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Perks, Frank - 02/09/1923
Description
Started Shakespeare Beach, swam for 11:00 18 miles, cramp in legs, badly stung by jellyfish.
Swimmer(s)
Perks, Frank
Date
02/09/1923
Duration of swim
11:00
Pilot
Captain James Learmont, Cinque Ports Pilot
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Perks, Frank - 14/07/1926
Swimmer(s)
Perks, Frank
Date
14/07/1926
Duration of swim
09:30
Pilot
Captain Pearson
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Perks, Frank - 19/08/1927
Swimmer(s)
Perks, Frank
Date
19/08/1927
Duration of swim
10:05
Notes
Is this error - swim of 1928??
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Perks, Frank - 19/08/1928
Swimmer(s)
Perks, Frank
Date
19/08/1928
Duration of swim
10:05
Pilot
Captain Pearson from Walmer
Pilot boat
Ocean Queen
Trainer
Billy Kellingley
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Perks, Frank - 26/08/1924
Swimmer(s)
Perks, Frank
Date
26/08/1924
Duration of swim
14:15
Notes
West Beach (Shakespeare)
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Perks, Frank - 27/08/1926
Description
Staggered start with Corson at Cap Gris Nez, 10 mins befiore Corson, at 11.22pm; gave up exhausted 1pm a mile west of Admiralty Pier
Swimmer(s)
Perks, Frank
Date
27/08/1926
Duration of swim
14:28
Pilot boat
Brockman & Sons motor boat
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Pickering, William - 28/08/1955
Description
Start 2 ½ hrs after high tide. Finishing time was when he stood up 30 yds out to sea. Observer Ray Scott.
Swimmer(s)
Pickering, William
Date
28/08/1955
Successful swim number
93
Successful swimmer number
64
Successful swim number England - France
16
Duration of swim
14:06
Pilot
John 'Jack' Burwill
Pilot boat
June Rose
Trainer
Lewis Latham
Notes
St. Margarets Bay to Cap Blanc Nez. Milk food, fruit juice, peach, glucose, nut bars, dates.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Pickering, William - 31/08/1964
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez, abandoned 10 miles of France due to bad weather
Swimmer(s)
Pickering, William
Date
31/08/1964
Duration of swim
9:03
Notes
Wife Clarice Pickering and father Robert Pickering, 70, were in escort boat
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 01/09/1911
Description
Due to start Cap Gris Nez on 1st or 2nd, Start abandoned due to bad weather
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
01/09/1911
Duration of swim
0:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 04/08/1912
Description
Start Cap Gris Nez. Start cancelled due to bad weather
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
04/08/1912
Duration of swim
0:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 10/08/1912
Description
Start cancelled due to storms
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
10/08/1912
Duration of swim
0:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 11/08/1913
Description
Dover start - abandoned due to weather
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
11/08/1913
Duration of swim
0:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Record, Fred - 15/08/1910
Description
Sailed from Dover from Cap Gris Nez but too rough to land swimmer
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
15/08/1910
Duration of swim
00:00
Pilot boat
Woodcock tug of London
Notes
Abandoned at start due to rough weather
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 18/08/1911
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 2.55pm abandoned 11.40pm, about 8 miles off South Foreland, about 13 miles swum. Accompanied by members of Medway Swimming Club, pacemaker was brother Arthur Record, Hedley and Rose
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
18/08/1911
Duration of swim
08:45
Pilot boat
Woodcock tug
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 24/07/1912
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 3.45 am, abandoned 2.30 pm
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
24/07/1912
Duration of swim
10:45
Pilot boat
Woodcock tug
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sharp, Miss Hilda 'Laddie' - 24/08/1928
Description
START. 12 50am. FINISH. 3 48pm. Cap Gris-Nez - Lyddon Spout. Grease; Lambs fat. Food; Coffee with condensed milk, Hot Lemonade with sugar, Beef tea. Stroke; Trudgeon, 25-27 strokes per min. Temp. 61. 62’f. Started, 5hr 08m before high tide. Neap tides. Sea calm. Wind E. S. E.
Swimmer(s)
Sharp, Miss Hilda 'Laddie'
Date
24/08/1928
Successful swim number
15
Successful swimmer number
15
Successful swim number France - England
12
Duration of swim
14:58
Pilot
William Burgess/Joe Costa
Pilot boat
Alsace
Trainer
Jabez Wolffe
Notes
38 witnesses. On board; Time keeper Joe Costa (Manager) Weighs 11 stone. 5ft 6ins tall. Laddie is a Nurse Maid. And one of nine children. Wolffe was so confident of her success that he sold some of his swimming prizes to pay the training expenses. Donald Watts, Austin Johnson and Joyce Bouch swam with her several times.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Smith, Miss Lily - 21/08/1913
Description
Started St Margarets Bay 3.36 am. Pacemakers James Dean and Alfred Hudson. Swam 7.25 miles in 3.13 hours taken out 6.47 am exhausted and numb from cold south east of South Goodwin Lightship. Trudgeon stroke.
Swimmer(s)
Smith, Miss Lily
Date
21/08/1913
Duration of swim
03:13
Pilot
Harry Pearson of Walmer
Trainer
Walter Brickett
Notes
In rowboat were her fiance J.W. Dean of the Amateur Swimming Club, and Alfred Hudson of ASC. On motor launch pilot boat were her father J.G. Smith, sister Nellie, reporters and photographers
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Stearne, William - 01/09/1911
Swimmer(s)
Stearne, William
Date
01/09/1911
Duration of swim
10:00
Pilot boat
Win motor boat
Notes
Admiralty Pier
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Stearne, William - 03/10/1911
Swimmer(s)
Stearne, William
Date
03/10/1911
Duration of swim
06:45
Pilot
Percy Walker
Pilot boat
Win motor boat
Notes
Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Stearne, William - 08/09/1911
Swimmer(s)
Stearne, William
Date
08/09/1911
Duration of swim
12:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Stearne, William - 11/08/1909
Swimmer(s)
Stearne, William
Date
11/08/1909
Duration of swim
07:00
Pilot
B. Gruet
Pilot boat
Angus motor boat
Trainer
Billy Kellingley
Notes
South Foreland
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Stearne, William - 13/09/1909
Swimmer(s)
Stearne, William
Date
13/09/1909
Duration of swim
05:00
Pilot boat
Ethel trawler
Notes
Admiralty Pier
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Stearne, William - 31/08/1907
Swimmer(s)
Stearne, William
Date
31/08/1907
Duration of swim
04:32
Pilot boat
Togo motor yacht
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Tarr, Ronald Lawrence - 23/08/1958
Description
Start 2 05 a.m. Finish 5 17 p.m. Cap Gris-Nez - Langdon Stairs.
Swimmer(s)
Tarr, Ronald Lawrence
Date
23/08/1958
Successful swim number
104
Successful swimmer number
73
Successful swim number England - France
-1
Successful swim number France - England
86
Duration of swim
15:12
Notes
14 Nov 1936 – 20 Oct 1997
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
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