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Rae, Peter - 28/08/1985
Swimmer(s)
Rae, Peter
Date
28/08/1985
Successful swim number
518
Successful swimmer number
302
Successful swim number France - England
224
Duration of swim
11:21
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Ramshaw, Miss Jean - 20/07/1960
Swimmer(s)
Ramshaw, Miss Jean
Date
20/07/1960
Duration of swim
06:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Read, Michael - 05/07/1983
Swimmer(s)
Read, Michael
Date
05/07/1983
Successful swim number
468
Successful swimmer number
142
Successful swim number France - England
205
Duration of swim
15:28
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Read, Michael - 07/07/1984
Swimmer(s)
Read, Michael
Date
07/07/1984
Successful swim number
494
Successful swimmer number
142
Successful swim number France - England
216
Duration of swim
13:24
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Read, Michael - 14/08/1969
Swimmer(s)
Read, Michael
Date
14/08/1969
Successful swim number
205
Successful swimmer number
142
Successful swim number France - England
161
Duration of swim
12:10
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Record, Fred - 01/09/1911
Description
Due to start Cap Gris Nez on 1st or 2nd, Start abandoned due to bad weather
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
01/09/1911
Duration of swim
0:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 04/08/1912
Description
Start Cap Gris Nez. Start cancelled due to bad weather
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
04/08/1912
Duration of swim
0:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 10/08/1912
Description
Start cancelled due to storms
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
10/08/1912
Duration of swim
0:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 15/08/1910
Description
Sailed from Dover from Cap Gris Nez but too rough to land swimmer
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
15/08/1910
Duration of swim
00:00
Pilot boat
Woodcock tug of London
Notes
Abandoned at start due to rough weather
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 18/08/1911
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 2.55pm abandoned 11.40pm, about 8 miles off South Foreland, about 13 miles swum. Accompanied by members of Medway Swimming Club, pacemaker was brother Arthur Record, Hedley and Rose
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
18/08/1911
Duration of swim
08:45
Pilot boat
Woodcock tug
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 24/07/1912
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 3.45 am, abandoned 2.30 pm
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
24/07/1912
Duration of swim
10:45
Pilot boat
Woodcock tug
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Rehim, Hassan Abdel - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Rehim, Hassan Abdel
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
50
Successful swimmer number
27
Successful swim number France - England
43
Duration of swim
12:25
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)
Rehim, Hassan Abdel - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Rehim, Hassan Abdel
Date
22/08/1950
Successful swim number
36
Successful swimmer number
27
Successful swim number France - England
30
Duration of swim
10:49
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to South Foreland
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Rehim, Hassan Abdel - 29/08/1948
Swimmer(s)
Rehim, Hassan Abdel
Date
29/08/1948
Successful swim number
28
Successful swimmer number
27
Successful swim number France - England
24
Duration of swim
17:38
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to St. Margarets Bay
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Renford, Des - 22/07/1972
Swimmer(s)
Renford, Des
Date
22/07/1972
Successful swim number
238
Successful swimmer number
149
Successful swim number France - England
175
Duration of swim
13:30
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Renford, Des - 29/07/1975
Swimmer(s)
Renford, Des
Date
29/07/1975
Successful swim number
269
Successful swimmer number
149
Successful swim number France - England
179
Duration of swim
14:22
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Revell, Mary Margaret - 24/09/1962
Swimmer(s)
Revell, Mary Margaret
Date
24/09/1962
Duration of swim
04:33
Notes
From Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Riad, Nazik - 27/08/1954
Date
27/08/1954
Duration of swim
14:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Riad, Nazik - 27/08/1954
Date
27/08/1954
Duration of swim
14:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Richards, Alan - 13/09/1960
Swimmer(s)
Richards, Alan
Date
13/09/1960
Duration of swim
04:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Richards, Alan - 21/08/1954
Swimmer(s)
Richards, Alan
Date
21/08/1954
Duration of swim
15:35
Notes
2nd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Richards, Alan - 21/08/1954
Swimmer(s)
Richards, Alan
Date
21/08/1954
Duration of swim
15:35
Notes
Set out 5 minutes after Butlin race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Rijsel, Miss Willi Croes van - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Rijsel, Miss Willi Croes van
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
04:15
Notes
First Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Rijsel, Miss Willi Croes van - 26/07/1949
Swimmer(s)
Rijsel, Miss Willi Croes van
Date
26/07/1949
Duration of swim
14:15
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
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