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Blomme, Georges - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Blomme, Georges
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
05:45
Notes
First Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Blower, Tom - 04/08/1937
Swimmer(s)
Blower, Tom
Date
04/08/1937
Successful swim number
22
Successful swimmer number
21
Successful swim number France - England
18
Duration of swim
13:29
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Abbots Cliff
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Bombard, Dr. Alain Louis - 05/09/1950
Swimmer(s)
Bombard, Dr. Alain Louis
Date
05/09/1950
Duration of swim
03:15
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Bombard, Dr. Alain Louis - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Bombard, Dr. Alain Louis
Date
16/08/1951
Duration of swim
12:50
Notes
Second Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Borenstein, Edna - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Borenstein, Edna
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)
Borenstein, Edna - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)
Borenstein, Edna
Date
21/08/1957
Duration of swim
14:00
Notes
5th Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Borenstein, Edna - 24/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Borenstein, Edna
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
Withdrew
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Boutagy, Wanda - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Boutagy, Wanda
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
05:45
Notes
First Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Bracewell, Harold - 10/09/1959
Swimmer(s)
Bracewell, Harold
Date
10/09/1959
Duration of swim
18:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to 7 miles off England
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Bracewell, Harold - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Bracewell, Harold
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)
Bracwell, Harold - 06/09/1965
Swimmer(s)
Bracewell, Harold
Date
06/09/1965
Duration of swim
1:55
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Breacher, Erwin - 06/08/1953
Swimmer(s)
Breacher, Erwin
Date
06/08/1953
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
1st Butlins Race - no finishers
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Brewer, Kenneth - 13/08/1970
Swimmer(s)
Brewer, Kenneth
Date
13/08/1970
Successful swim number
219
Successful swimmer number
150
Successful swim number France - England
167
Duration of swim
14:10
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 07/08/1935
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
07/08/1935
Duration of swim
02:55
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 17/09/1932
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
17/09/1932
Duration of swim
05:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 22/08/1935
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
22/08/1935
Duration of swim
02:58
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
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)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 25/08/1952
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
25/08/1952
Duration of swim
04:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 26/08/1938
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
26/08/1938
Duration of swim
05:47
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 30/08/1936
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
30/08/1936
Duration of swim
03:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brickner, Gustave Adolph - 02/08/1960
Swimmer(s)
Brickner, Gustave Adolph
Date
02/08/1960
Duration of swim
18:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Dover. Failed in 12 foot waves and thunderstorm, pulled unconscious from water 400 yards from shore
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Bristow, William Burgess - 24/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Bristow, William Burgess
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
14:32
Notes
Best Briton
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Bristow, William Burgess - 27/08/1959
Description
Start 1 53 a.m. Finish 7 54 p.m.
Swimmer(s)
Bristow, William Burgess
Date
27/08/1959
Successful swim number
122
Successful swimmer number
87
Successful swim number France - England
103
Duration of swim
18:01
Pilot
P. Obrien
Pilot boat
Lucy
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Brouwers, Greetje - 06/09/1930
Description
Quits Channel Swim CAPE GRIS NEZ, France - Madame Brouwer, Dutch swimmer, abandoned an attempt to swim the English Channel after she had covered eight kilometers (approximately five miles) at 11:30 a. m. Saturday. She entered the water at 7:35 a. m. Weather conditions were bad. September 6, 1930 El Paso Evening Post, Texas
Swimmer(s)
Brouwers, Greetje
Date
06/09/1930
Duration of swim
03:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
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