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England-France

  • Hetzel, Thomas - 27/07/1977

    Swimmer(s)
    Hetzel, Thomas
    Date
    27/07/1977
    Successful swim number
    325
    Successful swimmer number
    132
    Successful swim number England - France
    135
    Duration of swim
    14:01
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Hetzel, Thomas - 30/07/1973

    Swimmer(s)
    Hetzel, Thomas
    Date
    30/07/1973
    Successful swim number
    248
    Successful swimmer number
    132
    Successful swim number England - France
    73
    Duration of swim
    16:48
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Hills, Miss Zetta (Lillian Annie) - 21/08/1923

    Description
    Swam naked except for a loin cloth but cold eventually made her put on regulation costume. Started Dover 7 a.m.. Swam 9 miles before conditions became too much
    Swimmer(s)
    Hills, Miss Zetta (Lillian Annie)
    Date
    21/08/1923
    Duration of swim
    04:00
    Pilot
    Thomas 'Hoggamy' Hall
    Pilot boat
    F.E.78 fishing boat 'Cereal'
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Hills, Miss Zetta (Lillian Annie) – 10/07/1924

    Description
    Started Folkestone 6 a.m. in a special rubber suit she had devised. After 7 miles the suit began to take in water and pull her down, forcing her to abandon
    Swimmer(s)
    Hills, Miss Zetta (Lillian Annie)
    Date
    10/07/1924
    Duration of swim
    5:00
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Hoehn, Bill - 07/08/2004

    Swimmer(s)
    Hoehn, Bill
    Date
    07/08/2004
    Duration of swim
    15:53
    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)

  • Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 02/09/1903

    Description
    START 6 43pm Sept 1. FINISH Sept 2 12 10pm. Langdon Bay - 8 miles from France (4 miles at 8 00pm). Temp 63’f . Side stroke, 22 Strokes per min and back stroke. Grease; Porpoise Oil and Beeswax. Food; Chicken sandwiches, Virol, Raw eggs, Bovril, brown sugar sandwiches, Chicken Sandwiches. Supplied by his wife and her sister Miss Farley. Hot milk given in a feeding bottle or small teapot. Skull cap of canvas, a canvas mask, glass goggles fixed on with Colloidal.
    Swimmer(s)
    Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
    Date
    02/09/1903
    Duration of swim
    17:27
    Pilot
    Capt. Sharp, Capt Lambert, Pilot Fred May
    Pilot boat
    Granville tug with Lady Vita plus two feeding rowboats Shamrock, and Earl of Zetland
    Trainer
    Charles Newman
    Notes
    On board; Mr Charles Newman (trainer and advisor on the swim), Dr Charles Murphy (Dover swimming club), Mr Walpole Hillier, Mr Fred May, Mr H D Faith (Otter swimming club), Mr Moeb (president of the Paris swimming club), Mr Frank Shortland, Mr Harry Hetherington, Mr George Nix, Mr George Gray (London Swimming Club), W. Broad (Dover S.C.) and others well known in the sporting world.
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 11/09/1913

    Description
    START 12 55am. FINISH 5 00am. South Foreland. Fresh South Westerly. Strong winds
    Swimmer(s)
    Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
    Date
    11/09/1913
    Duration of swim
    04:05
    Pilot boat
    Triton boat
    Notes
    Not in Across the Straights
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 21/08/1904

