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Bossert, Carol - 13/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Bossert, Carol
Date
13/08/1986
Successful swim number
538
Successful swimmer number
314
Successful swim number England - France
312
Duration of swim
11:48
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Bradshaw, Julie - 19/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Bradshaw, Julie
Date
19/08/1979
Successful swim number
380
Successful swimmer number
235
Successful swim number England - France
187
Duration of swim
10:09
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Brewer, Kenneth - 13/08/1970
Swimmer(s)
Brewer, Kenneth
Date
13/08/1970
Successful swim number
219
Successful swimmer number
150
Successful swim number France - England
167
Duration of swim
14:10
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Bristow, William Burgess - 27/08/1959
Description
Start 1 53 a.m. Finish 7 54 p.m.
Swimmer(s)
Bristow, William Burgess
Date
27/08/1959
Successful swim number
122
Successful swimmer number
87
Successful swim number France - England
103
Duration of swim
18:01
Pilot
P. Obrien
Pilot boat
Lucy
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Broenniman, Margaret - 18/08/1984
Swimmer(s)
Broenniman, Margaret
Date
18/08/1984
Successful swim number
501
Successful swimmer number
288
Successful swim number England - France
283
Duration of swim
10:37
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Brokenshire, Laurence - 30/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Brokenshire, Laurence
Date
30/08/1986
Successful swim number
543
Successful swimmer number
319
Successful swim number England - France
317
Duration of swim
13:46
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Brook, Wendy - 31/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Brook, Wendy
Date
31/08/1976
Successful swim number
313
Successful swimmer number
202
Successful swim number England - France
124
Duration of swim
08:56
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Brouwer, Ton - 04/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Brouwer, Ton
Date
04/08/1979
Successful swim number
368
Successful swimmer number
228
Successful swim number England - France
176
Duration of swim
08:44
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Brunstad, George - 28/08/2004
Swimmer(s)
Brunstad, George
Date
28/08/2004
Duration of swim
15:59
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
M. MacDonald
Notes
World record - oldest man.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Bunting, Josiah - 26/08/2004
Swimmer(s)
Brunstad, George
Date
26/08/2004
Duration of swim
09:44
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
B. Beadle
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Burgess, Thomas William - 06/09/1911
Description
THOMAS WILLIAM BURGESS (ENG) (Naturalized Frenchman. Living in Paris). 15 June 1872 – 5 July 1950. 1911 success. START South Foreland 11.15am. Tue, Sept 5.; FINISH. Le Chatelet (C.G.Nez) 9.50am Sept 6; TIME 22h 35m.
Swimmer(s)
Burgess, Thomas William
Date
06/09/1911
Successful swim number
2
Successful swimmer number
2
Successful swim number England - France
2
Duration of swim
22:30
Notes
South Foreland at 11.15 am on the 6th. Landed Le Chatelet
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Burke, Brian - 13/07/2004
Swimmer(s)
Burke, Brian
Date
13/07/2004
Duration of swim
11:29
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
B. Beadle
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Burlingame, Glen - 21/08/1954
Description
Cap Gris-Nez. Fan Bay
Swimmer(s)
Burlingame, Glen
Date
21/08/1954
Successful swim number
87
Successful swimmer number
60
Successful swim number France - England
72
Duration of swim
14:10
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Fan Bay. Very little Press notice due to the Billy Butlin race in progress.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Callone, Leo - 09/08/1981
Swimmer(s)
Callone, Leo
Date
09/08/1981
Successful swim number
423
Successful swimmer number
249
Successful swim number England - France
225
Duration of swim
13:07
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Camarero, Alfredo - 16/08/1960
Swimmer(s)
Camarero, Alfredo
Date
16/08/1960
Successful swim number
135
Successful swimmer number
82
Successful swim number France - England
113
Duration of swim
12:22
Notes
Landed St. Margarets
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Camarero, Alfredo - 27/08/1959
Description
Start 1 53 a.m. Finish 11. 37 p.m. Cap Gris-Nez - Folkestone Beach.
Swimmer(s)
Camarero, Alfredo
Date
27/08/1959
Successful swim number
114
Successful swimmer number
82
Successful swim number France - England
95
Duration of swim
11:43
Pilot boat
Sunbeam
Trainer
Miguel Maciel (son of Romeo Maciel, failed 1923)
Notes
Winner Capri to Naples 1955. And 1956. 2nd 1958. Winner Atlantic City 1957 (25 mile race) 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)
Carey, Dennis - 03/09/1980
Swimmer(s)
Carey, Dennis
Date
03/09/1980
Successful swim number
417
Successful swimmer number
247
Successful swim number France - England
197
Duration of swim
14:55
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Carpio, Daniel - 05/09/1947
Swimmer(s)
Carpio, Daniel
Date
05/09/1947
Successful swim number
26
Successful swimmer number
25
Successful swim number France - England
22
Duration of swim
14:46
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Abbots Cliff
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Carpio, Daniel - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Carpio, Daniel
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
58
Successful swimmer number
25
Successful swim number France - England
51
Duration of swim
13:50
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)
Carter, Christopher - 11/09/1973
Swimmer(s)
Carter, Christopher
Date
11/09/1973
Successful swim number
257
Successful swimmer number
171
Successful swim number England - France
82
Duration of swim
14:33
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Carter, Yvonne - 31/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Carter, Yvonne
Date
31/08/1986
Successful swim number
545
Successful swimmer number
320
Successful swim number England - France
319
Duration of swim
09:16
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Ceraolo, John - 06/07/2002
Swimmer(s)
Ceraolo, John
Date
06/07/2002
Duration of swim
12:57
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)
Chadwick, Florence - 04/09/1953
Description
This was to be a two way attempt, she stopped for three minutes, ate an orange, then set of back to England and swam 2 ½ miles in three hours. Observer F. Overton.
Swimmer(s)
Chadwick, Florence
Date
04/09/1953
Successful swim number
78
Successful swimmer number
32
Successful swim number England - France
15
Duration of swim
14:42
Pilot
R. Stuart
Pilot boat
Lame VII
Notes
St. Margarets Bay to Cap Gris Nez. Continued as 2-way but abandoned return after 3 hours. Grease Lanolin. Food; Chicken, cookies, glucose, sugar, coco cola. Age. 33. Weight 130 lb. Height 5 ft 6 ins. Stroke Crawl.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Chadwick, Florence - 08/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Chadwick, Florence
Date
08/08/1950
Successful swim number
35
Successful swimmer number
32
Successful swim number France - England
29
Duration of swim
13:20
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to South Foreland
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
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