Winner of the 1951 Daily Mail Channel Swim Mareeh Hassan Hamad

Shakespeare Beach. Dover, Kent. Mareeh Hassan Hammad finishing in first place in the Daily Mail International Cross Channel race in 1951. Time 12hrs 12mins. He is accompanied by Sam Rockett, Supervisor of the race. They are surrounded by well wishers.

Hamad was an  Egyptian Army Warrant Officer, Winner of the 1951 Channel Swimming Race. Time 12hrs 12mins.

He had four successful swims. All France to England; September 18th 1949 15hrs 22mins; August 22nd 1950 Daily Mail swim 3rd in 12hrs 04 sec. August 16th 1951 Daily Mail Swim, First Place in 12hrs 12mins. August 21st 1954 Billy Butlin swim, Second Place in 12hrs 49mins.

He had two unsuccessful swims; 1948 he swam for 7 hours. 1949 for 14hrs.

From the Sam Rockett collection.