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Abdu, Abdel Moneim - 18/08/1952
Swimmer(s)
Abdu, Abdel Moneim
Date
18/08/1952
Successful swim number
71
Successful swimmer number
53
Successful swim number France - England
62
Duration of swim
17:30
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Shakespeare Cliff
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Abdu, Abdel Moniem - 04/09/1948
Swimmer(s)
Abdu, Abdel Moneim
Date
04/09/1948
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Abdu, Abdel Moniem - 28/07/1951
Swimmer(s)
Abdu, Abdel Moneim
Date
28/07/1951
Duration of swim
Unknown
Notes
5 Egyptians swam together. All gave up together 7 miles off Dover
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Abertondo, Antonio - 07/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Abertondo, Antonio
Date
07/08/1950
Duration of swim
25:00:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Abertondo, Antonio - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Abertondo, Antonio
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
61
Successful swimmer number
37
Successful swim number France - England
54
Duration of swim
14:14
Notes
Second Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Abertondo, Antonio - 21/08/1954
Description
Start 4 hours before high water. START 12 31 am. FINISH 5 24 pm.
Swimmer(s)
Abertondo, Antonio
Date
21/08/1954
Successful swim number
85
Successful swimmer number
37
Successful swim number France - England
70
Duration of swim
16:53
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Eastern Docks
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Abertondo, Antonio - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)
Abertondo, Antonio
Date
21/08/1957
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
5th Butlins Race.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Abertondo, Antonio - 21/09/1961
Swimmer(s)
Abertondo, Antonio
Date
21/09/1961
Successful swim number
149
Successful swimmer number
37
Successful swim number France - England
122
Duration of swim
24:15:00
Pilot
Noakes, Val
Pilot boat
Fair Chance
Trainer
Rockett, Sam
Notes
First two way, total 43:10 Calais to Hope Point
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
Two Way Swim
(40)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Abertondo, Antonio - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Abertondo, Antonio
Date
22/08/1950
Successful swim number
43
Successful swimmer number
37
Successful swim number France - England
37
Duration of swim
16:18
Notes
First Daily Mail Race. Landed Dover Harbour
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Abouheif, Abdel Latif - 15/08/1955
Description
START 5 47 am. FINISH 5 31 pm. Cap Gris-Nez. Langdon Steps. Stroke Front Crawl.
Swimmer(s)
Abouheif, Abdel Latif
Date
15/08/1955
Successful swim number
89
Successful swimmer number
39
Successful swim number France - England
74
Duration of swim
11:44
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Langdon Stairs 30 Sept 1929 – 21 April 2008 Has already swum the Channel in both directions. He was voted “The Marathon Swimmer of the 20th Century, 1953 he was first in the 29k River Seine race. In 1963 he won the 60 mile swim across Lake Michigan in a time of 35 hours. He was World Champion for 1964. 1965. and 1968. From 1953 to 1972 out of 68 top races he was only out of the top three on 12 occasions. He was a Graduate form Sandhurst Military Academy. Spoke 6 languages was a good pianist. He became a Colonel in the Egyptian Army.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Abouheif, Abdel Latif - 28/07/1951
Swimmer(s)
Abouheif, Abdel Latif
Date
28/07/1951
Successful swim number
45
Successful swimmer number
39
Successful swim number France - England
39
Duration of swim
15:43
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Fan Bay
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Abras, Michael - 20/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Abras, Michael
Date
20/08/1951
Duration of swim
Unknown
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Adams, Joan - 26/07/1959
Swimmer(s)
Adams, Joan
Date
26/07/1959
Duration of swim
07:35
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ahsanullah, Mohamed - 13/09/1960
Swimmer(s)
Ahsanullah, Mohamed
Date
13/09/1960
Duration of swim
02:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Alfonsi, Georges - 23/08/1950
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez, Food; cold roast chicken and sugar lumps. Gave up at 01.19 a.m. after 1 hour "leisurely crawl" with stomach cramps, later diagnosed as appendicitis
Swimmer(s)
Alfonsi, Georges
Date
23/08/1950
Duration of swim
1:00
Notes
Made 'little progress'
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Allsworth, Peter - 04/09/1957
Swimmer(s)
Allsworth, Peter
Date
04/09/1957
Duration of swim
04:00
Notes
From Folkestone
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Allsworth, Peter - 15/08/1955
Swimmer(s)
Allsworth, Peter
Date
15/08/1955
Duration of swim
10:30
Notes
3rd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Allsworth, Peter - 15/08/1955
Swimmer(s)
Allsworth, Peter
Date
15/08/1955
Duration of swim
10:30
Notes
Set out same time as Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Amyot, Jaques - 17/07/1956
Description
Cap Gris-Nez to South Foreland
Swimmer(s)
Amyot, Jaques
Date
17/07/1956
Successful swim number
96
Successful swimmer number
66
Successful swim number France - England
79
Duration of swim
13:02
Pilot boat
Rolande Sonia
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Andersen, Greta Marie - 05/09/1965
Swimmer(s)
Andersen, Greta Marie
Date
05/09/1965
Duration of swim
04:00
Notes
Failed 2nd leg of a 2-way - successful E-F 1st leg
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Andersen, Greta Marie - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Andersen, Greta Marie
Date
15/08/1956
Duration of swim
02:05
Notes
4th Butlins Race, No Finishers
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Andersen, Greta Marie - 21/08/1957
Description
START 4 10 a.m. FINISH 6 03 p.m. Observer A Barnet.
Swimmer(s)
Andersen, Greta Marie
Date
21/08/1957
Successful swim number
98
Successful swimmer number
68
Successful swim number France - England
80
Duration of swim
13:53
Pilot
L. Pierce
Pilot boat
Lilian Helena III
Notes
5th Butlins Race. 1st of 2 finishers. Landed Lydden Spout
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Andersen, Greta Marie - 23/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Andersen, Greta Marie
Date
23/08/1958
Successful swim number
102
Successful swimmer number
68
Successful swim number France - England
84
Duration of swim
11:01
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Andersen, Greta Marie - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Andersen, Greta Marie
Date
27/08/1959
Successful swim number
120
Successful swimmer number
68
Successful swim number France - England
101
Duration of swim
15:25
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
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