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Hawke, Miss Ivy - 08/09/1922
Description
START 3 00am. FINISH 1 00pm. France - 6 miles from shore. Temp 58’f. Grease; Lanolin. 13 stone 3 lbs. Trudgeon. Strong North wind.
Swimmer(s)
Hawke, Miss Ivy
Date
08/09/1922
Duration of swim
04:30
Pilot
T.E. Saunders
Trainer
Billy Kellingley
Notes
Miss Hawkes has won the fifteen miles Championship of Surrey Ladies swimming club for the last three years.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Hawke, Miss Ivy - 30/08/1927
Description
START 5 25pm Aug 29. FINISH 12 25am Aug 30. C.G.Nez - far off her course. Temp. 64’f. Grease; Lanolin. Stroke; Trudgeon.
Swimmer(s)
Hawke, Miss Ivy
Date
30/08/1927
Duration of swim
07:00
Pilot boat
Maurice
Trainer
Thomas Burgess
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Hawke, Miss Ivy - 31/08/1929
Description
START 9 17pm. FINISH 1 17am. South Foreland - three mile from France. Food; Milk Chocolate, Rice Pudding. Grease; Lanolin. Stroke; Trudgeon. Fatigued and sore due to rough conditions.
Swimmer(s)
Hawke, Miss Ivy
Date
31/08/1929
Duration of swim
16:00
Pilot
Harry Pearson of Deal
Pilot boat
Ocean Queen
Trainer
Harry Pearson
Notes
This was an attempt for the Dover Gold Cup. She swam France to England last year time 19 hrs 16mins. Observer for Dover Corporation, Mr T Wood
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Healey, John F. - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Healey, John F.
Date
15/08/1956
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
4th Butlins Race, No Finishers
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Heaton, Edward 'Ted' - 01/09/1910
Swimmer(s)
Heaton, Edmund Caunce Nowell 'Ted'
Date
01/09/1910
Duration of swim
15:43
Pilot boat
Champion tug
Notes
Dover Colliery
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Heaton, Edward 'Ted' - 03/09/1907
Description
START. 3 20pm. FINISH. 6 15pm. South Foreland - swam 5 miles. Food; Hot Chocolate, Bovril, and Chicken. Temp 62’
Swimmer(s)
Heaton, Edmund Caunce Nowell 'Ted'
Date
03/09/1907
Duration of swim
02:45
Pilot
Captain Sharp
Pilot boat
Lady Curzon tug
Notes
On Board Mr Heaton, (Father) Wauchope Watson (Food Specialist). Heaton and Burgess swam together as an experiment, at the start of the Ebb Tide.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Heaton, Edward 'Ted' - 05/08/1907
Description
START 8 55am. FINISH. 6 57pm. Lydden Spout - 4½ miles off C.G.Nez. 58’f to 59’f. Food; Bovril, Cocoa, Milk, Cream, Black Grapes, Sandwich. Grease; Lard. Left arm over, 26 per.min., some Breast stroke. Mrs Heaton swam with him at times. Thick Fog. Swim cap made of silk in Colonel Walkers colours, Blue and White Check.
Swimmer(s)
Heaton, Edmund Caunce Nowell 'Ted'
Date
05/08/1907
Duration of swim
10:02
Pilot
Captain Foster and Sharp
Pilot boat
Lady Curzon tug
Notes
On Board; A. H. Whorwell and J. B. Whorwell. (Dover swimming club), Mr Gatehouse, Mrs Foster, Mrs Heaton
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Heaton, Edward 'Ted' - 08/08/1911
Swimmer(s)
Heaton, Edmund Caunce Nowell 'Ted'
Date
08/08/1911
Duration of swim
10.3
Notes
Shakespeare Cliff
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Heaton, Edward 'Ted' - 26/07/1905
Description
START 7 40am. FINISH. 1 37pm Admiralty Pier - swam 6 miles. Side stroke, 28 spm. Dense fog. Very sick. Temp 62 - 63'f
Swimmer(s)
Heaton, Edmund Caunce Nowell 'Ted'
Date
26/07/1905
Duration of swim
05:57
Pilot
Capt Foster, Capt Simmons.
