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Morvan, Roger Le - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Morvan, Roger Le
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
49
Successful swimmer number
33
Successful swim number France - England
42
Duration of swim
12:13
Notes
2nd Daily Mail Race. Cap Gris Nez to St. Margarets Bay
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Morvan, Roger Le - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Morvan, Roger Le
Date
22/08/1950
Successful swim number
37
Successful swimmer number
33
Successful swim number France - England
31
Duration of swim
11:03
Notes
First Daily Mail Race. Landed South Foreland
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Paulus, Emile - 12/08/1908
Description
Started Admiralty Pier 2.10am; heavy seas and rough weather made him unwell and he held on to the trawler when he went to it for a feed of hot chocolate. This ended his attempt and he was hauled aboard after 4 hours swimming
Swimmer(s)
Paulus, Emile
Date
12/08/1908
Duration of swim
04:00
Pilot boat
Pole Star trawler
Notes
Admiralty Pier
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Perez, Francois - 04/09/1949
Swimmer(s)
Perez, Francois
Date
04/09/1949
Duration of swim
04:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Pique, Germaine - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Pique, Germaine
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
05:15
Notes
First Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Pouilley, Georges - 04/08/1922
Description
Began 5 a.m. Cap Gris Nez, swam for 4 hours
Swimmer(s)
Pouilley, Georges
Date
04/08/1922
Duration of swim
04:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Pourcelle, Georges - 06/09/1958
Swimmer(s)
Pourcelle, Georges
Date
06/09/1958
Successful swim number
109
Successful swimmer number
77
Successful swim number France - England
91
Duration of swim
13:01
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Pourcelle, Georges - 08/09/1958
Swimmer(s)
Pourcelle, Georges
Date
08/09/1958
Duration of swim
Unknown
Notes
Cap Gris Nez. Claimed a successful swim but no details ever provided
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Pourcelle, Georges - 10/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Pourcelle, Georges
Date
10/08/1958
Duration of swim
02:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez. Seasick
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Roux, Gabriel - 01/09/1936
Description
Started 6.58 pm Cap Gris Nez. Gave up after 4 hours due to cold, was 9 miles west of Cap Gris Nez. Returned to Calais on tug, arriving 1.30 a.m.
Swimmer(s)
Roux, Gabriel
Date
01/09/1936
Duration of swim
04:00
Pilot boat
Le Ramier tug of Cherbourg
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sion, Madame Jeanne - 04/08/1925
Swimmer(s)
Sion, Madame Jeanne
Date
04/08/1925
Duration of swim
13:40
Pilot boat
Champion tug of Calais
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sion, Madame Jeanne - 05/09/1922
Swimmer(s)
Sion, Madame Jeanne
Date
05/09/1922
Duration of swim
14:35
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sion, Madame Jeanne - 10/08/1926
Swimmer(s)
Sion, Madame Jeanne
Date
10/08/1926
Duration of swim
04:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sion, Madame Jeanne - 21/07/1924
Swimmer(s)
Sion, Madame Jeanne
Date
21/07/1924
Duration of swim
11:00
Pilot
Captain Lemaire
Pilot boat
Champion tug
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Soron, Emile - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Soron, Emile
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
01:30
Notes
First Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
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