    Description
    START 4 32pm. Aug 20. FINISH. 2 35am Aug 21. Danger rock, Lydden Spout - 10.03 miles out. Side stroke 25 to 30 per min. Food; Cocoa. Bovril. Peppermint. Beef sandwich. Veal sandwich. Sugar sandwich. Chocolate. Temp 62’f. to 60’f. Grease; Beeswax, Porpoise oil, and Resin. Mask with celluloid eye pieces. Colloid linen skull cap. Seized by sickness and diarrhoea after 10 hours.
    Swimmer(s)
    Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
    Date
    21/08/1904
    Duration of swim
    10:03
    Pilot
    Pilot B. Foster. With Capt F. C. Groves Trinity Pilot, Capt Anning' Fred May.
    Pilot boat
    Scotia tug
    Trainer
    Charles Newman
    Notes
    Sponsored by Daily Mirror. On board; his wife and her sister Miss Fairley who organized the Feeding, Mr C Newman his trainer, Mr Fred May, Mr Shorland, Mr P Nix, J Warburton, Professor Bates, Mr Moebs (President of the Paris swimming club), Mr Black, Mr Walpole Hiller, Dr Rose, Dr Murphy, also a number of press men and seven or eight swimmers who were to take a spell with Holbein; G Grey, W Booth (London Cygnus S.C.), S Faith and S. L. Peters (London Otter S.C.), W Broad (ex captain Dover S.C.), F Record and E Duffy (Medway S.C.), W Holmes (Champion London Polytecnic S.C.), C Grinstead (Champion of Worthing and Zephyr S.C.), F H Naylor (Hornsey S.C), as well as several French sportsmen.
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 22/08/1913

    Description
    START 12 37am. FINISH. 2 45am. West of St. Margaret’s - South Goodwin’s. Very Rough. Northerly wind. Temp 61’f. Leaking Goggles, causing severe pain.
    Swimmer(s)
    Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
    Date
    22/08/1913
    Duration of swim
    02:08
    Pilot boat
    Angus motor boat
    Notes
    Not in Across the Straights
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 24/08/1905

    Description
    START 3 54am. FINISH 11 15am. Lydden Spout - swam 16 miles. Grease; Beeswax, Porpoise oil. Food; Bovril, Chocolate, Beef lozenges. Backstroke 20 s p m. Temp. 64 air 62. Wore a shield fitted with goggles, which nearly covered his head. He was carried on to the Varne and had to retire. He had 6 French and English fishermen who new the force of the currents to advise him.
    Swimmer(s)
    Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
    Date
    24/08/1905
    Duration of swim
    07:21
    Pilot
    Fred May with Captain abbott
    Pilot boat
    Florida tug
    Notes
    On board; Mrs Holbein, her sister Miss Fairley, Mr Walpole Hiller (Sheffield swimming club), Mr Percy Nix and Mr Fred May (cyclist), W G Randall (Otter swimming club), Mr H D Faith, Mr Duffy (Medway swimming club) and others.
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Holland, Thomas - 29/08/1973

    Swimmer(s)
    Holland, Thomas
    Date
    29/08/1973
    Successful swim number
    254
    Successful swimmer number
    169
    Successful swim number England - France
    79
    Duration of swim
    12:40
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Holmes, Frank - 08/09/1898

    Description
    START: 9:53 am. Sept 8th 1898. FINISH: 7:00pm. TIME: 9h 07m. E-F. Temp 66°f. Breast stroke, 30 spm. Admiralty Pier, from back of boat to 6 – 7miles from France, abandoned due to fog and wind
    Swimmer(s)
    Holmes, Frank (Francis)
    Date
    08/09/1898
    Duration of swim
    09:07
    Pilot
    W. Bingham with W. Burvill, W. Cole, Dover Boatmen.
    Pilot boat
    Princess, lugger
    Notes
    6-7 miles short. No Grease or goggles. A light Pugaree cap to protect his neck. Swam naked. Food; Hot Sterilized milk, Beef steak minced very fine, a little bread, mince meat, and a pear. He was a total abstainer. Used Pigeons for news dispatch. On board; Howard Holmes (brother) and a Dover Correspondent. Frank spent previous summer in Dover; he went home without making an attempt.
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Holmes, Frank - 11/09/1902

    Description
    START: 6:30am. Sept 11th 1902. FINISH: 8:45am. TIME: 2h 15m E-F. Temp 62°f to 64°f. From boat at end of Admiralty Pier, swam 4 miles. Breast stroke. Strong winds.
    Swimmer(s)
    Holmes, Frank (Francis)
    Date
    11/09/1902
    Duration of swim
    02:15
    Pilot
    W. Bingham with Boatmen Saunders, Hook, Burwill and A. H. Beard.
    Pilot boat
    Unknown Lugger
    Notes
    Food; Milk, Bovril, pears, bananas. Wore dark goggles. Swam naked. His brother Howard Holmes and two Journalists on board.
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Holmes, Frank - 18/08/1899

