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One Way Swim
One Way Swim
Hetzel, Thomas - 26/08/1967
Swimmer(s)
Hetzel, Thomas
Date
26/08/1967
Successful swim number
186
Successful swimmer number
132
Successful swim number France - England
152
Duration of swim
18:54
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hetzel, Thomas - 27/07/1977
Swimmer(s)
Hetzel, Thomas
Date
27/07/1977
Successful swim number
325
Successful swimmer number
132
Successful swim number England - France
135
Duration of swim
14:01
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hetzel, Thomas - 30/07/1973
Swimmer(s)
Hetzel, Thomas
Date
30/07/1973
Successful swim number
248
Successful swimmer number
132
Successful swim number England - France
73
Duration of swim
16:48
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hill, Gordon - 11/09/1959
Swimmer(s)
Hill, Gordon
Date
11/09/1959
Successful swim number
130
Successful swimmer number
93
Successful swim number France - England
109
Duration of swim
12:48
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hoehn, Bill - 07/08/2004
Swimmer(s)
Hoehn, Bill
Date
07/08/2004
Duration of swim
15:53
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
A. Cleveland
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Holland, Thomas - 29/08/1973
Swimmer(s)
Holland, Thomas
Date
29/08/1973
Successful swim number
254
Successful swimmer number
169
Successful swim number England - France
79
Duration of swim
12:40
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Holmes, Frank - 18/08/1899
Description
Started Dover 6 am Friday morning. Strong north-westerly wind sprang up. Had posponed 3 am attempt on Thursday 17th whilst on shore due to Pilot's assessment of conditions
Swimmer(s)
Holmes, Frank (Francis)
Date
18/08/1899
Duration of swim
?
Pilot
W. Bingham
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Holmgren, Annette - 01/09/2002
Swimmer(s)
Holmgren, Annette
Date
01/09/2002
Duration of swim
11:27
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
C. Cobbett
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Hooper, Marcus - 05/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Hooper, Marcus
Date
05/08/1979
Successful swim number
378
Successful swimmer number
234
Successful swim number England - France
185
Duration of swim
14:37
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hopkin, Lorraine - 17/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Hopkin, Lorraine
Date
17/08/1986
Successful swim number
541
Successful swimmer number
317
Successful swim number England - France
315
Duration of swim
14:55
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Horner, Elizabeth J. - 18/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Horner, Elizabeth J.
Date
18/08/1983
Successful swim number
480
Successful swimmer number
262
Successful swim number France - England
209
Duration of swim
10:43
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Horner, Elizabeth J. - 28/08/1982
Swimmer(s)
Horner, Elizabeth J.
Date
28/08/1982
Successful swim number
453
Successful swimmer number
262
Successful swim number England - France
251
Duration of swim
08:50
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Huggard, Benson J. - 16/09/1971
Swimmer(s)
Huggard, Benson J.
Date
16/09/1971
Successful swim number
234
Successful swimmer number
157
Successful swim number England - France
61
Duration of swim
15:10
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hunt, Stephen - 17/07/2002
Swimmer(s)
Hunt, Stephen
Date
17/07/2002
Duration of swim
12:12
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
J. Carter
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Hussein, Bakr - 15/08/1952
Date
15/08/1952
Successful swim number
70
Successful swimmer number
52
Successful swim number France - England
61
Duration of swim
18:12
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Folkestone West Beach
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Jackman, Rebecca - 03/09/2003
Swimmer(s)
Jackman, Rebecca
Date
03/09/2003
Duration of swim
11:56
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)
Jain, Bejoy - 18/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Jain, Bejoy
Date
18/08/1983
Successful swim number
478
Successful swimmer number
275
Successful swim number England - France
270
Duration of swim
08:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
James, Jenny - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
James, Jenny
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
59
Successful swimmer number
48
Successful swim number France - England
52
Duration of swim
13:55
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)
Jennings, Michael - 01/08/1960
Swimmer(s)
Jennings, Michael
Date
01/08/1960
Successful swim number
134
Successful swimmer number
95
Successful swim number France - England
112
Duration of swim
13:31
Pilot
Hutchinson, Len
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)
Jennings, Michael - 21/08/1966
Swimmer(s)
Jennings, Michael
Date
21/08/1966
Successful swim number
177
Successful swimmer number
95
Successful swim number England - France
34
Duration of swim
13:02
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Jensen, Helge - 27/08/1959
Description
Start 1 53 a.m. Finish. 3 10 p.m. Cap Gris-Nez - near The Warren. Observer. D Jackson.
Swimmer(s)
Jensen, Helge
Date
27/08/1959
Successful swim number
117
Successful swimmer number
84
Successful swim number France - England
98
Duration of swim
13:17
Pilot
D. Ward
Pilot boat
Thistle
Notes
Twice winner of the European Championship swim in the Loire river (France) in 1955 and 1956 This was the 7th. Billy Butlin Channel race.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Jensen, Helge - 30/08/1960
Swimmer(s)
Jensen, Helge
Date
30/08/1960
Successful swim number
140
Successful swimmer number
84
Successful swim number England - France
23
Duration of swim
10:23
Pilot
Britnall, R.
Trainer
Davis, Ernest
Notes
Shakespeare Beach to Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Johnson, Eric - 13/08/1985
Swimmer(s)
Johnson, Eric
Date
13/08/1985
Successful swim number
514
Successful swimmer number
297
Successful swim number France - England
221
Duration of swim
08:20
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Johnson, Matthew - 02/09/2003
Swimmer(s)
Johnson, Matthew
Date
02/09/2003
Duration of swim
13:25
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
D. Carter
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
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