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One Way Swim
Tresserras, Montserrat 'Monty' - 04/09/1961
Swimmer(s)
Tresserras, Montserrat 'Monty'
Date
04/09/1961
Successful swim number
145
Successful swimmer number
75
Successful swim number England - France
26
Duration of swim
16:25
Notes
Started Shakespeare Beach Pilot Brickell
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Tresserras, Montserrat 'Monty' - 27/08/1958
Description
START 7. 00 a.m. (approx). FINISH 21 14 p.m. Cap Gris-Nez - St Margaret’s Bay. Observer Ray Scott.
Swimmer(s)
Tresserras, Montserrat 'Monty'
Date
27/08/1958
Successful swim number
107
Successful swimmer number
75
Successful swim number France - England
89
Duration of swim
14:14
Pilot
Capt. Lenard Hutchinson
Pilot boat
Victor
Notes
First Spanish Success
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Trusty, Norman - 02/08/1967
Swimmer(s)
Trusty, Norman
Date
02/08/1967
Successful swim number
183
Successful swimmer number
130
Successful swim number France - England
149
Duration of swim
12:05
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Trusty, Norman - 15/09/1971
Swimmer(s)
Trusty, Norman
Date
15/09/1971
Successful swim number
233
Successful swimmer number
130
Successful swim number England - France
60
Duration of swim
13:41
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Trusty, Norman - 30/07/1971
Swimmer(s)
Trusty, Norman
Date
30/07/1971
Successful swim number
228
Successful swimmer number
130
Successful swim number England - France
57
Duration of swim
12:24
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Turner, Derek - 01/07/1971
Swimmer(s)
Turner, Derek
Date
01/07/1971
Successful swim number
227
Successful swimmer number
106
Successful swim number England - France
56
Duration of swim
16:12
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Turner, Derek - 02/08/1963
Description
Started 6.00 pm 1/8/1963, landed Sandgate 9.10 am 2/8/1963
Swimmer(s)
Turner, Derek
Date
02/08/1963
Successful swim number
153
Successful swimmer number
106
Successful swim number France - England
126
Duration of swim
15:39
Pilot
Len Hutchinson
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Turner, Derek - 18/07/1970
Swimmer(s)
Turner, Derek
Date
18/07/1970
Successful swim number
213
Successful swimmer number
106
Successful swim number England - France
49
Duration of swim
15:40
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Van Der Laan, Irene - 04/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Van Der Laan, Irene
Date
04/08/1979
Successful swim number
367
Successful swimmer number
229
Successful swim number England - France
175
Duration of swim
08:44
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Vandyke, Allan - 22/08/1984
Swimmer(s)
Vandyke, Allan
Date
22/08/1984
Successful swim number
510
Successful swimmer number
293
Successful swim number England - France
290
Duration of swim
13:03
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Ventclovsky, Frantisek - 30/07/1971
Swimmer(s)
Ventclovsky, Frantisek
Date
30/07/1971
Successful swim number
229
Successful swimmer number
154
Successful swim number France - England
172
Duration of swim
15:26
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Ventclovsky, Frantisek - 30/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Ventclovsky, Frantisek
Date
30/08/1975
Successful swim number
293
Successful swimmer number
154
Successful swim number France - England
185
Duration of swim
13:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Verbrugge, Chris - 22/08/1984
Swimmer(s)
Verbrugge, Chris
Date
22/08/1984
Successful swim number
511
Successful swimmer number
294
Successful swim number England - France
291
Duration of swim
13:50
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Vidakovic, Atina - 09/09/1969
Swimmer(s)
Vidakovic, Atina
Date
09/09/1969
Successful swim number
208
Successful swimmer number
145
Successful swim number France - England
163
Duration of swim
13:20
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Vierkotter, Ernst - 30/08/1926
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 1.32pm, finished Langdon Stairs 2.15pm
Swimmer(s)
Vierkotter, Ernst
Date
30/08/1926
Successful swim number
8
Successful swimmer number
8
Successful swim number France - England
5
Duration of swim
12:43
Pilot
Captain Salmon
Pilot boat
Europe tug
Notes
Organised and ratified by the French National Association of Swimming
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Vitos, Jose - 27/08/1958
Description
START 7 00 a.m. (approx). Cap Gris-Nez - Shakespeare Beach. Observer G Forsyth.
Swimmer(s)
Vitos, Jose
Date
27/08/1958
Successful swim number
108
Successful swimmer number
76
Successful swim number France - England
90
Duration of swim
15:11
Pilot
A.Liddon
Pilot boat
Golden Harvest
Notes
Landed Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Von Linde, Astrid - 13/07/2004
Swimmer(s)
Von Linde, Astrid
Date
13/07/2004
Duration of swim
13:38
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
B. Wakeham
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Vooren, Pierre van - 04/08/1963
Swimmer(s)
Vooren, Pierre van
Date
04/08/1963
Successful swim number
154
Successful swimmer number
107
Successful swim number France - England
127
Duration of swim
15:09
Notes
Used breast stroke. Pilot Len Hutchinson
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Vooren, Pierre van - 10/07/1965
Swimmer(s)
Vooren, Pierre van
Date
10/07/1965
Successful swim number
167
Successful swimmer number
107
Successful swim number England - France
31
Duration of swim
17:55
Pilot
Capt. Leonard Hutchinson
Pilot boat
Envictor
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Warle, Lars-Bertil - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Warle, Lars-Bertil
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
56
Successful swimmer number
46
Successful swim number France - England
49
Duration of swim
13:28
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)
Watson, Barry - 06/08/1969
Description
1st leg of failed 2-way
Swimmer(s)
Watson, Barry
Date
06/08/1969
Successful swim number
200
Successful swimmer number
113
Successful swim number England - France
42
Duration of swim
13:56
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Watson, Barry - 13/08/1970
Description
1st leg of failed 2-way
Swimmer(s)
Watson, Barry
Date
13/08/1970
Successful swim number
220
Successful swimmer number
113
Successful swim number England - France
53
Duration of swim
15:14
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Watson, Barry - 14/09/1968
Swimmer(s)
Watson, Barry
Date
14/09/1968
Successful swim number
197
Successful swimmer number
113
Successful swim number England - France
41
Duration of swim
16:19
Notes
1st leg of failed two way
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Watson, Barry - 16/08/1964
Swimmer(s)
Watson, Barry
Date
16/08/1964
Successful swim number
160
Successful swimmer number
113
Successful swim number France - England
133
Duration of swim
09:35
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to St Margarets Bay
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
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