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Asmuth, Paul - 10/09/1985
Swimmer(s)
Asmuth, Paul
Date
10/09/1985
Successful swim number
528
Successful swimmer number
303
Successful swim number England - France
302
Duration of swim
08:34
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Asmuth, Paul - 29/08/1985
Swimmer(s)
Asmuth, Paul
Date
29/08/1985
Successful swim number
520
Successful swimmer number
303
Successful swim number England - France
296
Duration of swim
08:12
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Atkinson, Eric - 10/08/1973
Swimmer(s)
Atkinson, Eric
Date
10/08/1973
Successful swim number
251
Successful swimmer number
167
Successful swim number England - France
76
Duration of swim
15:58
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Attallah, Fahmy - 29/08/1939
Swimmer(s)
Attallah, Fahmy
Date
29/08/1939
Duration of swim
16:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Attwood, Elisabeth - 17/08/2002
Swimmer(s)
Attwood, Elisabeth
Date
17/08/2002
Duration of swim
10:51
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)
Aydin, Ersin - 07/09/1977
Swimmer(s)
Aydin, Ersin
Date
07/09/1977
Successful swim number
340
Successful swimmer number
190
Successful swim number England - France
149
Duration of swim
13:40
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Bales, Peter Elwin - 18/08/1969
Swimmer(s)
Bales, Peter Elwin
Date
18/08/1969
Successful swim number
206
Successful swimmer number
143
Successful swim number England - France
45
Duration of swim
13:38
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Balghunam, Ahmed - 24/08/1981
Swimmer(s)
Balghunam, Ahmed
Date
24/08/1981
Successful swim number
436
Successful swimmer number
252
Successful swim number England - France
235
Duration of swim
12:05
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Banks, Deborah - 19/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Banks, Deborah
Date
19/08/1979
Successful swim number
383
Successful swimmer number
238
Successful swim number England - France
190
Duration of swim
11:50
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Bardoel, Albert - 07/07/2003
Swimmer(s)
Bardoel, Albert
Date
07/07/2003
Duration of swim
14:45
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
G. Pique
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Bardoel, Peter - 27/07/2002
Swimmer(s)
Bardoel, Peter
Date
27/07/2002
Duration of swim
12:25
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
C. Cobbett
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Barker, Helen - 15/08/2001
Swimmer(s)
Barker, Helen
Date
15/08/2001
Duration of swim
17:36
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
N. Adams
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Barnett, Alex - 10/08/2003
Swimmer(s)
Barnett, Alex
Date
10/08/2003
Duration of swim
11:14
Pilot
E. Spelling
Pilot boat
Plus One
Trainer
T. Harding
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned' - 14/08/1952
Swimmer(s)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned'
Date
14/08/1952
Duration of swim
Unknown
Notes
Gave up 1.5 miles from France
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
Two Way Swim
(40)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned' - 26/07/1953
Swimmer(s)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned'
Date
26/07/1953
Duration of swim
14:10
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
Two Way Swim
(40)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned' - 28/07/1951
Swimmer(s)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned'
Date
28/07/1951
Successful swim number
47
Successful swimmer number
35
Successful swim number England - France
7
Duration of swim
19:02
Notes
Landed Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Barrett, Miss Clarabelle - 02/08/1926
Description
Started Shakespeare Beach 8 am, taken out 2 miles off Cap Gris Nez 5.35 am, exhaustion
Swimmer(s)
Barrett, Miss Clarabelle
Date
02/08/1926
Duration of swim
21:40
Pilot
Captain James Learmont
Trainer
Walter Brickett
Notes
CHANNEL TOO MUCH FOR NEW YORK GIRL. Clarabelle Barrett Taken From Water Two Miles From Cape Gris Nez, France. Dover, England. Aug. 3 Miss Clarabelle Barrett, of New Rochelle. N. Y., failed in her attempt to swim the English Channel. She got within two miles of Cape Gris Nez, France, when she had to be taken out of the water. She was in an exhausted condition. Miss Barrett started her swim from here Monday morning at eight o'clock. It was 5.35 o'clock this morning when she was forced to give up the swim that no woman has ever yet made. She was in the water, for 21 hours and 35 minutes. The News, Frederick, Maryland 3/8/1926
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Barrett, Miss Clarabelle - 23/08/1926
Swimmer(s)
Barrett, Miss Clarabelle
Date
23/08/1926
Duration of swim
04:00
Pilot
Captain James Learmont
Trainer
Walter Brickett
Notes
Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Barroso, Hugo Rodriguez - 13/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Barroso, Hugo Rodriguez
Date
13/08/1986
Successful swim number
540
Successful swimmer number
316
Successful swim number England - France
314
Duration of swim
13:00
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Bayles, James - 29/07/2002
Swimmer(s)
Bayles, James
Date
29/07/2002
Duration of swim
10:59
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
J. Carter
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Beaton, Kevin - 12/09/1985
Swimmer(s)
Beaton, Kevin
Date
12/09/1985
Successful swim number
531
Successful swimmer number
309
Successful swim number England - France
305
Duration of swim
17:00
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Beckman, Sharon - 28/08/1982
Swimmer(s)
Beckman, Sharon
Date
28/08/1982
Successful swim number
454
Successful swimmer number
263
Successful swim number England - France
252
Duration of swim
09:06
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Beniston, Karl - 28/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Beniston, Karl
Date
28/08/1979
Successful swim number
391
Successful swimmer number
219
Successful swim number England - France
197
Duration of swim
12:30
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Beniston, Karl - 30/07/1978
Swimmer(s)
Beniston, Karl
Date
30/07/1978
Successful swim number
348
Successful swimmer number
219
Successful swim number England - France
157
Duration of swim
12:25
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
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