    Description
    Started Dover 6 am Friday morning. Strong north-westerly wind sprang up. Had posponed 3 am attempt on Thursday 17th whilst on shore due to Pilot's assessment of conditions
    Swimmer(s)
    Holmes, Frank (Francis)
    Date
    18/08/1899
    Duration of swim
    ?
    Pilot
    W. Bingham
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)

  • Holmes, Frank - 24/07/1900

    Description
    START: 4:15am. July 24th 1900. FINISH: 9:05am. TIME: 4h 50m.E-F. 60°f . Admiralty Pier, swam to 14 miles of France. Breast stroke
    Swimmer(s)
    Holmes, Frank (Francis)
    Date
    24/07/1900
    Duration of swim
    04:50
    Pilot
    W. Bingham with boatmen Cole, Saunders & Burvill.
    Pilot boat
    Princess, lugger
    Notes
    14 miles from France. He dove off the Lugger Princess at the end of Admiralty Pier. He wore no clothing of any kind. Food; Rice and Beef Tea. On board; Mr C. P. Barnett and Mr Evans (friends)
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Holmes, Frank - 28/08/1902

    Description
    START: 5:29am. Aug 28th 1902. FINISH: 10:59am.. TIME: 4h 30m. E-F. Temp 61°f. From end of Prince of Wales Pier, swam 6 miles. Breast stroke.
    Swimmer(s)
    Holmes, Frank (Francis)
    Date
    28/08/1902
    Duration of swim
    04:30
    Pilot
    W. Bingham with Boatmen Burwill and Hook
    Pilot boat
    Unknown Lugger
    Notes
    Food; Boiled milk with whipped eggs, Cold rice. Swam naked. Sickness and cramp, sun stroke. On board; his Brother Howard Holmes and Professor Bibbero.
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Holmgren, Annette - 01/09/2002

    Swimmer(s)
    Holmgren, Annette
    Date
    01/09/2002
    Duration of swim
    11:27
    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)

  • Hooper, Marcus - 05/08/1979

    Swimmer(s)
    Hooper, Marcus
    Date
    05/08/1979
    Successful swim number
    378
    Successful swimmer number
    234
    Successful swim number England - France
    185
    Duration of swim
    14:37
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Hopkin, Lorraine - 17/08/1986

    Swimmer(s)
    Hopkin, Lorraine
    Date
    17/08/1986
    Successful swim number
    541
    Successful swimmer number
    317
    Successful swim number England - France
    315
    Duration of swim
    14:55
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Horner, Elizabeth J. - 28/08/1982

    Swimmer(s)
    Horner, Elizabeth J.
    Date
    28/08/1982
    Successful swim number
    453
    Successful swimmer number
    262
    Successful swim number England - France
    251
    Duration of swim
    08:50
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Huddlestone, Mrs. Myrtle - 13/09/1929

    Swimmer(s)
    Huddlestone, Mrs. Myrtle
    Date
    13/09/1929
    Duration of swim
    21:13
    Pilot
    Captain Spicer
    Pilot boat
    La Morinie tug
    Trainer
    Billy Kellingley
    Notes
    South Foreland Lighthouse
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Huggard, Benson J. - 16/09/1971

    Swimmer(s)
    Huggard, Benson J.
    Date
    16/09/1971
    Successful swim number
    234
    Successful swimmer number
    157
    Successful swim number England - France
    61
    Duration of swim
    15:10
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Hunt, Carole - 06/08/1988

    Swimmer(s)
    Hunt, Carole
    Date
    06/08/1988
    Duration of swim
    9:29
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)

  • Hunt, Sarah

    Swimmer(s)
    Hunt, Sarah
    Date
    06/08/1988
    Duration of swim
    9:29
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    England-France (657)
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