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Westenborg, Miss Elsie 'Micky West' - 27/08/1930
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 10.35pm. Gave up after 12 hours, 3 miles off Dover, due to exhaustion and seasickness
Swimmer(s)
Westenborg, Miss Elsie 'Mickey West'
Date
27/08/1930
Duration of swim
12:00
Pilot
Joe Costa
Pilot boat
Jenner
Trainer
Jabez Wolffe
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Westley, Wilfred - 19/07/1956
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez at 2.49 a.m., gave up after 3 hours 11 minutes because of strong tides and a freshening breeze. He had covered about 3 miles
Swimmer(s)
Westley, Wilfred
Date
19/07/1956
Duration of swim
03:11
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Wetherly, Alison - 18/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Wetherly, Alison
Date
18/08/1983
Successful swim number
485
Successful swimmer number
279
Successful swim number France - England
212
Duration of swim
16:20
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Weynell, Anni - 01/09/1931
Description
Started 10pm Cap Gris Nez, abandoned after 5 miles, high winds
Swimmer(s)
Weynell, Anni
Date
01/09/1931
Duration of swim
02:10
Trainer
Elli Tetschke
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Weynell, Anni - 29/08/1928
Description
Started 6.45 pm 29/08/1928 Cap Gris Nez stopped midnight
Swimmer(s)
Weynell, Anni
Date
29/08/1928
Duration of swim
05:15
Pilot boat
Tourloureu of Boulogne fishing smack
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Weynell, Fraulein Anni - 03/09/1928
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez at 4:25 and was taken out at 5:29 p. m. when she was five miles from Dover, excessive fatigue forced her to give up.
Swimmer(s)
Weynell, Anni
Date
03/09/1928
Duration of swim
13
Notes
"BOULOGNE, France, Sept. 3.—In the water 13 hours and still five miles from her goal, Frau Meynell of Germany, was forced to abandon her attempt to swim the English channel late today. She entered the water at Gris Nez at 4:25 and was taken out at 5:29 p.m. when she was five miles from Dover, excessive fatigue forced her to give up."
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Wheatcroft, Fernley - 22/07/1938
Swimmer(s)
Wheatcroft, Fernley
Date
22/07/1938
Duration of swim
09:10
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Wheatcroft, Fernley - 28/08/1938
Swimmer(s)
Wheatcroft, Fernley
Date
28/08/1938
Successful swim number
24
Successful swimmer number
23
Successful swim number France - England
20
Duration of swim
13:45
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Abbots Cliff
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
White, Margaret - 02/09/1961
Swimmer(s)
White, Margaret
Date
02/09/1961
Successful swim number
144
Successful swimmer number
102
Successful swim number France - England
119
Duration of swim
15:08
Pilot
Hutchinson, Len
Pilot boat
Victor
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to The Warren
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Wild, Elizabeth 'Beth' - 04/09/1957
Swimmer(s)
Wild, Elizabeth 'Beth'
Date
04/09/1957
Duration of swim
08:20
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Wild, Elizabeth 'Beth' - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Wild, Elizabeth 'Beth'
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)
Wild, Elizabeth 'Beth' - 30/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Wild, Elizabeth 'Beth'
Date
30/08/1956
Duration of swim
17:21
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Willemse, Herman - 27/08/1959
Description
Start 1 53 a.m. Finish. 2. 42. p.m. Cap Gris-Nez - Folkestone Beach. Observer B Blowers.
Swimmer(s)
Willemse, Herman
Date
27/08/1959
Successful swim number
115
Successful swimmer number
83
Successful swim number France - England
96
Duration of swim
12:49
Pilot
A. White
Pilot boat
Seabird
Notes
He was thirteen times National champion of the Netherlands. Twice winner of the Scheldt cup. Dutch champion 100m, 400m, and 1500m. This was the 7th. Billy Butlin Channel race.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Winckler, Miss Asta - 06/08/1938
Description
Woman Fails In English Channel Swim LONDON, Saturday - Because of a recurrence of a leg injury, which compelled her to swim with her arms only for several hours, Asta Winckler, the Danish girl, was forced to abandoned her effort to swim the English Channel when she was 16 miles from the French coast. Miss Winckler, who weighs 20 stone, had been 15 hours in a rough sea
Swimmer(s)
Winckler, Miss Asta
Date
06/08/1938
Duration of swim
15:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Wolffe, Jabez - 02/09/1911
Swimmer(s)
Wolffe, Jabez
Date
02/09/1911
Duration of swim
14:07
Pilot boat
Calaisien tug
Notes
Sangatte
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Wolffe, Jabez - 08/07/1912
Swimmer(s)
Wolffe, Jabez
Date
08/07/1912
Duration of swim
12:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Wolffe, Jabez - 14/08/1910
Swimmer(s)
Wolffe, Jabez
Date
14/08/1910
Duration of swim
10:05
Pilot boat
Calaisien tug
Trainer
Billy Kellingley
Notes
Sangatte
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Wolffe, Jabez - 21/07/1911
Swimmer(s)
Wolffe, Jabez
Date
21/07/1911
Duration of swim
15:00
Pilot boat
Champion tug
Notes
Sangatte
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Wolffe, Jabez - 23/06/1912
Swimmer(s)
Wolffe, Jabez
Date
23/06/1912
Duration of swim
02:30
Notes
Ambleteuse
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Wolffe, Jabez - 23/07/1908
Swimmer(s)
Wolffe, Jabez
Date
23/07/1908
Duration of swim
12:15
Pilot
Captain Birchfield & Henri Dutertre
Pilot boat
Sea Wolfe steam yacht
Trainer
Billy Kellingley
Notes
Sangatte
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Wolffe, Jabez - 26/08/1913
Swimmer(s)
Wolffe, Jabez
Date
26/08/1913
Duration of swim
12:15
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Wolffe, Jabez - 31/07/1910
Swimmer(s)
Wolffe, Jabez
Date
31/07/1910
Duration of swim
08:07
Pilot boat
Marcelle Simone trawler
Trainer
Billy Kellingley
Notes
Sangatte
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Woodward, Barry - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)
Woodward, Barry
Date
21/08/1957
Duration of swim
07:00
Notes
5th Butlins Race.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Wozniak, Steve - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Wozniak, Steve
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
First Daily Mail Racee
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
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