Mrs Millie Clemmington Corson and Mr Louis Timson signing autographs at Dover

Louis Timson had one unsuccessful swim 10 Sept 1926 giving up after 7 Hours

Millie made two unsuccessful attempts on the Channel; the first unsuccessful,  was England to France, she swam for 14hrs 30mins, she was two miles off France, at Sangatte. The second swim she was successful, from France starting at Cap-Gris-Nez and finished at Shakespeare Beach, her time was 15 hrs and 28mins on the 27th August 1926.

She again attempted to swim from England to France. Starting from the South Foreland she swam for 9hrs 40mins. She was 4 miles from France.

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