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Lee, Carol - 20/07/1983
Swimmer(s)
Lee, Carol
Date
20/07/1983
Successful swim number
471
Successful swimmer number
271
Successful swim number France - England
207
Duration of swim
10:59
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Leonard, Mair - 06/08/1969
Swimmer(s)
Leonard, Mair
Date
06/08/1969
Successful swim number
203
Successful swimmer number
140
Successful swim number France - England
159
Duration of swim
19:45
Trainer
Tyrell, Peter
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Liberato, Jose - 24/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Liberato, Jose
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
Withdrew
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Lodge, Suzanne - 29/07/1975
Swimmer(s)
Lodge, Suzanne
Date
29/07/1975
Successful swim number
270
Successful swimmer number
179
Successful swim number France - England
180
Duration of swim
16:05
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Logan, Dr. Dorothy Cochrane - 10/10/1927
Swimmer(s)
Logan, Dr. Dorothy Cochrane
Date
10/10/1927
Duration of swim
13:10
Pilot
R. Adams
Pilot boat
Dayspring of Folkestone
Trainer
Horace Carey
Notes
Claimed as a success and then revealed as a fraud: LONDON, Oct. 16. -- Gertrude Ederle still holds the world's record for women in the cross-Channel swim. Dr. Dorothy Cochrane Logan, known also as Mona McLennan, who asserted that she swam the English Channel Monday night in the record time of 13 hours 10 minutes, has confessed that she hoaxed the world to emphasize the need of supervision of future cross-Channel attempts, according to a story in this morning's News of the World: LONDON, Oct. 29. -- Indictable summonses charging an offense against the Perjury act were issued today against Dr. Dorothy Cochrane Logan, the chief figure in the recent sensational Channel swim hoax, and her trainer, Horace Carey.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Longworth, Ann - 05/07/1968
Swimmer(s)
Longworth, Ann
Date
05/07/1968
Successful swim number
191
Successful swimmer number
134
Successful swim number France - England
156
Duration of swim
12:04
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lopez, Danilo - 20/09/1965
Swimmer(s)
Lopez, Danilo
Date
20/09/1965
Successful swim number
173
Successful swimmer number
122
Successful swim number France - England
140
Duration of swim
16:45
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lopez, Miguel Gonzalez - 09/09/1959
Swimmer(s)
Lopez, Miguel Gonzalez
Date
09/09/1959
Successful swim number
125
Successful swimmer number
90
Successful swim number France - England
106
Duration of swim
14:44
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lopez, Miguel Gonzalez - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Lopez, Miguel Gonzalez
Date
27/08/1959
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
Did Not Start
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Lowry, Ethel 'Sunny' - 28/07/1933
Description
START 7 40pm July 27. FINISH 1 30am July 28. Cap Gris Nez - swam 10 miles. Stroke; Front crawl. Sister Betty on board. Food; Coffee, Cocoa, Beef Tea taken from a medicine bottle. Grease; Chilli Paste and Lanolin. Height 5ft 3ins Weight 12 stone 10 lb. Thunderstorms.
Swimmer(s)
Lowry, Ethel 'Sunny'
Date
28/07/1933
Duration of swim
5:50
Pilot
Louis Corthes (Joe Costa)
Pilot boat
Isabelle
Trainer
Jabez Wolffe
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Lowry, Ethel 'Sunny' - 29/08/1933
Description
START. 6 36pm Aug 28. FINISH 10 17am Aug 29. Cap Gris-Nez - St Margaret’s Bay. Grease; Chilli paste & Lanolin. Food; Coffee, cocoa, beef tea from a medicine bottle(no solids). Weight 14 st 7 lbs. Height 5ft 4ins. Stroke; Front Crawl. Started 1h 45m after high tide. Neap tide. C.S.A Observer Mr Roger Bazin.
