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Spry, Tina - 16/06/1974
Swimmer(s)
Spry, Tina
Date
16/06/1974
Duration of swim
14:55
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
St. Paer, Robert de - 17/09/1976
Swimmer(s)
St. Paer, Robert de
Date
17/09/1976
Successful swim number
321
Successful swimmer number
206
Successful swim number England - France
131
Duration of swim
12:07
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Staub, Ueli - 11/08/2001
Swimmer(s)
Staub, Ueli
Date
11/08/2001
Duration of swim
16:00
Notes
Fatal Attempt. Swimmer lost at 4 a.m. Body found on 17th. Aged 37
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Staveren, Joke van - 22/08/1977
Swimmer(s)
Staveren, Joke van
Date
22/08/1977
Successful swim number
335
Successful swimmer number
211
Successful swim number England - France
145
Duration of swim
10:02
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Staveren, Joke van - 28/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Staveren, Joke van
Date
28/08/1979
Successful swim number
389
Successful swimmer number
211
Successful swim number England - France
195
Duration of swim
10:26
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Stearne, William - 01/09/1911
Swimmer(s)
Stearne, William
Date
01/09/1911
Duration of swim
10:00
Pilot boat
Win motor boat
Notes
Admiralty Pier
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Stearne, William - 03/10/1911
Swimmer(s)
Stearne, William
Date
03/10/1911
Duration of swim
06:45
Pilot
Percy Walker
Pilot boat
Win motor boat
Notes
Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Stearne, William - 08/09/1911
Swimmer(s)
Stearne, William
Date
08/09/1911
Duration of swim
12:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Stearne, William - 11/08/1909
Swimmer(s)
Stearne, William
Date
11/08/1909
Duration of swim
07:00
Pilot
B. Gruet
Pilot boat
Angus motor boat
Trainer
Billy Kellingley
Notes
South Foreland
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Stearne, William - 13/09/1909
Swimmer(s)
Stearne, William
Date
13/09/1909
Duration of swim
05:00
Pilot boat
Ethel trawler
Notes
Admiralty Pier
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Stearne, William - 31/08/1907
Swimmer(s)
Stearne, William
Date
31/08/1907
Duration of swim
04:32
Pilot boat
Togo motor yacht
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Stein, William 'Bill' - 28/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Stein, William 'Bill'
Date
28/08/1979
Successful swim number
395
Successful swimmer number
242
Successful swim number England - France
201
Duration of swim
16:09
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Stewart, Jamie - 21/07/1976
Swimmer(s)
Stewart, Jamie
Date
21/07/1976
Successful swim number
301
Successful swimmer number
197
Successful swim number England - France
113
Duration of swim
14:31
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Stockdale, Christopher - 08/09/1977
Swimmer(s)
Stockdale, Christopher
Date
08/09/1977
Successful swim number
343
Successful swimmer number
214
Successful swim number England - France
152
Duration of swim
17:20
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Stockdale, Christopher - 25/08/1981
Swimmer(s)
Stockdale, Christopher
Date
25/08/1981
Successful swim number
438
Successful swimmer number
214
Successful swim number England - France
238
Duration of swim
15:56
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Streeter, Alison - 03/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
03/08/1983
Successful swim number
473
Successful swimmer number
268
Successful swim number England - France
266
Duration of swim
09:22
Notes
1st Leg of 2-Way, 21:16 total
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
Two Way Swim
(40)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Streeter, Alison - 05/07/2003
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
05/07/2003
Duration of swim
12:58
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)
Streeter, Alison - 20/09/2003
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
20/09/2003
Duration of swim
13:44
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
F. Richards
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Streeter, Alison - 24/07/2004
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
24/07/2004
Duration of swim
12:35
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
P. Masden
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Streeter, Alison - 26/07/1984
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
26/07/1984
Successful swim number
499
Successful swimmer number
268
Successful swim number England - France
282
Duration of swim
10:06
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Streeter, Alison - 26/07/2001
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
26/07/2001
Duration of swim
14:24
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)
Streeter, Alison - 28/09/1986
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
28/09/1986
Successful swim number
551
Successful swimmer number
268
Successful swim number England - France
325
Duration of swim
11:03
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Streeter, Alison - 31/08/1982
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
31/08/1982
Successful swim number
461
Successful swimmer number
268
Successful swim number England - France
258
Duration of swim
11:21
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sullivan, Henry - 06/08/1923
Description
HENRY SULLIVAN (U.S.A.) 1 Jan 1893 - 22 Dec 1955, aged 63. 1923 success; START Shakespeare Cliff 5.15pm, Sun, 5 Aug.; FINISH Calais Beach 8.05pm, Mon. Aug 6th. TIME 26h 50m. E-F. Recognized by C.S.A. 16-8-1928. Folkestone Lugger Day Spring. Pilot Capt. Leslie (Joe) Smith, Capt. James Harris, Trainer John Conlon. Grease; 3 lbs. Lard. FOOD; One meal of egg and milk at 8.50pm. Age 34. Height 5ft 4ins. Weight 16 stone. Temp 62°f. High water 5.44pm. Started on the last hour of the ebb tide. He lost 20 lbs of weight during swim. Double Trudgeon and Breast stroke, 33 strokes per min. This was his 7th attempt. He received £1000 from the Daily Sketch and the Alexander challenge cup. Married with one daughter aged 4 years. Wife A. Locksberg. Married 18 July 1916. This was the longest Channel swim on record until July 2010 when Jackie Cobell took 28 hrs 44 min. On board, Seamen John Harris and Sidney Harris of Folkestone, John Conlon (Trainer), C. Manning Jack Weston junr of Dover Swimming Club, E G Amos, Mr Ben White and B. White junr, Eugene Amos (Dover Sailing Club.), Reginald Williams “Dover Standared”, Mr Tom Gatehouse, Joseph Reuben Gatehouse, Tiraboschi (Italian), Alfred Joseph Revell and Mr Cox.
Swimmer(s)
Sullivan, Henry
Date
06/08/1923
Successful swim number
3
Successful swimmer number
3
Successful swim number England - France
3
Duration of swim
26:50:00
Notes
Shakespeare Cliff st 5.15 pm on the 5th. Landed Calais Sands 8.05 p.m on 6th
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
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