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Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned' - 15/08/1955
Swimmer(s)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned'
Date
15/08/1955
Duration of swim
13:00
Notes
3rd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned' - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned'
Date
15/08/1956
Duration of swim
09:55
Notes
4th Butlins Race, No Finishers
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned' - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned'
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
64
Successful swimmer number
35
Successful swim number France - England
57
Duration of swim
15:01
Notes
First swimmer to do both ways in one season
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned' - 21/08/1954
Swimmer(s)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned'
Date
21/08/1954
Duration of swim
17:06
Notes
2nd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned' - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned'
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)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned' - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned'
Date
22/08/1950
Successful swim number
40
Successful swimmer number
35
Successful swim number France - England
34
Duration of swim
14:45
Notes
First Daily Mail Race. Landed Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Batt, Clifford - 19/08/1987
Swimmer(s)
Batt, Clifford
Date
19/08/1987
Duration of swim
18:37
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Bauer, Sally - 16/08/1951
Description
START 7 30 am Aug 16. FINISH 10 10pm. Cap Gris-Nez. Grease; Lanolin. Weight 170lbs. Height 1.7m. Temp. 62. Stroke; Freestyle. Start 4 hrs before high water.
Swimmer(s)
Bauer, Sally
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
63
Successful swimmer number
24
Successful swim number France - England
56
Duration of swim
14:40
Pilot
F. Arnold
Pilot boat
Sunbeam
Trainer
Frille Sjo
Notes
Second Daily Mail Race. Daily Mail Umpire. J. W. Collins.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Bauer, Sally - 27/08/1939
Description
START 5 50am Aug 27. FINISH 9 12pm. Cap Gris Nez to Warren Halt. Food; Cocoa, Malt, Bananas, Tea. Stroke; Front crawl, 54 spm. Observer Mr Holloway. Start four hours before high tide
Swimmer(s)
Bauer, Sally
Date
27/08/1939
Successful swim number
25
Successful swimmer number
24
Successful swim number France - England
21
Duration of swim
15:22
Pilot
George Obree with Mr. Gipson and Mr. Kalfuss
Pilot boat
Ocean Prince and Skylark
Notes
Due to the fear of the imminent second world war, Sally had to rush back home. Therefore swim not added to C.S.A. list until 1975. Sally went on to swim the Channel again in the Daily Mail 1951 race in a time of 14hrs 40 min. Other crew; Mr Gipson. Mr Kalfuss and Mr T. Brockman jnr. Witnesses; Briscoe Ray (A. S. A.), L W Holloway (Observer) (RLSS), Mr Gosta Westin (Swedish Consul General), Mr H Eirmark.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Bell, Marilyn - 31/07/1955
Description
START 5 53am. FINISH 8 30 pm.
Swimmer(s)
Bell, Marilyn
Date
31/07/1955
Successful swim number
88
Successful swimmer number
61
Successful swim number France - England
73
Duration of swim
14:37
Pilot
John 'Jack' Burwill
Trainer
Gus Ryder
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to The Warren. Black bathing costume, red helmet, green goggles. Mascots, four leaf clover, small stuffed dog given to her by Shirley Dunbar. First person to swim Lake Ontario. She swam the Juan de Fuca Strait in 1956 (18.3 miles) time 11 hrs 35mins.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Beller, Suha - 05/09/1951
Swimmer(s)
Beller, Suha
Date
05/09/1951
Duration of swim
05:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Beltran, Damian Piza - 02/08/1953
Description
First Mexican Success
Swimmer(s)
Beltran, Damian Piza
Date
02/08/1953
Successful swim number
76
Successful swimmer number
54
Successful swim number England - France
14
Duration of swim
15:23
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Beltran, Damian Piza - 15/08/1955
Description
This was the third Billy Butlin swim. Start 4 hrs before high water. Lanolin
Swimmer(s)
Beltran, Damian Piza
Date
15/08/1955
Successful swim number
92
Successful swimmer number
54
Successful swim number France - England
77
Duration of swim
15:08
Pilot
John 'Jack' Burwill
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to St. Margarets Bay, 5.47am to 8.55pm
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Beltran, Damian Piza - 21/08/1954
Swimmer(s)
Beltran, Damian Piza
Date
21/08/1954
Duration of swim
05:00
Notes
2nd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Berroeta, Jorges - 12/09/1946
Swimmer(s)
Berroeta, Jorges
Date
12/09/1946
Duration of swim
03:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Berroeta, Jorges - 24/08/1946
Swimmer(s)
Berroeta, Jorges
Date
24/08/1946
Duration of swim
15:45
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Birkett, Victor - 06/08/1953
Swimmer(s)
Birkett, Victor
Date
06/08/1953
Duration of swim
08:12
Notes
1st Butlins Race - no finishers
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Birkett, Victor - 15/08/1952
Swimmer(s)
Birkett, Victor
Date
15/08/1952
Successful swim number
68
Successful swimmer number
50
Successful swim number France - England
59
Duration of swim
15:36
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Abbots Cliff
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Bleik, Toufic A. - 03/08/1953
Description
START Aug 2. About 2 00am.?? FINISH. About 6 pm??. Swam into a thick patch of oil discharged from a tanker. And had difficulty with his goggles. Neap Tide
Swimmer(s)
Bleik, Toufic A.
Date
03/08/1953
Successful swim number
77
Successful swimmer number
55
Successful swim number France - England
63
Duration of swim
16:05
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)
Bleik, Toufic A. - 15/08/1955
Swimmer(s)
Bleik, Toufic A.
Date
15/08/1955
Duration of swim
03:53
Notes
3rd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Bleik, Toufic A. - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Bleik, Toufic A.
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)
Bleik, Toufic A. - 21/08/1954
Swimmer(s)
Bleik, Toufic A.
Date
21/08/1954
Duration of swim
16:00
Notes
2nd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Bleik, Toufic A. - 25/07/1953
Swimmer(s)
Bleik, Toufic A.
Date
25/07/1953
Duration of swim
12:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Unknown
(9)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Blewett, Sandra - 18/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Blewett, Sandra
Date
18/08/1983
Successful swim number
482
Successful swimmer number
277
Successful swim number France - England
211
Duration of swim
11:52
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
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