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Sion, Madame Jeanne - 10/08/1926
Swimmer(s)
Sion, Madame Jeanne
Date
10/08/1926
Duration of swim
04:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sion, Madame Jeanne - 21/07/1924
Swimmer(s)
Sion, Madame Jeanne
Date
21/07/1924
Duration of swim
11:00
Pilot
Captain Lemaire
Pilot boat
Champion tug
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Skinner, Sheila M. - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Skinner, Sheila M.
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)
Snel, Martha - 8/9/1931
Swimmer(s)
Snel, Martha
Date
8/9/1931
Duration of swim
Did not start?
Trainer
Polder
Notes
The Hague swimmer Martha Snel, who would attempt to swim the Channel on Tuesday morning, has not started. The weather conditions were such that her trainer Mr. Polder decided in consultation with the Dutch consul Ch. Ravisse and Rancan, the controller of the magazine "Het Leven" for this year the attempt to give up and postpone it until September 1932: Wednesday 9 September 1931 Haarlem's Dagblad
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein - 15/08/1952
Description
START 3 35am. FINISH 9 47pm. Cap Gris-Nez to near Folkestone Harbour.
Swimmer(s)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein
Date
15/08/1952
Successful swim number
70
Successful swimmer number
52
Successful swim number France - England
61
Duration of swim
18:12
Notes
Finished his swim in a thunderstorm. At one time was lost. Start about 2 hrs before high tide.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein - 28/07/1951
Description
Six Egyptians all started 3.30 am from Cap Gris Nez and stayed as a group until giving up 7 miles off Dover
Swimmer(s)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein
Date
28/07/1951
Duration of swim
15:43
Notes
Abouheif, Abdel Latif age 22 Abdu, Abdel Moniem age 26 Maraghi, Helmi El age 23 Mohamed, Abdel Megid age 37 Sharm, Mohammed El age 21 Soliman, Bakr Hussein age24
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Solinman, Bakr Hussein - 28/07/1951
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)
Soron, Emile - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Soron, Emile
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
01:30
Notes
First Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Soussi, Mohammed el - 15/08/1955
Swimmer(s)
Soussi, Mohammed el
Date
15/08/1955
Duration of swim
12:00
Notes
3rd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Soussi, Mohammed el - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Soussi, Mohammed el
Date
15/08/1956
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
4th Butlins Race, No Finishers
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Soussi, Mohammed el - 21/08/1954
Description
Start 4 hours before high water. START 12 31 am. FINISH 6 26 pm.
Swimmer(s)
Soussi, Mohammed el
Date
21/08/1954
Successful swim number
86
Successful swimmer number
59
Successful swim number France - England
71
Duration of swim
17:55
Notes
Cap Gris-Nez. Landed St. Margarets Bay
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Spacek, Vaclev (Veneceles) - 10/06/1927
Swimmer(s)
Spacek, Vaclev (Veneceles)
Date
10/06/1927
Duration of swim
10:45
Notes
Claimed as Success but was a fraudulent claim
Success/failure
Unknown
(9)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Starrett, John - 14/08/1964
Swimmer(s)
Starrett, John
Date
14/08/1964
Successful swim number
159
Successful swimmer number
112
Successful swim number France - England
132
Duration of swim
12:45
Notes
Landed Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Starrett, John - 1964
Date
1964
Duration of swim
12:45
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Stockdale, Christopher - 20/08/1984
Swimmer(s)
Stockdale, Christopher
Date
20/08/1984
Successful swim number
507
Successful swimmer number
214
Successful swim number France - England
219
Duration of swim
14:50
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
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
475
Successful swimmer number
268
Successful swim number France - England
208
Duration of swim
11:54
Notes
2nd Leg of 2-Way, 21:16 total
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
Two Way Swim
(40)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Strobel, Ernst - 12/09/1951
Swimmer(s)
Strobel, Ernst
Date
12/09/1951
Duration of swim
03:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Suetens, Henri - 01/01/1976
Swimmer(s)
Suetens, Henri
Date
01/01/1976
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
Date Unknown. Successful swim but landed on Dover Breakwater in bad weather
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sullivan, Henry - 25/08/1921
Swimmer(s)
Sullivan, Henry
Date
25/08/1921
Duration of swim
10:10
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sutter, Roy - 05/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Sutter, Roy
Date
05/08/1950
Duration of swim
01:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sweeney, Margaret - 15/08/1955
Swimmer(s)
Sweeney, Margaret
Date
15/08/1955
Duration of swim
03:58
Notes
3rd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Sweeney, Margaret - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Sweeney, Margaret
Date
15/08/1956
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
4th Butlins Race, No Finishers
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Sweeney, Margaret - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)
Sweeney, Margaret
Date
21/08/1957
Duration of swim
05:00
Notes
5th Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Sweeney, Margaret - 30/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Sweeney, Margaret
Date
30/08/1956
Duration of swim
12:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
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