Pilot boat
Champion tug and two rowboats
Trainer
J. Harrison
Notes
Time given as 6h 30m in Across the Straits. He wore a mask and goggles and the racing colours of Colonel W. H. Walker M.P, vice president of the swimming committee. At 11am Burgess swam with him for 1hr. At about 1 45pm a French mail package Steamer hove in sight, the paddle wheel narrowly missed Heaton’s head by two feet. The tremendous wash of the Steamer caused Heaton to ship a great deal of sea water. 10 mins later he said to Mr W. H. Carter M.A., who was steersman on the feeding boat, “I feel very ill”. With this Mr Carter clutched his wrist so ending the swim. The crew used pigeon post to report progress. His father, Dr Long, Frank Sugg (Lancashire cricketer), Mr J Harrison (trainer), Mr Wauchope Watson, T. William Burgess, on board.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Heaton, Edward 'Ted' - 27/08/1909
Swimmer(s)
Heaton, Edmund Caunce Nowell 'Ted'
Date
27/08/1909
Duration of swim
15:20
Pilot
Jack Weidman
Pilot boat
Champion tug
Notes
Shakespeare Cliff
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Heaton, Edward 'Ted' - 31/08/1907
Description
START 5 30am. FINISH. 3 45pm. Lydden Spout - swam 8 miles. Temp 62’f. Side Stroke, some Breast stroke, 24 per min.
Swimmer(s)
Heaton, Edmund Caunce Nowell 'Ted'
Date
31/08/1907
Duration of swim
10:05
Pilot
Captain Sharp
Pilot boat
Lady Curzon tug
Trainer
Dr. Wauchope Watson
Notes
On board; Mr E Whitaker Heaton (his father), Mrs Heaton, Mr A. Ricketts, Dr Wauchope Watson in charge of the swim, Mr A Whorwell (Dover swimming club) and others. He was able to make this attempt through the kindness of Colonel Howard Walker M. P.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Helmi, Ishak - 05/09/1924
Description
Started 11.45 pm Cap Gris Nez
Swimmer(s)
Helmi, Ishak
Date
05/09/1924
Duration of swim
8:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Helmi, Ishak - 07/08/1927
Swimmer(s)
Helmi, Ishak
Date
07/08/1927
Duration of swim
08:15
Pilot boat
Alsace tug
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Helmi, Ishak - 08/08/1926
Swimmer(s)
Helmi, Ishak
Date
08/08/1926
Duration of swim
13:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Helmi, Ishak - 14/09/1925
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 6.10am, stopped 8.40pm, 3.5 miles off dover
Swimmer(s)
Helmi, Ishak
Date
14/09/1925
Duration of swim
14:05
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Helmi, Ishak - 27/08/1926
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez, stopped after 3 hours and was semi-conscious
Swimmer(s)
Helmi, Ishak
Date
27/08/1926
Duration of swim
03:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez. Fainted and rescued by Jabez Wolffe
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Helmi, Ishak - 27/08/1929
Description
Started South Foreland, got cramp after 11 miles
Swimmer(s)
Helmi, Ishak
Date
27/08/1929
Duration of swim
07:17
Pilot boat
Champion tug
Trainer
Thomas Burgess
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Herron, Paul M. - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)
Herron, Paul M.
Date
21/08/1957
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
5th Butlins Race.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Herron, Paul M. - 24/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Herron, Paul M.
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
10:02
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Herron, Paul M. - 25/08/1960
Swimmer(s)
Herron, Paul M.
Date
25/08/1960
Duration of swim
06:30
Notes
St Margrets Bay
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Herron, Paul M. - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Herron, Paul M.
Date
27/08/1959
Duration of swim
08:52
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Hill, Gordon - 24/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Hill, Gordon
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
10:20
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Hill, Gordon - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Hill, Gordon
Date
27/08/1959
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
Did Not Start
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Hills, Miss Zetta (Lillian Annie) - 21/08/1923
Description
Swam naked except for a loin cloth but cold eventually made her put on regulation costume. Started Dover 7 a.m.. Swam 9 miles before conditions became too much
Swimmer(s)
Hills, Miss Zetta (Lillian Annie)
Date
21/08/1923
Duration of swim
04:00
Pilot
Thomas 'Hoggamy' Hall
Pilot boat
F.E.78 fishing boat 'Cereal'
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
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