Swimmer(s)
Lowry, Ethel 'Sunny'
Date
29/08/1933
Successful swim number
18
Successful swimmer number
18
Successful swim number France - England
15
Duration of swim
15:41
Pilot
Louis Corthes with the Betts brothers as boatmen
Pilot boat
Isabelle
Trainer
Jabez Wolffe
Notes
Ratified by C.S.A. 30 March 1958. 24 witnesses, including her Mother. This was her third attempt. 2005 awarded M.B.E. for services to swimming. 2003 inducted into the swimming hall of fame. There were 18 attempts in 1933. Only Sunny was successful. Two sisters - Annie, who was Northern Counties back stroke champion, and Betty, represented Manchester school girls.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Luscombe, Harry - 07/08/1927
Swimmer(s)
Luscombe, Harry
Date
07/08/1927
Duration of swim
08:45
Pilot
Jack Burville
Trainer
Mr. A. Matthews
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Lyle, Robert - 20/09/1970
Swimmer(s)
Lyle, Robert
Date
20/09/1970
Successful swim number
225
Successful swimmer number
152
Successful swim number France - England
170
Duration of swim
16:35
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Mabileau, Adrien - 11/09/1963
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 5am with Montilly, swm side-by-side, landing east of Dover 9.15am
Swimmer(s)
Mabileau, Adrien
Date
11/09/1963
Successful swim number
155
Successful swimmer number
108
Successful swim number France - England
128
Duration of swim
15:35
Pilot boat
Saint-Jean trawler
Notes
French organised. Swam with Montilly
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
MacDonald, Marcella - 03/09/2004
Swimmer(s)
MacDonald, Marcella
Date
03/09/2004
Duration of swim
11:46
Pilot
M./L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
D. Carter/C. Cobbett
Notes
2nd leg of 2-way, total 23.00
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
Two Way Swim
(40)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
MacDonald, Marcella - 27/07/2001
Swimmer(s)
MacDonald, Marcella
Date
27/07/2001
Duration of swim
11:26
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
J. Carter
Notes
2nd leg of 2-way, total 21:19
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
MacLellan, Miss Mona - 03/09/1926
Swimmer(s)
MacLellan, Miss Mona
Date
03/09/1926
Duration of swim
11:30
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
MacLellan, Miss Mona - 19/09/1926
Description
Joint attempt with Carey. Started Cap Gris Nez 5.32 pm. Carey stopped after 5 hours, making no progress. Mclellan mostly backstroke, pulled out about half mile off Western Entrance - rough seas and making no headway
Swimmer(s)
MacLellan, Miss Mona
Date
19/09/1926
Duration of swim
25:25:00
Trainer
Horace Carey
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
MacLellan, Miss Mona - 29/08/1927
Swimmer(s)
MacLellan, Miss Mona
Date
29/08/1927
Duration of swim
14:15
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Magrath, Madge - 15/08/1955
Swimmer(s)
Magrath, Madge
Date
15/08/1955
Duration of swim
04:04
Notes
3rd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Mahoney, Samuel - 11/09/1908
Description
Probable scam
Swimmer(s)
Mahoney, Samuel
Date
11/09/1908
Duration of swim
19:55
Pilot boat
Sophie of Boulogne
Trainer
Henry Hamblin
Notes
THE CHANNEL SWIM. AN AMERICAN YARN: The "wonderful feat" of Sam Mahoney, USA, who according to a Boston paper succeeded in swimming the English Channel in September last, proves to be little more than a "wonderful" effort of imagination, says the Boulogne correspondent of the "Evening News". In the Boston journal, which gave a page headline to Sam Mahoney's stealthy swim, a certificate was quoted from the master and crew of the French tug Sophie, which was said to have accompanied the modest swimmer during his exploit. Here is the tug master's version of the mysterious performance - "Mahoney and two others," he says "hired my tug on September 12. The boat left Boulogne Harbour at 6 am. After greasing Mahoney made several swims lasting about an hour each. Several photographs were taken of the 'swim' and another showed the 'send off' by spectators in a small boat flying the Stars and Stripes. "Mahoney was unable to battle with the six knot current and he eventually returned to Boulogne on the Sophie. "The tug boat," added the captain "was never more than four miles fiom the French coast". The Sydney Morning Herald Fri 25 Dec 1908
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Malek, Abdul - 11/09/1966
Swimmer(s)
Malek, Abdul
Date
11/09/1966
Successful swim number
180
Successful swimmer number
127
Successful swim number France - England
146
Duration of swim
13:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Malek, Abdul - 14/09/1963
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 5.55 am with Huffaker, collapsed in water and taken to Dover Hospital
Swimmer(s)
Malek, Abdul
Date
14/09/1963
Duration of swim
11:10
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Manning, Robert - 24/08/1984
Swimmer(s)
Manning, Robert
Date
24/08/1984
Successful swim number
509
Successful swimmer number
292
Successful swim number France - England
220
Duration of swim
18:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
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