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Chundra, Bimal - 10/09/1959
Swimmer(s)
Chandra, Bimal
Date
10/09/1959
Successful swim number
128
Successful swimmer number
92
Successful swim number France - England
108
Duration of swim
13:50
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Abbots Cliff
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(642)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Chundra, Bimal - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Chandra, Bimal
Date
27/08/1959
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
Did Not Start
Success/failure
Failed
(712)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Jain, Bejoy - 18/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Jain, Bejoy
Date
18/08/1983
Successful swim number
478
Successful swimmer number
275
Successful swim number England - France
270
Duration of swim
08:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(650)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(642)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Kilaji, Shailesh - 31/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Kilaji, Shailesh
Date
31/08/1986
Successful swim number
546
Successful swimmer number
321
Successful swim number England - France
320
Duration of swim
10:04
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(650)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(642)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Roy, Nitindra Narayan - 05/09/1961
Swimmer(s)
Roy, Nitindra Narayan
Date
05/09/1961
Successful swim number
146
Successful swimmer number
103
Successful swim number France - England
120
Duration of swim
19:00
Notes
Landed Kingsdown
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(642)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Roy, Nitindra Narayan - 23/07/1961
Swimmer(s)
Roy, Nitindra Narayan
Date
23/07/1961
Duration of swim
12:07
Success/failure
Failed
(712)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Roy, Shri - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)
Roy, Shri
Date
21/08/1957
Duration of swim
02:00
Notes
5th Butlins Race.
Success/failure
Failed
(712)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Saha, Arati - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Saha, Arati
Date
27/08/1959
Duration of swim
14:06
Success/failure
Failed
(712)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Saha, Arati - 29/09/1959
Swimmer(s)
Saha, Arati
Date
29/09/1959
Successful swim number
133
Successful swimmer number
94
Successful swim number France - England
111
Duration of swim
16:20
Pilot
Hutchinson, Len
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Folkestone
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(642)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sarang, Avingash - 28/08/1974
Swimmer(s)
Sarang, Avingash
Date
28/08/1974
Successful swim number
266
Successful swimmer number
177
Successful swim number France - England
177
Duration of swim
16:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(642)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sen, Mihir - 01/09/1955
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
Date
01/09/1955
Duration of swim
06:30
Success/failure
Failed
(712)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Sen, Mihir - 06/09/1958
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
Date
06/09/1958
Duration of swim
02:30
Notes
St. Margarets Bay
Success/failure
Failed
(712)
Direction(s)
England-France
(650)
Sen, Mihir - 09/09/1958
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
Date
09/09/1958
Duration of swim
18:00
Notes
St. Margarets Bay to 2 miles from France
Success/failure
Failed
(712)
Direction(s)
England-France
(650)
Sen, Mihir - 15/08/1955
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
Date
15/08/1955
Duration of swim
11:30
Notes
3rd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(712)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Sen, Mihir - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
Date
15/08/1956
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
4th Butlins Race, No Finishers
Success/failure
Failed
(712)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Sen, Mihir - 18/09/1957
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
Date
18/09/1957
Duration of swim
05:15
Success/failure
Failed
(712)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Sen, Mihir - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
Date
21/08/1957
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
5th Butlins Race.
Success/failure
Failed
(712)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Sen, Mihir - 27/09/1958
Description
Shakespeare Beach - Sangatte. Front crawl. Observer. J. U. Wood.
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
Date
27/09/1958
Successful swim number
112
Successful swimmer number
80
Successful swim number England - France
19
Duration of swim
14:45
Pilot
Reid, Bert, mate Val Noakes
Notes
First Indian Success 16 Nov 1930 - 11 June 1997. He had five unsuccessful attempts. In 1966 he swan across 5 channels in one calendar year, including, Palk Strait, Dardanelles, Bosphorous, Strait of Gibraltar, Panama Canal. He died of a combination of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(650)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(642)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sen, Mihir - 30/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
Date
30/08/1956
Duration of swim
06:30
Success/failure
Failed
(712)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Shenoy, Taranath - 07/09/1985
Swimmer(s)
Shenoy, Taranath
Date
07/09/1985
Successful swim number
521
Successful swimmer number
276
Successful swim number England - France
297
Duration of swim
10:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(650)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(642)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Shenoy, Taranath - 18/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Shenoy, Taranath
Date
18/08/1983
Successful swim number
481
Successful swimmer number
276
Successful swim number France - England
210
Duration of swim
10:54
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(725)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(642)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Shenoy, Taranath - 18/08/1984
Swimmer(s)
Shenoy, Taranath
Date
18/08/1984
Successful swim number
503
Successful swimmer number
276
Successful swim number England - France
285
Duration of swim
10:55
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(650)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(642)
Ratified
CSA
(473)