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Barroso, Hugo Rodriguez - 13/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Barroso, Hugo Rodriguez
Date
13/08/1986
Successful swim number
540
Successful swimmer number
316
Successful swim number England - France
314
Duration of swim
13:00
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Batt, Clifford - 19/08/1987
Swimmer(s)
Batt, Clifford
Date
19/08/1987
Duration of swim
18:37
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Beaton, Kevin - 12/09/1985
Swimmer(s)
Beaton, Kevin
Date
12/09/1985
Successful swim number
531
Successful swimmer number
309
Successful swim number England - France
305
Duration of swim
17:00
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Beckman, Sharon - 28/08/1982
Swimmer(s)
Beckman, Sharon
Date
28/08/1982
Successful swim number
454
Successful swimmer number
263
Successful swim number England - France
252
Duration of swim
09:06
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Bell, Marilyn - 31/07/1955
Description
START 5 53am. FINISH 8 30 pm.
Swimmer(s)
Bell, Marilyn
Date
31/07/1955
Successful swim number
88
Successful swimmer number
61
Successful swim number France - England
73
Duration of swim
14:37
Pilot
John 'Jack' Burwill
Trainer
Gus Ryder
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to The Warren. Black bathing costume, red helmet, green goggles. Mascots, four leaf clover, small stuffed dog given to her by Shirley Dunbar. First person to swim Lake Ontario. She swam the Juan de Fuca Strait in 1956 (18.3 miles) time 11 hrs 35mins.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Beniston, Karl - 28/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Beniston, Karl
Date
28/08/1979
Successful swim number
391
Successful swimmer number
219
Successful swim number England - France
197
Duration of swim
12:30
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Beniston, Karl - 30/07/1978
Swimmer(s)
Beniston, Karl
Date
30/07/1978
Successful swim number
348
Successful swimmer number
219
Successful swim number England - France
157
Duration of swim
12:25
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Birtley, John (Stanley?) - 22/07/1968
Swimmer(s)
Birtley, John (Stanley?)
Date
22/07/1968
Successful swim number
194
Successful swimmer number
135
Successful swim number England - France
38
Duration of swim
20:26
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Bischoff, Tina - 05/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Bischoff, Tina
Date
05/08/1976
Successful swim number
305
Successful swimmer number
198
Successful swim number England - France
117
Duration of swim
09:03
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Blears, James - 23/07/1984
Swimmer(s)
Blears, James
Date
23/07/1984
Successful swim number
498
Successful swimmer number
287
Successful swim number England - France
281
Duration of swim
17:10
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Bleik, Toufic A. - 03/08/1953
Description
START Aug 2. About 2 00am.?? FINISH. About 6 pm??. Swam into a thick patch of oil discharged from a tanker. And had difficulty with his goggles. Neap Tide
Swimmer(s)
Bleik, Toufic A.
Date
03/08/1953
Successful swim number
77
Successful swimmer number
55
Successful swim number France - England
63
Duration of swim
16:05
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to St. Margarets Bay
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Blewett, Sandra - 18/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Blewett, Sandra
Date
18/08/1983
Successful swim number
482
Successful swimmer number
277
Successful swim number France - England
211
Duration of swim
11:52
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Bossert, Carol - 13/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Bossert, Carol
Date
13/08/1986
Successful swim number
538
Successful swimmer number
314
Successful swim number England - France
312
Duration of swim
11:48
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Bradshaw, Julie - 19/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Bradshaw, Julie
Date
19/08/1979
Successful swim number
380
Successful swimmer number
235
Successful swim number England - France
187
Duration of swim
10:09
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Brewer, Kenneth - 13/08/1970
Swimmer(s)
Brewer, Kenneth
Date
13/08/1970
Successful swim number
219
Successful swimmer number
150
Successful swim number France - England
167
Duration of swim
14:10
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Broenniman, Margaret - 18/08/1984
Swimmer(s)
Broenniman, Margaret
Date
18/08/1984
Successful swim number
501
Successful swimmer number
288
Successful swim number England - France
283
Duration of swim
10:37
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Brokenshire, Laurence - 30/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Brokenshire, Laurence
Date
30/08/1986
Successful swim number
543
Successful swimmer number
319
Successful swim number England - France
317
Duration of swim
13:46
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Brook, Wendy - 31/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Brook, Wendy
Date
31/08/1976
Successful swim number
313
Successful swimmer number
202
Successful swim number England - France
124
Duration of swim
08:56
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Brouwer, Ton - 04/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Brouwer, Ton
Date
04/08/1979
Successful swim number
368
Successful swimmer number
228
Successful swim number England - France
176
Duration of swim
08:44
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Callone, Leo - 09/08/1981
Swimmer(s)
Callone, Leo
Date
09/08/1981
Successful swim number
423
Successful swimmer number
249
Successful swim number England - France
225
Duration of swim
13:07
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Camarero, Alfredo - 16/08/1960
Swimmer(s)
Camarero, Alfredo
Date
16/08/1960
Successful swim number
135
Successful swimmer number
82
Successful swim number France - England
113
Duration of swim
12:22
Notes
Landed St. Margarets
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Carey, Dennis - 03/09/1980
Swimmer(s)
Carey, Dennis
Date
03/09/1980
Successful swim number
417
Successful swimmer number
247
Successful swim number France - England
197
Duration of swim
14:55
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Carter, Christopher - 11/09/1973
Swimmer(s)
Carter, Christopher
Date
11/09/1973
Successful swim number
257
Successful swimmer number
171
Successful swim number England - France
82
Duration of swim
14:33
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Carter, Yvonne - 31/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Carter, Yvonne
Date
31/08/1986
Successful swim number
545
Successful swimmer number
320
Successful swim number England - France
319
Duration of swim
09:16
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
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