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Mace, David - 16/08/1971
Swimmer(s)
Mace, David
Date
16/08/1971
Successful swim number
230
Successful swimmer number
155
Successful swim number England - France
58
Duration of swim
11:21
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Maciel, Romeo - 11/08/1923
Swimmer(s)
Maciel, Romeo
Date
11/08/1923
Duration of swim
04:30
Notes
Shakespeare Beach. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attempt
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
MadelÚnat, Jean-Paul - 18/08/2002
Swimmer(s)
MadelÚnat, Jean-Paul
Date
18/08/2002
Duration of swim
14:46
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)
Maguire, Paul - 28/07/2002
Swimmer(s)
Maguire, Paul
Date
28/07/2002
Duration of swim
16:55
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)
Maier, Michael - 01/08/2002
Date
01/08/2002
Duration of swim
12:54
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)
Maier, Michael - 27/07/2004
Date
27/07/2004
Duration of swim
14:38
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)
Maletroit, Sammy - 09/08/2003
Swimmer(s)
Maletroit, Sammy
Date
09/08/2003
Duration of swim
12:12
Pilot
E. Spelling
Pilot boat
Plus One
Trainer
A. Streeter
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Mandour, Magdy - 13/08/1972
Swimmer(s)
Mandour, Magdy
Date
13/08/1972
Successful swim number
242
Successful swimmer number
163
Successful swim number England - France
67
Duration of swim
10:30
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Mandour, Magdy - 18/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Mandour, Magdy
Date
18/08/1976
Successful swim number
310
Successful swimmer number
163
Successful swim number England - France
122
Duration of swim
09:43
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Martinez Requenes, Minerva - 26/08/2004
Swimmer(s)
Martinez Requenes, Minerva
Date
26/08/2004
Duration of swim
14:45
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
A. Streeter
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Martinez, Jordi - 20/09/1984
Swimmer(s)
Martinez, Jordi
Date
20/09/1984
Successful swim number
508
Successful swimmer number
291
Successful swim number England - France
289
Duration of swim
10:04
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Masry, Basam El - 24/08/1981
Swimmer(s)
Masry, Basam El
Date
24/08/1981
Successful swim number
430
Successful swimmer number
251
Successful swim number England - France
230
Duration of swim
09:10
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Mayoh, Kathleen - 26/08/1953
Swimmer(s)
Mayoh, Kathleen
Date
26/08/1953
Duration of swim
17:28
Notes
1st Butlins Race - no finishers
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
McClarnon, Anna - 03/09/2002
Swimmer(s)
McClarnon, Anna
Date
03/09/2002
Duration of swim
24:08:00
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)
McIntosh, Kevin - 24/08/1981
Swimmer(s)
McIntosh, Kevin
Date
24/08/1981
Successful swim number
436
Successful swimmer number
253
Successful swim number England - France
236
Duration of swim
15:28
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
McIntyre, Graham - 01/01/1973
Swimmer(s)
McIntyre, Graham
Date
01/01/1973
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
Retired due to Shark Attack. No swim details
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
McKenzie, Meda - 30/07/1978
Swimmer(s)
McKenzie, Meda
Date
30/07/1978
Successful swim number
347
Successful swimmer number
218
Successful swim number England - France
156
Duration of swim
13:09
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
McLay, Sheryl - 31/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
McLay, Sheryl
Date
31/08/1983
Successful swim number
492
Successful swimmer number
283
Successful swim number England - France
278
Duration of swim
13:32
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
McMahon, Martin - 26/08/1985
Swimmer(s)
McMahon, Martin
Date
26/08/1985
Successful swim number
518
Successful swimmer number
301
Successful swim number England - France
295
Duration of swim
11:14
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
McMaster, Somer - 06/07/2003
Swimmer(s)
McMaster, Somer
Date
06/07/2003
Duration of swim
11:38
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)
McNally, Peter S. - 24/07/1897
Description
START: 11:20am. July 24 1897. FINISH: 2:30am. July 25. TIME: 15h 10m. E-F. Temp. 60°f. - 64°f. Admiralty Pier, dove off the Boat to 3 miles off C.G.Nez.
Swimmer(s)
McNally, Peter S.
Date
24/07/18971897
Duration of swim
15:00
Pilot
Capt. Bingham
Pilot boat
A small Lugger, Skylark
Trainer
Charles Brown of Boston.
Notes
Failed just short of Cap Gris Nez. Stroke; Breast stroke, a little side stroke. Grease; Cod liver oil, as no Porpoise oil could be procured. Food; Extract of Beef, Essence of ginger, Chewing Tobacco to prevent his tongue from swelling. Cramp in arms, legs. And neck. Blindness and delirium. He was forcibly removed from the water. Blind and Delirious. Cramp and Nausea, swollen tongue, throat and nostrils raw.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Mearns, James - 06/08/1910
Swimmer(s)
Mearns, James
Date
06/08/1910
Duration of swim
09:15
Notes
South Foreland
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Mearns, James - 07/09/1908
Description
Abandoned at 2.06 am after 14 miles. Started Shakespeare Cliff 8.25 pm. Pilot boat Gnat tug, trainers and pacemakers, Jack Weidman and Professor Bibero
Swimmer(s)
Mearns, James
Date
07/09/1908
Duration of swim
06:20
Pilot boat
Gnat tug
Trainer
Jack Weidman and Professor Bibero
Notes
Shakespeare Beach (Admiralty Pier)
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Mearns, James - 08/08/1908
Description
Started South Foreland. Removed from water exhausted
Swimmer(s)
Mearns, James
Date
08/08/1908
Duration of swim
14:00
Pilot
Captain Birchfield
Pilot boat
Sea Wolfe steam yacht
Trainer
Billy Kellingley
Notes
TRYING TO SWIM CHANNEL Dover, Aug. 10. In an attempt to swim the English Channel, James Mearns, the Scottish chnmpion, nearly lost his life. Leaving the English coast Saturday night, he was within three miles of France, after being in the water fourteen hours. Mearns was persistent and he labored unti he became so exhausted that one of his attendants (Billy Kellingley) aboard a tug had to jump in the water fully dressed and support the swimmer until he could be rescued: Lethbridge Daily Herald, Canada, Aug 10 1908
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
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