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One Way Swim
Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy' - 24/08/1981
Swimmer(s)
Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy'
Date
24/08/1981
Successful swim number
433
Successful swimmer number
178
Successful swim number England - France
233
Duration of swim
10:11
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy' - 27/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy'
Date
27/08/1978
Successful swim number
362
Successful swimmer number
178
Successful swim number France - England
192
Duration of swim
12:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy' - 28/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy'
Date
28/08/1979
Successful swim number
388
Successful swimmer number
178
Successful swim number England - France
194
Duration of swim
10:10
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy' - 29/07/1975
Swimmer(s)
Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy'
Date
29/07/1975
Successful swim number
268
Successful swimmer number
178
Successful swim number France - England
178
Duration of swim
09:46
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Niemz, Vasanti - 09/09/1985
Swimmer(s)
Niemz, Vasanti
Date
09/09/1985
Successful swim number
525
Successful swimmer number
305
Successful swim number England - France
301
Duration of swim
17:01
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Noble, Tim - 18/09/2002
Swimmer(s)
Noble, Tim
Date
18/09/2002
Duration of swim
20:11
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
L. Lopez-Bonilla
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Novak, Jan - 15/08/1974
Swimmer(s)
Novak, Jan
Date
15/08/1974
Successful swim number
262
Successful swimmer number
173
Successful swim number England - France
86
Duration of swim
13:27
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Novak, Jan - 31/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Novak, Jan
Date
31/08/1975
Successful swim number
297
Successful swimmer number
173
Successful swim number England - France
110
Duration of swim
12:45
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Nys (Nijs), Judith de - 13/09/1969
Swimmer(s)
Nys (Nijs), Judith de
Date
13/09/1969
Successful swim number
210
Successful swimmer number
147
Successful swim number France - England
164
Duration of swim
12:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
O'Neill, Colm - 19/07/2002
Swimmer(s)
O'Neill, Colm
Date
19/07/2002
Duration of swim
11:42
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
E. Spelling
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Ocano, Ramon Briseno - 23/08/1958
Description
Start 2.05 am. Cap Gris-Nez - Shakespeare beach.
Swimmer(s)
Ocano, Ramon Briseno
Date
23/08/1958
Successful swim number
106
Successful swimmer number
74
Successful swim number France - England
88
Duration of swim
17:05
Pilot
L. Pearce
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Oerman, Voni - 27/07/2002
Swimmer(s)
Oerman, Voni
Date
27/07/2002
Duration of swim
10:59
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
N. Adams
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Ogawa, Toshio - 01/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Ogawa, Toshio
Date
01/08/1986
Successful swim number
534
Successful swimmer number
311
Successful swim number England - France
308
Duration of swim
10:22
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Oldman, Frederick Charles - 30/08/1955
Description
START 6 16 am. FINISH 8 47 pm. Stroke Front crawl. Observer R Griffiths.
Swimmer(s)
Oldman, Frederick Charles
Date
30/08/1955
Successful swim number
94
Successful swimmer number
65
Successful swim number France - England
78
Duration of swim
14:31
Pilot
Bert Billingham
Pilot boat
Southern Queen
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to South Foreland Lighthouse He finished completely exhausted, because of the rough conditions they tied a rope to him and towed him back to the boat. He was taken by ambulance to Hospital. Fred became a founder member of the British Long Distance swimming Association, also its first Chairman. Fred and Irene Oldman died in a car crash in May 1985.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Olgun, Nesrin - 28/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Olgun, Nesrin
Date
28/08/1979
Successful swim number
394
Successful swimmer number
241
Successful swim number England - France
200
Duration of swim
15:47
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Olmos-Lau, Nick - 28/07/2001
Swimmer(s)
Olmos-Lau, Nick
Date
28/07/2001
Duration of swim
13:41
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)
Onuki, Teruko - 31/07/1982
Swimmer(s)
Onuki, Teruko
Date
31/07/1982
Successful swim number
445
Successful swimmer number
258
Successful swim number England - France
243
Duration of swim
09:32
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Onuki, Teruko - 31/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Onuki, Teruko
Date
31/08/1983
Successful swim number
491
Successful swimmer number
258
Successful swim number England - France
277
Duration of swim
11:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Orford, Margot - 28/07/1969
Swimmer(s)
Orford, Margot
Date
28/07/1969
Successful swim number
199
Successful swimmer number
139
Successful swim number France - England
158
Duration of swim
15:53
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Osborn, Suzette - 28/07/2001
Swimmer(s)
Osborn, Suzette
Date
28/07/2001
Duration of swim
11:22
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
N. Blackburn
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Ottersberg, John - 14/08/2004
Swimmer(s)
Ottersberg, John
Date
14/08/2004
Duration of swim
14:36
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)
Paesler, Michael - 19/09/1970
Swimmer(s)
Paesler, Michael
Date
19/09/1970
Successful swim number
223
Successful swimmer number
151
Successful swim number France - England
168
Duration of swim
11:45
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Paris, Stanley - 31/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Paris, Stanley
Date
31/08/1986
Successful swim number
548
Successful swimmer number
323
Successful swim number England - France
322
Duration of swim
12:59
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Park, Thomas Laurie - 15/08/1955
Description
START 5 47 am. FINISH 5 49 pm. Stroke. Front Crawl.
Swimmer(s)
Park, Thomas Laurie
Date
15/08/1955
Successful swim number
90
Successful swimmer number
62
Successful swim number France - England
75
Duration of swim
12:02
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to St Margaret’s Bay.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
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