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Abdu, Abdel Moneim - 18/08/1952
Swimmer(s)
Abdu, Abdel Moneim
Date
18/08/1952
Successful swim number
71
Successful swimmer number
53
Successful swim number France - England
62
Duration of swim
17:30
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Shakespeare Cliff
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Abdu, Abdel Moniem - 04/09/1948
Swimmer(s)
Abdu, Abdel Moneim
Date
04/09/1948
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Abertondo, Antonio - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Abertondo, Antonio
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
61
Successful swimmer number
37
Successful swim number France - England
54
Duration of swim
14:14
Notes
Second Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Abertondo, Antonio - 21/08/1954
Description
Start 4 hours before high water. START 12 31 am. FINISH 5 24 pm.
Swimmer(s)
Abertondo, Antonio
Date
21/08/1954
Successful swim number
85
Successful swimmer number
37
Successful swim number France - England
70
Duration of swim
16:53
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Eastern Docks
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Abertondo, Antonio - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Abertondo, Antonio
Date
22/08/1950
Successful swim number
43
Successful swimmer number
37
Successful swim number France - England
37
Duration of swim
16:18
Notes
First Daily Mail Race. Landed Dover Harbour
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Abouheif, Abdel Latif - 02/08/1953
Swimmer(s)
Abouheif, Abdel Latif
Date
02/08/1953
Successful swim number
75
Successful swimmer number
39
Successful swim number England - France
13
Duration of swim
13:45
Notes
Started as First Leg of Relay but completed the swim
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Abouheif, Abdel Latif - 15/08/1955
Description
START 5 47 am. FINISH 5 31 pm. Cap Gris-Nez. Langdon Steps. Stroke Front Crawl.
Swimmer(s)
Abouheif, Abdel Latif
Date
15/08/1955
Successful swim number
89
Successful swimmer number
39
Successful swim number France - England
74
Duration of swim
11:44
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Langdon Stairs 30 Sept 1929 – 21 April 2008 Has already swum the Channel in both directions. He was voted “The Marathon Swimmer of the 20th Century, 1953 he was first in the 29k River Seine race. In 1963 he won the 60 mile swim across Lake Michigan in a time of 35 hours. He was World Champion for 1964. 1965. and 1968. From 1953 to 1972 out of 68 top races he was only out of the top three on 12 occasions. He was a Graduate form Sandhurst Military Academy. Spoke 6 languages was a good pianist. He became a Colonel in the Egyptian Army.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Abouheif, Abdel Latif - 28/07/1951
Swimmer(s)
Abouheif, Abdel Latif
Date
28/07/1951
Successful swim number
45
Successful swimmer number
39
Successful swim number France - England
39
Duration of swim
15:43
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Fan Bay
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Acet, Erdel - 08/09/1977
Swimmer(s)
Acet, Erdel
Date
08/09/1977
Successful swim number
341
Successful swimmer number
203
Successful swim number England - France
150
Duration of swim
09:07
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Acet, Erdel - 31/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Acet, Erdel
Date
31/08/1976
Successful swim number
314
Successful swimmer number
203
Successful swim number England - France
125
Duration of swim
09:02
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Adams, Nick - 31/07/2001
Swimmer(s)
Adams, Nick
Date
31/07/2001
Duration of swim
12:05
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
F. Richards
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Agondi, Renata - 23/08/1988
Description
Died about eight miles off the French coast while swimming from Dover
Swimmer(s)
Agondi, Renata
Date
23/08/1988
Duration of swim
10:45
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Alvarado, Enrique Ivan - 07/08/2003
Swimmer(s)
Alvarado, Enrique Ivan
Date
07/08/2003
Duration of swim
09:30
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
D. Carter
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Amyot, Jaques - 17/07/1956
Description
Cap Gris-Nez to South Foreland
Swimmer(s)
Amyot, Jaques
Date
17/07/1956
Successful swim number
96
Successful swimmer number
66
Successful swim number France - England
79
Duration of swim
13:02
Pilot boat
Rolande Sonia
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Amyot, Jaques - 29/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Amyot, Jaques
Date
29/08/1975
Successful swim number
289
Successful swimmer number
66
Successful swim number England - France
105
Duration of swim
12:33
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Andersen, Greta Marie - 05/09/1965
Swimmer(s)
Andersen, Greta Marie
Date
05/09/1965
Successful swim number
171
Successful swimmer number
68
Successful swim number England - France
32
Duration of swim
13:49
Notes
She failed 2nd leg of a 2-way
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Andersen, Greta Marie - 21/08/1957
Description
START 4 10 a.m. FINISH 6 03 p.m. Observer A Barnet.
Swimmer(s)
Andersen, Greta Marie
Date
21/08/1957
Successful swim number
98
Successful swimmer number
68
Successful swim number France - England
80
Duration of swim
13:53
Pilot
L. Pierce
Pilot boat
Lilian Helena III
Notes
5th Butlins Race. 1st of 2 finishers. Landed Lydden Spout
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Andersen, Greta Marie - 23/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Andersen, Greta Marie
Date
23/08/1958
Successful swim number
102
Successful swimmer number
68
Successful swim number France - England
84
Duration of swim
11:01
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Andersen, Greta Marie - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Andersen, Greta Marie
Date
27/08/1959
Successful swim number
120
Successful swimmer number
68
Successful swim number France - England
101
Duration of swim
15:25
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Andersen, Greta Marie - 30/09/1964
Swimmer(s)
Andersen, Greta Marie
Date
29/09/1964
Successful swim number
166
Successful swimmer number
68
Successful swim number England - France
30
Duration of swim
13:40
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Anderson, Jenny - 25/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Anderson, Jenny
Date
25/08/1976
Successful swim number
312
Successful swimmer number
201
Successful swim number France - England
189
Duration of swim
14:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Anderson, Kevin - 04/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Anderson, Kevin
Date
04/08/1979
Successful swim number
373
Successful swimmer number
232
Successful swim number England - France
181
Duration of swim
12.22
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Antonick, Gary - 06/08/1988
Swimmer(s)
Antonick, Gary
Date
06/08/1988
Duration of swim
8:46
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Arabi, Saied El - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Arabi, Saied El
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
52
Successful swimmer number
42
Successful swim number France - England
45
Duration of swim
12:42
Notes
Second Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
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