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One Way Swim
One Way Swim
Saleh, Marawan - 18/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Saleh, Marawan
Date
18/08/1976
Successful swim number
309
Successful swimmer number
184
Successful swim number England - France
121
Duration of swim
09:27
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Saleh, Marawan - 22/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Saleh, Marawan
Date
22/08/1978
Successful swim number
357
Successful swimmer number
184
Successful swim number England - France
166
Duration of swim
11:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sanghera, Baljinder Singh - 16/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Sanghera, Baljinder Singh
Date
16/08/1983
Successful swim number
477
Successful swimmer number
274
Successful swim number England - France
269
Duration of swim
13:49
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sarang, Avingash - 28/08/1974
Swimmer(s)
Sarang, Avingash
Date
28/08/1974
Successful swim number
266
Successful swimmer number
177
Successful swim number France - England
177
Duration of swim
16:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Scarborough, Philip - 07/08/2003
Swimmer(s)
Scarborough, Philip
Date
07/08/2003
Duration of swim
12:08
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)
Scheyndal, Jan van - 10/09/1969
Swimmer(s)
Scheyndal, Jan van
Date
10/09/1969
Successful swim number
209
Successful swimmer number
146
Successful swim number England - France
46
Duration of swim
12:47
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Schofield, Gregory - 21/08/1964
Swimmer(s)
Schofield, Gregory
Date
21/08/1964
Successful swim number
162
Successful swimmer number
115
Successful swim number England - France
28
Duration of swim
15:35
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sen, Mihir - 27/09/1958
Description
Shakespeare Beach - Sangatte. Front crawl. Observer. J. U. Wood.
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
Date
27/09/1958
Successful swim number
112
Successful swimmer number
80
Successful swim number England - France
19
Duration of swim
14:45
Pilot
Reid, Bert, mate Val Noakes
Notes
First Indian Success 16 Nov 1930 - 11 June 1997. He had five unsuccessful attempts. In 1966 he swan across 5 channels in one calendar year, including, Palk Strait, Dardanelles, Bosphorous, Strait of Gibraltar, Panama Canal. He died of a combination of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Serra, Josu - 23/08/2002
Swimmer(s)
Serra, Josu
Date
23/08/2002
Duration of swim
10:46
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)
Shalaby, Khalad - 18/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Shalaby, Khalad
Date
18/08/1983
Successful swim number
486
Successful swimmer number
280
Successful swim number England - France
274
Duration of swim
16:20
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharafeldin, Zohir - 14/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Sharafeldin, Zohir
Date
14/08/1975
Successful swim number
283
Successful swimmer number
188
Successful swim number England - France
101
Duration of swim
13:20
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharp, Mervyn - 03/10/1969
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Mervyn
Date
03/10/1969
Successful swim number
212
Successful swimmer number
133
Successful swim number England - France
48
Duration of swim
19:41
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharp, Mervyn - 06/08/1969
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Mervyn
Date
06/08/1969
Successful swim number
202
Successful swimmer number
133
Successful swim number England - France
44
Duration of swim
14:29
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharp, Mervyn - 07/10/1973
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Mervyn
Date
07/10/1973
Successful swim number
258
Successful swimmer number
133
Successful swim number England - France
83
Duration of swim
15:17
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharp, Mervyn - 18/07/1974
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Mervyn
Date
18/07/1974
Successful swim number
259
Successful swimmer number
133
Successful swim number England - France
84
Duration of swim
13:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharp, Mervyn - 20/07/1968
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Mervyn
Date
20/07/1968
Successful swim number
192
Successful swimmer number
133
Successful swim number England - France
36
Duration of swim
17:52
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharp, Mervyn - 27/08/1967
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Mervyn
Date
27/08/1967
Successful swim number
187
Successful swimmer number
133
Successful swim number France - England
153
Duration of swim
18:34
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharp, Mervyn - 31/07/1970
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Mervyn
Date
31/07/1970
Successful swim number
215
Successful swimmer number
133
Successful swim number England - France
50
Duration of swim
15:14
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharp, Miss Hilda 'Laddie' - 24/08/1928
Description
START. 12 50am. FINISH. 3 48pm. Cap Gris-Nez - Lyddon Spout. Grease; Lambs fat. Food; Coffee with condensed milk, Hot Lemonade with sugar, Beef tea. Stroke; Trudgeon, 25-27 strokes per min. Temp. 61. 62’f. Started, 5hr 08m before high tide. Neap tides. Sea calm. Wind E. S. E.
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Miss Hilda 'Laddie'
Date
24/08/1928
Successful swim number
15
Successful swimmer number
15
Successful swim number France - England
12
Duration of swim
14:58
Pilot
William Burgess/Joe Costa
Pilot boat
Alsace
Trainer
Jabez Wolffe
Notes
38 witnesses. On board; Time keeper Joe Costa (Manager) Weighs 11 stone. 5ft 6ins tall. Laddie is a Nurse Maid. And one of nine children. Wolffe was so confident of her success that he sold some of his swimming prizes to pay the training expenses. Donald Watts, Austin Johnson and Joyce Bouch swam with her several times.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Shazley, Nabil el - 06/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Shazley, Nabil el
Date
06/08/1976
Successful swim number
307
Successful swimmer number
199
Successful swim number England - France
119
Duration of swim
09:45
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Shazley, Nasser el - 21/08/1977
Swimmer(s)
Shazley, Nasser el
Date
21/08/1977
Successful swim number
329
Successful swimmer number
208
Successful swim number England - France
139
Duration of swim
08:45
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sheard, Jeff - 30/07/1986
Swimmer(s)
Sheard, Jeff
Date
30/07/1986
Successful swim number
533
Successful swimmer number
310
Successful swim number England - France
307
Duration of swim
11:08
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Shenoy, Taranath - 07/09/1985
Swimmer(s)
Shenoy, Taranath
Date
07/09/1985
Successful swim number
521
Successful swimmer number
276
Successful swim number England - France
297
Duration of swim
10:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Shenoy, Taranath - 18/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Shenoy, Taranath
Date
18/08/1983
Successful swim number
481
Successful swimmer number
276
Successful swim number France - England
210
Duration of swim
10:54
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
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