroft, FernleyDate 28/08/1938Successful swim number 24Successful swimmer number 23Successful swim number France - England 20Duration of swim 13:45Notes Cap Gris Nez to Abbots CliffSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)