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Van Der Laan, Irene - 18/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Van Der Laan, Irene
Date
18/08/1983
Successful swim number
487
Successful swimmer number
229
Successful swim number France - England
213
Duration of swim
10:05
Notes
2nd leg of two-way, 18:15 total
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
Two Way Swim
(40)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Vegh, Agnes - 24/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Vegh, Agnes
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
Withdrew
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Vegni, Gabriel - 15/08/1955
Swimmer(s)
Vegni, Gabriel
Date
15/08/1955
Duration of swim
12:30
Notes
3rd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Ventclovsky, Frantisek - 30/07/1971
Swimmer(s)
Ventclovsky, Frantisek
Date
30/07/1971
Successful swim number
229
Successful swimmer number
154
Successful swim number France - England
172
Duration of swim
15:26
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Ventclovsky, Frantisek - 30/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Ventclovsky, Frantisek
Date
30/08/1975
Successful swim number
293
Successful swimmer number
154
Successful swim number France - England
185
Duration of swim
13:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Vidakovic, Atina - 09/09/1969
Swimmer(s)
Vidakovic, Atina
Date
09/09/1969
Successful swim number
208
Successful swimmer number
145
Successful swim number France - England
163
Duration of swim
13:20
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Vierkotter, Ernst - 23/08/1926
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez
Swimmer(s)
Vierkotter, Ernst
Date
23/08/1926
Duration of swim
08:45
Pilot boat
France tug
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Vierkotter, Ernst - 30/08/1926
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 1.32pm, finished Langdon Stairs 2.15pm
Swimmer(s)
Vierkotter, Ernst
Date
30/08/1926
Successful swim number
8
Successful swimmer number
8
Successful swim number France - England
5
Duration of swim
12:43
Pilot
Captain Salmon
Pilot boat
Europe tug
Notes
Organised and ratified by the French National Association of Swimming
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Vitos, Jose - 27/08/1958
Description
START 7 00 a.m. (approx). Cap Gris-Nez - Shakespeare Beach. Observer G Forsyth.
Swimmer(s)
Vitos, Jose
Date
27/08/1958
Successful swim number
108
Successful swimmer number
76
Successful swim number France - England
90
Duration of swim
15:11
Pilot
A.Liddon
Pilot boat
Golden Harvest
Notes
Landed Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Vooren, Pierre van - 04/08/1963
Swimmer(s)
Vooren, Pierre van
Date
04/08/1963
Successful swim number
154
Successful swimmer number
107
Successful swim number France - England
127
Duration of swim
15:09
Notes
Used breast stroke. Pilot Len Hutchinson
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Vooren, Pierre van - 10/09/1962
Swimmer(s)
Vooren, Pierre van
Date
10/09/1962
Duration of swim
01:11
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Walle, Jos de - 23/08/1950
Description
Started 2.37 a.m. Cap Gris Nez, gave up after 5 hours 7.30 a.m., exhausted and semi-conscious
Swimmer(s)
Walle, Jos de
Date
23/08/1950
Duration of swim
4:53
Notes
Made 'little progress'
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Warle, Lars-Bertil - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Warle, Lars-Bertil
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
56
Successful swimmer number
46
Successful swim number France - England
49
Duration of swim
13:28
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)
Warle, Lars-Bertil - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Warle, Lars-Bertil
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
08:00
Notes
First Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Warle, Lars-Bertil - 27/07/1951
Swimmer(s)
Warle, Lars-Bertil
Date
27/07/1951
Duration of swim
Unknown
Notes
Gave up 1 Mile from Dover
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Watson, Barry - 01/01/1968
Swimmer(s)
Watson, Barry
Date
15/09/1968
Duration of swim
07:20
Notes
2nd leg of failed two way
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Watson, Barry - 07/08/1969
Description
Failed 2nd leg of 2-way; 1st leg successful
Swimmer(s)
Watson, Barry
Date
07/08/1969
Duration of swim
07:27
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Watson, Barry - 14/08/1970
Description
Failed 2nd leg of 2-way; 1st leg successful
Swimmer(s)
Watson, Barry
Date
14/08/1970
Duration of swim
03:17
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Watson, Barry - 16/08/1964
Swimmer(s)
Watson, Barry
Date
16/08/1964
Successful swim number
160
Successful swimmer number
113
Successful swim number France - England
133
Duration of swim
09:35
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to St Margarets Bay
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Weemhoff, Bastiaan - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Weemhoff, Bastiaan
Date
27/08/1959
Duration of swim
06:19
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Weidman, Mrs. Rose - 01/09/1927
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 11 am, collapsed after 3.5 hours, swam 5 -6 miles. Pulled out by A.J. Fellows, an aspirant Channel swimmer from Rotherham who dived in from pilot boat
Swimmer(s)
Weidman, Mrs. Rose
Date
01/09/1927
Duration of swim
03:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Weidman, Mrs. Rose - 18/09/1928
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 735 am, taken from water 1.31 pm due to adverse tides, choppy seas and sea-sickness. Reached 6 miles off French coast but zig-zag drifting meant she swam 21 miles
Swimmer(s)
Weidman, Mrs. Rose
Date
18/09/1928
Duration of swim
05:56
Pilot
T.E. Saunders
Pilot boat
Viking motor boat of Folkestone
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Werner, Fritz Waldemar - 08/05/1937
Description
Pulled out due to cold
Swimmer(s)
Werner, Fritz Waldemar
Date
08/05/1937
Duration of swim
06:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Werner, Fritz Waldemar - 23/08/1937
Description
Started Petit Fort-Phillipe near Dunkirk 8 pm, got to Rytengen Lightship in North Sea off Ostend 3.30 pm.
Swimmer(s)
Werner, Fritz Waldemar
Date
23/08/1937
Duration of swim
19:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
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