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Sharp, Mervyn - 06/08/1969
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Mervyn
Date
06/08/1969
Successful swim number
202
Successful swimmer number
133
Successful swim number England - France
44
Duration of swim
14:29
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharp, Mervyn - 07/10/1973
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Mervyn
Date
07/10/1973
Successful swim number
258
Successful swimmer number
133
Successful swim number England - France
83
Duration of swim
15:17
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharp, Mervyn - 18/07/1974
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Mervyn
Date
18/07/1974
Successful swim number
259
Successful swimmer number
133
Successful swim number England - France
84
Duration of swim
13:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharp, Mervyn - 20/07/1968
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Mervyn
Date
20/07/1968
Successful swim number
192
Successful swimmer number
133
Successful swim number England - France
36
Duration of swim
17:52
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sharp, Mervyn - 31/07/1970
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Mervyn
Date
31/07/1970
Successful swim number
215
Successful swimmer number
133
Successful swim number England - France
50
Duration of swim
15:14
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Shazley, Nabil el - 06/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Shazley, Nabil el
Date
06/08/1976
Successful swim number
307
Successful swimmer number
199
Successful swim number England - France
119
Duration of swim
09:45
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Shazley, Nasser el - 21/08/1977
Swimmer(s)
Shazley, Nasser el
Date
21/08/1977
Successful swim number
329
Successful swimmer number
208
Successful swim number England - France
139
Duration of swim
08:45
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sheard, Jeff - 30/07/1986
Swimmer(s)
Sheard, Jeff
Date
30/07/1986
Successful swim number
533
Successful swimmer number
310
Successful swim number England - France
307
Duration of swim
11:08
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Shenoy, Taranath - 07/09/1985
Swimmer(s)
Shenoy, Taranath
Date
07/09/1985
Successful swim number
521
Successful swimmer number
276
Successful swim number England - France
297
Duration of swim
10:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Shenoy, Taranath - 18/08/1984
Swimmer(s)
Shenoy, Taranath
Date
18/08/1984
Successful swim number
503
Successful swimmer number
276
Successful swim number England - France
285
Duration of swim
10:55
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Shields, Belinda - 20/09/1980
Swimmer(s)
Shields, Belinda
Date
20/09/1980
Successful swim number
418
Successful swimmer number
248
Successful swim number England - France
221
Duration of swim
09:08
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Shields, Belinda - 24/08/1981
Swimmer(s)
Shields, Belinda
Date
24/08/1981
Successful swim number
434
Successful swimmer number
248
Successful swim number England - France
234
Duration of swim
11:13
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sidelnik, Nicholas - 26/07/2003
Swimmer(s)
Sidelnik, Nicholas
Date
26/07/2003
Duration of swim
09:53
Pilot
E. Spelling
Pilot boat
Plus One
Trainer
B. Watts
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Sifleet, Christine - 30/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Sifleet, Christine
Date
30/08/1979
Successful swim number
396
Successful swimmer number
204
Successful swim number England - France
202
Duration of swim
20:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sifleet, Christine - 31/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Sifleet, Christine
Date
31/08/1976
Successful swim number
315
Successful swimmer number
204
Successful swim number England - France
126
Duration of swim
14:56
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Simpson, Gordon - 04/08/2003
Swimmer(s)
Simpson, Gordon
Date
04/08/2003
Duration of swim
15:51
Pilot
M. 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)
Skilton, Teresa - 14/08/2001
Swimmer(s)
Skilton, Teresa
Date
14/08/2001
Duration of swim
10:54
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)
Smidt, Rhonda - 31/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Smidt, Rhonda
Date
31/08/1983
Successful swim number
490
Successful swimmer number
282
Successful swim number England - France
276
Duration of swim
09:48
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Smith, Joe - 23/08/1961
Swimmer(s)
Smith, Joe
Date
23/08/1961
Duration of swim
08:02
Notes
Started Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Smith, Melanie - 28/07/1978
Swimmer(s)
Smith, Melanie
Date
28/07/1978
Successful swim number
345
Successful swimmer number
216
Successful swim number England - France
154
Duration of swim
11:10
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Smith, Miss Lily - 21/08/1913
Description
Started St Margarets Bay 3.36 am. Pacemakers James Dean and Alfred Hudson. Swam 7.25 miles in 3.13 hours taken out 6.47 am exhausted and numb from cold south east of South Goodwin Lightship. Trudgeon stroke.
Swimmer(s)
Smith, Miss Lily
Date
21/08/1913
Duration of swim
03:13
Pilot
Harry Pearson of Walmer
Trainer
Walter Brickett
Notes
In rowboat were her fiance J.W. Dean of the Amateur Swimming Club, and Alfred Hudson of ASC. On motor launch pilot boat were her father J.G. Smith, sister Nellie, reporters and photographers
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein - 03/08/1953
Swimmer(s)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein
Date
03/08/1953
Duration of swim
06:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein - 15/08/1954
Swimmer(s)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein
Date
15/08/1954
Duration of swim
05:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Spinks, Emma - 27/09/2004
Swimmer(s)
Spinks, Emma
Date
27/09/2004
Duration of swim
12:25
Pilot
N. Streeter
Pilot boat
Suva
Trainer
T. Harding
Notes
Australian
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
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