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Erikson, Ted - 20/09/1965
Swimmer(s)
Erikson, Ted
Date
20/09/1965
Successful swim number
172
Successful swimmer number
116
Successful swim number England - France
33
Duration of swim
14:15
Notes
Two Way. 30:03 total
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
Two Way Swim
(40)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Erikson, Ted - 21/09/1965
Swimmer(s)
Erikson, Ted
Date
21/09/1965
Successful swim number
174
Successful swimmer number
116
Successful swim number France - England
141
Duration of swim
15:48
Notes
Two Way. 30:03 total
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
Two Way Swim
(40)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Erikson, Ted - 31/08/1964
Swimmer(s)
Erikson, Ted
Date
31/08/1964
Successful swim number
163
Successful swimmer number
116
Successful swim number England - France
29
Duration of swim
12:35
Notes
Failed 2-way - 11:50 on way back
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Espin, Tony - 12/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Espin, Tony
Date
12/08/1978
Successful swim number
352
Successful swimmer number
220
Successful swim number England - France
161
Duration of swim
14:13
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Etaati, Mustafa - 11/09/1966
Swimmer(s)
Etaati, Mustafa
Date
11/09/1966
Successful swim number
181
Successful swimmer number
128
Successful swim number France - England
147
Duration of swim
15:04
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Fagher, Elsaid - 22/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Fagher, Elsaid
Date
22/08/1978
Successful swim number
355
Successful swimmer number
223
Successful swim number England - France
164
Duration of swim
10:07
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Ibrahim - 07/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Ibrahim
Date
07/08/1975
Successful swim number
274
Successful swimmer number
182
Successful swim number England - France
92
Duration of swim
09:50
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Ibrahim - 21/08/1977
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Ibrahim
Date
21/08/1977
Successful swim number
333
Successful swimmer number
182
Successful swim number England - France
143
Duration of swim
11:06
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Ibrahim - 22/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Ibrahim
Date
22/08/1978
Successful swim number
354
Successful swimmer number
182
Successful swim number England - France
163
Duration of swim
10:04
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Nazla - 06/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Nazla
Date
06/08/1976
Successful swim number
308
Successful swimmer number
200
Successful swim number England - France
120
Duration of swim
10:39
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Nazla - 22/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Nazla
Date
22/08/1978
Successful swim number
359
Successful swimmer number
200
Successful swim number England - France
168
Duration of swim
12:16
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Fakhireddin, Abedal - 17/08/1960
Swimmer(s)
Fakhireddin, Abedal
Date
17/08/1960
Successful swim number
136
Successful swimmer number
96
Successful swim number France - England
114
Duration of swim
12:56
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to South Foreland
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Fergus, Peter - 13/09/1960
Swimmer(s)
Fergus, Peter
Date
13/09/1960
Successful swim number
141
Successful swimmer number
99
Successful swim number England - France
24
Duration of swim
16:31
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Fitzpatrick, Maura - 18/08/1984
Swimmer(s)
Fitzpatrick, Maura
Date
18/08/1984
Successful swim number
502
Successful swimmer number
289
Successful swim number England - France
284
Duration of swim
11:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Fletcher, Robert - 24/07/1969
Swimmer(s)
Fletcher, Robert
Date
24/07/1969
Successful swim number
198
Successful swimmer number
138
Successful swim number France - England
157
Duration of swim
10:24
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Forsberg, Commander Charles Gerald - 21/08/1957
Description
START 9 45 a.m. FINISH 11 17 pm. Observer Peter Frayne. Grease Lanolin. Food Glucose, biscuits, chocolate,
Swimmer(s)
Forsberg, Commander Charles Gerald
Date
21/08/1957
Successful swim number
97
Successful swimmer number
67
Successful swim number England - France
18
Duration of swim
13:33
Pilot
Bailey, Ben with Les Kennet
Notes
Fastest Time Time taken when he first stood up. At the end of the swim he pushed the row boat off the sands to return to the Launch. He was born in Vancouver and came to England as a boy
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Fossett, James Stephen (Steve) - 09/09/1985
Swimmer(s)
Fossett, James Stephen (Steve)
Date
09/09/1985
Successful swim number
527
Successful swimmer number
306
Successful swim number France - England
226
Duration of swim
22:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
France, Kay - 19/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
France, Kay
Date
19/08/1979
Successful swim number
382
Successful swimmer number
237
Successful swim number England - France
189
Duration of swim
11:36
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Gad, Monir Amin - 14/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Gad, Monir Amin
Date
14/08/1975
Successful swim number
276
Successful swimmer number
176
Successful swim number England - France
94
Duration of swim
09:40
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Gad, Monir Amin - 21/08/1974
Swimmer(s)
Gad, Monir Amin
Date
21/08/1974
Successful swim number
264
Successful swimmer number
176
Successful swim number England - France
88
Duration of swim
10:49
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
George, Rosemary - 20/07/1961
Swimmer(s)
George, Rosemary
Date
20/07/1961
Successful swim number
143
Successful swimmer number
101
Successful swim number England - France
25
Duration of swim
21:35
Pilot
Hutchinson, Len
Trainer
Westphal, Fred
Notes
Shakespeare Beach to Boulogne Harbour. Pilot Len Hutchinson. Trained by Dover greengrocer F. Hammond
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
George, Rosemary - 25/08/1967
Swimmer(s)
George, Rosemary
Date
25/08/1967
Successful swim number
185
Successful swimmer number
101
Successful swim number France - England
151
Duration of swim
17:50
Pilot
Capt. Leonard Hutchinson
Pilot boat
Victor
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Ghandour, Osman - 10/09/1959
Swimmer(s)
Ghandour, Osman
Date
10/09/1959
Successful swim number
127
Successful swimmer number
91
Successful swim number France - England
107
Duration of swim
12:05
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Warren
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Gilbert (Masters), June - 07/09/1958
Description
START Sept 6. FINISH 17:15 Sept 7. Cap Gris-Nez - Deal Castle. Food.; Rice, peaches in glucose, hot milk, biscuits. Observer J. U. Wood, C.S.A. Secretary.
Swimmer(s)
Gilbert (Masters), June
Date
07/09/1958
Successful swim number
110
Successful swimmer number
78
Successful swim number France - England
92
Duration of swim
16:53
Pilot
Capt. Leonard Hutchinson
Pilot boat
Victor
Notes
She swam through a thunderstorm. First Kent Swimmer
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
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