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Dyton, Peter - 05/09/1976
Swimmer(s)
Dyton, Peter
Date
05/09/1976
Successful swim number
316
Successful swimmer number
205
Successful swim number England - France
127
Duration of swim
14:58
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Eaton, Kathryn - 12/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Eaton, Kathryn
Date
12/08/1986
Successful swim number
536
Successful swimmer number
312
Successful swim number England - France
310
Duration of swim
11:25
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Ebelaar, Corrie - 05/09/1971
Swimmer(s)
Ebelaar, Corrie
Date
05/09/1971
Successful swim number
231
Successful swimmer number
156
Successful swim number England - France
59
Duration of swim
10:43
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Ederle, Miss Gertrude - 06/08/1926
Description
Start 7 05am. Finish 9 44pm. Cap Gris-Nez - Kingsdown. Grease; Lanolin, Vaseline, Olive oil. Food; Roast chicken, Hot chocolate and Pineapple slices. Front crawl. Beef tea and Broth. Start 2hrs before high tide. Spring tide.
Swimmer(s)
Ederle, Miss Gertrude
Date
06/08/1926
Successful swim number
6
Successful swimmer number
6
Successful swim number France - England
3
Duration of swim
14:39
Pilot
Joe Costa (Louis Corthes) with Thomas Burgess
Pilot boat
Alsace, with press tug La Morinie
Trainer
Thomas Burgess
Notes
New Record Landed Kingsdown. Age 20. Height 5ft. Pace makers were Ishak Helmi and Louis Timson, Channel swimmers. Lillian Cannon also joined her half a mile off Dover. On board; Miss Lillian Cannon, Ishak Helmy, Louis Timson, her sister Mrs Margaret Deuschle, John Hayward (Daily Sketch), Madam Costa, Julie Harpman, Art Sorenson and her father. Recognized C.S.A. 16-8-1928
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Elsadah, Elsayed - 21/08/1977
Swimmer(s)
Elsadah, Elsayed
Date
21/08/1977
Successful swim number
330
Successful swimmer number
209
Successful swim number England - France
140
Duration of swim
08:52
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Erikson, Jon - 03/09/1980
Swimmer(s)
Erikson, Jon
Date
03/09/1980
Successful swim number
415
Successful swimmer number
141
Successful swim number England - France
219
Duration of swim
09:52
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Erikson, Jon - 04/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Erikson, Jon
Date
04/08/1979
Successful swim number
370
Successful swimmer number
141
Successful swim number England - France
178
Duration of swim
09:03
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Erikson, Jon - 11/08/1969
Swimmer(s)
Erikson, Jon
Date
11/08/1969
Successful swim number
204
Successful swimmer number
141
Successful swim number France - England
160
Duration of swim
11:22
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Erikson, Jon - 20/08/1980
Swimmer(s)
Erikson, Jon
Date
20/08/1980
Successful swim number
411
Successful swimmer number
141
Successful swim number England - France
215
Duration of swim
10:38
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Erikson, Ted - 31/08/1964
Swimmer(s)
Erikson, Ted
Date
31/08/1964
Successful swim number
163
Successful swimmer number
116
Successful swim number England - France
29
Duration of swim
12:35
Notes
Failed 2-way - 11:50 on way back
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Espin, Tony - 12/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Espin, Tony
Date
12/08/1978
Successful swim number
352
Successful swimmer number
220
Successful swim number England - France
161
Duration of swim
14:13
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Etaati, Mustafa - 11/09/1966
Swimmer(s)
Etaati, Mustafa
Date
11/09/1966
Successful swim number
181
Successful swimmer number
128
Successful swim number France - England
147
Duration of swim
15:04
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faber, Emma - 18/08/1934
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 12.45 am, finished South Foreland 2.51 pm
Swimmer(s)
Faber, Emma
Date
18/08/1934
Successful swim number
20
Successful swimmer number
19
Successful swim number France - England
16
Duration of swim
14:06
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Fagher, Elsaid - 22/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Fagher, Elsaid
Date
22/08/1978
Successful swim number
355
Successful swimmer number
223
Successful swim number England - France
164
Duration of swim
10:07
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Ibrahim - 07/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Ibrahim
Date
07/08/1975
Successful swim number
274
Successful swimmer number
182
Successful swim number England - France
92
Duration of swim
09:50
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Ibrahim - 21/08/1977
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Ibrahim
Date
21/08/1977
Successful swim number
333
Successful swimmer number
182
Successful swim number England - France
143
Duration of swim
11:06
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Ibrahim - 22/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Ibrahim
Date
22/08/1978
Successful swim number
354
Successful swimmer number
182
Successful swim number England - France
163
Duration of swim
10:04
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Nazla - 06/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Nazla
Date
06/08/1976
Successful swim number
308
Successful swimmer number
200
Successful swim number England - France
120
Duration of swim
10:39
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Nazla - 22/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Nazla
Date
22/08/1978
Successful swim number
359
Successful swimmer number
200
Successful swim number England - France
168
Duration of swim
12:16
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Fakhireddin, Abedal - 17/08/1960
Swimmer(s)
Fakhireddin, Abedal
Date
17/08/1960
Successful swim number
136
Successful swimmer number
96
Successful swim number France - England
114
Duration of swim
12:56
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to South Foreland
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Feather, Margaret Ann - 21/08/1954
Description
Start 4 hours before high water. START 12 31 am. FINISH 4 54 pm.
Swimmer(s)
Feather, Margaret Ann
Date
21/08/1954
Successful swim number
83
Successful swimmer number
58
Successful swim number France - England
68
Duration of swim
16:23
Pilot
John 'Jack' Burwill
Notes
Cap Gris-Nez. Landed St. Margarets Bay
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Fenton, Eileen - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Fenton, Eileen
Date
22/08/1950
Successful swim number
41
Successful swimmer number
36
Successful swim number France - England
35
Duration of swim
15:31
Notes
First Daily Mail Race. Landed Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Fergus, Peter - 13/09/1960
Swimmer(s)
Fergus, Peter
Date
13/09/1960
Successful swim number
141
Successful swimmer number
99
Successful swim number England - France
24
Duration of swim
16:31
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Finkelstein, Morris - 21/07/2003
Swimmer(s)
Finkelstein, Morris
Date
21/07/2003
Duration of swim
15:21
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
M. MacDonald
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
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