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  • Nawab, Ala el Din el - 27/08/1959

    Description
    Start 1 53 a.m. Finish 5 05 p.m. Observer. H. Hart.
    Swimmer(s)
    Nawab, Ala el Din el
    Date
    27/08/1959
    Successful swim number
    119
    Successful swimmer number
    85
    Successful swim number France - England
    100
    Duration of swim
    15:12
    Notes
    Arab swimming race 50 km. from Sayda to Beirut 1st place 23h 23m. Same race 1957 1st place 15h 57m. Capri to Naples 1957 1st in under 11 hrs. This was the 7th. Billy Butlin Channel race.
    Success/failure
    Successful (681)
    Direction(s)
    France-England (725)
    Number of crossings
    One Way Swim (642)
    Ratified
    Butlins (192)
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