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France-England

  • Darwin, Miss Jane - 30/09/1926

    Description
    Started Cap Gris Nez 3.20pm 30/9/1926, abandoned 3 miles off England 7.53 am 1/10/1926
    Swimmer(s)
    Darwin, Miss Jane
    Date
    01/10/1926
    Duration of swim
    16:30
    Notes
    England, Oct. 1. Miss L. E. Marriott, of England, abandoned her fourth attempt to swim the English channel at 7:53 a.m. this morning when she was within three miles of her goal. Miss Marriott left Cap Gris Nez, France, under favorable conditions yesterday afternoon at 3:20 and was reported swimming strong throughout the night until the coldness of the water forced her to give up. Miss Marriott uses the name of Jane Darwin for swimming
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)

  • Das, Brojen - 09/09/1961

    Swimmer(s)
    Das, Brojen
    Date
    09/09/1961
    Successful swim number
    147
    Successful swimmer number
    72
    Successful swim number France - England
    121
    Duration of swim
    11:48
    Pilot
    Hutchinson, Len
    Pilot boat
    Victor
    Notes
    Landed South Foreland. Pilot Len Hutchinson of Gravesend aboard 'Victor'
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Das, Brojen - 21/09/1961

    Swimmer(s)
    Das, Brojen
    Date
    21/09/1961
    Successful swim number
    150
    Successful swimmer number
    72
    Successful swim number France - England
    123
    Duration of swim
    10:35
    Pilot
    Hutchinson, Len
    Pilot boat
    Victor
    Notes
    Cap Gris Nez to Hope Point
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Das, Brojen - 23/08/1958

    Description
    Start 2 05 a.m. Finish 4 30 p.m. Cap Gris-Nez - South Foreland. Observer J. U. Wood.
    Swimmer(s)
    Das, Brojen
    Date
    23/08/1958
    Successful swim number
    103
    Successful swimmer number
    72
    Successful swim number France - England
    85
    Duration of swim
    14:52
    Pilot
    Captain L. Hutchinson
    Pilot boat
    Envictor
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    Butlins (192)

  • Das, Brojen - 27/08/1959

    Swimmer(s)
    Das, Brojen
    Date
    27/08/1959
    Successful swim number
    118
    Successful swimmer number
    72
    Successful swim number France - England
    99
    Duration of swim
    13:54
    Notes
    Landed Warren
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    Butlins (192)

  • Das, Brojen - 27/08/1960

    Swimmer(s)
    Das, Brojen
    Date
    27/08/1960
    Successful swim number
    139
    Successful swimmer number
    72
    Successful swim number France - England
    117
    Duration of swim
    14:43
    Notes
    Cap Gris Nez to Dover Harbour
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Dawoud, Mustafa - 22/07/1952

    Swimmer(s)
    Dawoud, Mustafa
    Date
    22/07/1952
    Duration of swim
    10:44
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)

  • de Lars (Delara), Luis Rodriguez - 20/09/1926

    Swimmer(s)
    Lara (Delara), Luis Rodriguez de
    Date
    20/09/1926
    Duration of swim
    Unknown
    Notes
    Fatal Unescorted Attempt. Body found at Boulogne 29/9/27. Rodriguez de Lara was apparently a member of Spanish nobility and son of a Colonel but as a young officer he had deserted when his regiment was sent to fight in Morocco. He had fled to France and became a waiter in Boulogne. There is a strong suggestion that, on a day off at the beach, having bragged he too could swim the Channel after the fanfare of Gertrude Ederle’s success a month earlier, his friends threw him in the sea at Cran aux Oeufs as a prank and he decided to show them and try and swim it.
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)

  • Derham, Norman Leslie - 03/09/1926

    Swimmer(s)
    Derham, Norman Leslie
    Date
    03/09/1926
    Duration of swim
    14:00
    Pilot
    F. Featherbee of Folkestone
    Pilot boat
    Alfred motor lauch
    Notes
    Cap Gris Nez
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)

  • Derham, Norman Leslie - 17/09/1926

    Description
    Started 9pm Cap Gris Nez 16/09/26, finished St. Margarets 10.57am 17/09/26
    Swimmer(s)
    Derham, Norman Leslie
    Date
    17/09/1926
    Successful swim number
    10
    Successful swimmer number
    10
    Successful swim number France - England
    7
    Duration of swim
    13:57
    Pilot
    Charles Joseph Taylor/Mr. Gale of Folkestone
    Pilot boat
    Alfred motor launch
    Trainer
    Frederick George White, trainer
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    News of The World (1)

  • Deveraux, Linda - 01/09/1975

    Swimmer(s)
    Deveraux, Linda
    Date
    01/09/1975
    Successful swim number
    298
    Successful swimmer number
    195
    Successful swim number England - France
    111
    Duration of swim
    12:05
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Doria, René - 02/09/1929

    Description
    Started 12.07 p.m. Cap Gris Nez, gave up 8.30 p.m. stomach pains, 7 miles off Folkestone. Miss Rahman and Hilmy Bey, both channel aspirants, pacemakers
    Swimmer(s)
    Doria, René
    Date
    02/09/1929
    Duration of swim
    08:35
    Pilot boat
    La Morinie tug
    Notes
    Arrived at Cap Gris Nez training camp in early August 1929 and made first attempt 3 weeks later
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)

  • Doria, René - 10/09/1929

    Description
    Either started 12.00 midnight from Boulogne and gave up or did not start at all due to high winds
    Swimmer(s)
    Doria, René
    Date
    10/09/1929
    Duration of swim
    0:00?
    Pilot boat
    La Morinie tug
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)

  • Doria, René - 29/08/1927

    Description
    Started 5.30 a.m. Cap Gris Nez
    Swimmer(s)
    Doria, René
    Date
    29/08/1927
    Duration of swim
    06:00
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)

  • Duarte, Enriqueta - 16/08/1951

    Swimmer(s)
    Duarte, Enriqueta
    Date
    16/08/1951
    Successful swim number
    55
    Successful swimmer number
    45
    Successful swim number France - England
    48
    Duration of swim
    13:26
    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)

  • Dunbar, Shirley - 31/07/1955

    Swimmer(s)
    Dunbar, Shirley
    Date
    31/07/1955
    Duration of swim
    05:22
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)

  • Duncan, Miss (Margaret) Peggy - 10/09/1930

    Description
    START 8 20pm Sept 9. FINISH 12 37am Sept 10. Cap Gris-Nez - South Foreland. Grease; Lambs fat. Food; Cocoa, coffee, beef tea. Trudgeon. Temp. 63.5. Weight 200lbs. Started. 4h 28 before high tide. Spring tides. Good conditions. Stung on face by Jelly fish.
    Swimmer(s)
    Duncan, Miss (Margaret) Peggy
    Date
    10/09/1930
    Successful swim number
    17
    Successful swimmer number
    17
    Successful swim number France - England
    14
    Duration of swim
    16:17
    Pilot
    Joe Costa
    Pilot boat
    Jenner tug
    Trainer
    Jabez Wolffe
    Notes
    Her father originally from Glasgow. She received 300 cables from South Africa, Including General Hertzog the Prime Minister, Mr N. C. Havenga, Minister of Finance, The High Commissioner for London, and Mr Bitizeus, Mayor of Capetown. She carried a message from the Mayor of Calais to the Mayor of Dover, translated for the Mayor by Joe Costa. Peggy came back to England in 1931 and waited all summer, but was unable to make an attempt due to poor weather.
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    Independent (34)

  • Dunsbee, Lyndon - 07/07/1984

    Swimmer(s)
    Dunsbee, Lyndon
    Date
    07/07/1984
    Successful swim number
    493
    Successful swimmer number
    284
    Successful swim number France - England
    215
    Duration of swim
    08:34
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Ederle, Miss Gertrude - 06/08/1926

    Description
    Start 7 05am. Finish 9 44pm. Cap Gris-Nez - Kingsdown. Grease; Lanolin, Vaseline, Olive oil. Food; Roast chicken, Hot chocolate and Pineapple slices. Front crawl. Beef tea and Broth. Start 2hrs before high tide. Spring tide.
    Swimmer(s)
    Ederle, Miss Gertrude
    Date
    06/08/1926
    Successful swim number
    6
    Successful swimmer number
    6
    Successful swim number France - England
    3
    Duration of swim
    14:39
    Pilot
    Joe Costa (Louis Corthes) with Thomas Burgess
    Pilot boat
    Alsace, with press tug La Morinie
    Trainer
    Thomas Burgess
    Notes
    New Record Landed Kingsdown. Age 20. Height 5ft. Pace makers were Ishak Helmi and Louis Timson, Channel swimmers. Lillian Cannon also joined her half a mile off Dover. On board; Miss Lillian Cannon, Ishak Helmy, Louis Timson, her sister Mrs Margaret Deuschle, John Hayward (Daily Sketch), Madam Costa, Julie Harpman, Art Sorenson and her father. Recognized C.S.A. 16-8-1928
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    Independent (34)

  • Ederle, Miss Gertrude - 18/08/1925

    Description
    START 7 10am. FINISH 3 59pm. TIME 8h 49m. Cap Gris Nez - Varne Shoal. Grease; Lard and Vaseline (3 coats.). FOOD. Beef tea. Temp 63’f - 64’f. Breast stroke
    Swimmer(s)
    Ederle, Miss Gertrude
    Date
    18/08/1925
    Duration of swim
    08:49
    Pilot
    Joe Costa with Captain Vidal
    Pilot boat
    La Morinie tug of Boulogne
    Trainer
    Jabez Wolffe
    Notes
    Cap Gris Nez. First pilot boat to have wireless radio On board; Thomas Burgess, Jabez Wolffe, Ishak Helmy, Vera Tanner, Lillian Harrison & Jeane Sion (pacemakers), Elsie Viets, a three piece Jazz Band. plus many reporters. 50 people altogether. The La Morinie was equipped with wireless installation. A Reporter on board sent messages in Morse code to London where they were then sent by radio to Canada and the U. S. A. First time ever used on a channel swim. Very rough conditions. She wore a woolen swim suit. Report in Dover Standard Aug 20 page 3.
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)

  • Erikson, Erik - 27/08/1959

    Swimmer(s)
    Erikson, Erik
    Date
    27/08/1959
    Duration of swim
    11:32
    Success/failure
    Failed (725)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Ratified
    Butlins (192)

  • Erikson, Jon - 11/08/1969

    Swimmer(s)
    Erikson, Jon
    Date
    11/08/1969
    Successful swim number
    204
    Successful swimmer number
    141
    Successful swim number France - England
    160
    Duration of swim
    11:22
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (644)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Erikson, Jon - 12/08/1981

    Swimmer(s)
    Erikson, Jon
    Date
    12/08/1981
    Successful swim number
    427
    Successful swimmer number
    141
    Successful swim number France - England
    200
    Duration of swim
    13:14
    Notes
    2nd Leg of 3-Way, total time 38:27
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    Three Way Swim (3)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)

  • Erikson, Jon - 15/08/1975

    Swimmer(s)
    Erikson, Jon
    Date
    15/08/1975
    Successful swim number
    284
    Successful swimmer number
    141
    Successful swim number France - England
    183
    Duration of swim
    17:51
    Notes
    2nd Leg of 2-Way 30:00
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (736)
    Number of crossings
    Two Way Swim (40)
    Ratified
    CSA (473)
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