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Hills, Miss Zetta (Lillian Annie) – 10/07/1924
Description
Started Folkestone 6 a.m. in a special rubber suit she had devised. After 7 miles the suit began to take in water and pull her down, forcing her to abandon
Swimmer(s)
Hills, Miss Zetta (Lillian Annie)
Date
10/07/1924
Duration of swim
5:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Hinken, Harry - 09/09/1967
Description
10 miles
Swimmer(s)
Hinken, Harry
Duration of swim
7:49
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Hinken, Harry - 1968
Swimmer(s)
Hinken, Harry
Duration of swim
10:19
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Hinken, Harry - 1969
Swimmer(s)
Hinken, Harry
Duration of swim
0:50
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 01/08/1902
Description
START 5 38 pm July 31. FINISH. Aug 1 6 00am. C.G.Nez - 8 miles from Dover. Grease; Oil and Iodine. High tide 7 33am. He consumed three quarts of milk food-milk and virol, a quart of cocoa, a drink of tea, a quantity of Bovril, and six raw eggs. Breast stroke 25 pm then back stroke 20 pm. A linen mask with mica goggles fixed with Collodion.
Swimmer(s)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
01/08/1902
Duration of swim
12:22
Pilot
Fred May & Captain C. Lambert, crew Charles Cole, W. Cole and Driscoll.
Pilot boat
Granville tug & Sarah Ann galley
Trainer
Tom Gray
Notes
Holbein's wife and her sister Miss Farley, organized the feeds. He was followed by the steam launch Brunette with a large party of friends including two medical men, Dr Murphy and Dr Baird, F. May, Arthur Brown, and Messrs Clarke, J. M. Dick, Holt, White, Holt. And Ashton, A Perman, Frank Shoreland, G. Gray and T. Gray of the Cygnus Broad, Dover swimming club, Hughes, H. Watson, and H Sinclair. Animated Photographic Apparatus. Acetylene lamps used during the night
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 02/09/1903
Description
START 6 43pm Sept 1. FINISH Sept 2 12 10pm. Langdon Bay - 8 miles from France (4 miles at 8 00pm). Temp 63’f . Side stroke, 22 Strokes per min and back stroke. Grease; Porpoise Oil and Beeswax. Food; Chicken sandwiches, Virol, Raw eggs, Bovril, brown sugar sandwiches, Chicken Sandwiches. Supplied by his wife and her sister Miss Farley. Hot milk given in a feeding bottle or small teapot. Skull cap of canvas, a canvas mask, glass goggles fixed on with Colloidal.
Swimmer(s)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
02/09/1903
Duration of swim
17:27
Pilot
Capt. Sharp, Capt Lambert, Pilot Fred May
Pilot boat
Granville tug with Lady Vita plus two feeding rowboats Shamrock, and Earl of Zetland
Trainer
Charles Newman
Notes
On board; Mr Charles Newman (trainer and advisor on the swim), Dr Charles Murphy (Dover swimming club), Mr Walpole Hillier, Mr Fred May, Mr H D Faith (Otter swimming club), Mr Moeb (president of the Paris swimming club), Mr Frank Shortland, Mr Harry Hetherington, Mr George Nix, Mr George Gray (London Swimming Club), W. Broad (Dover S.C.) and others well known in the sporting world.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 02/09/1907
Swimmer(s)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
02/09/1907
Duration of swim
07:15
Pilot
Pilot Fred May and Capt Payne
Pilot boat
Premier tug & Napier Major motor boat. Lugger Bertha, manned by Driscoll and Cole
Trainer
Mr. Duffy
Notes
On board; Mrs Holbein, Trainer Duffy. plus 20 others.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 03/09/1911
Description
START 4 05pm Sept 2. FINISH. 2 35am Sept 3 Cap Gris-Nez - swam 14 miles. Temp. 67’f. Thick fog. Backstroke 20 s p m.
Swimmer(s)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
03/09/1911
Duration of swim
10:30
Pilot boat
Victor tug
Trainer
Walter Brickett
Notes
On Board; Mr Mathew Webb (son of Capt Webb) who swam for a time, J. Weston, H. Trill, Carmelo Longley, Digby, H. Marriott, Smallwood and Bob Marks.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 11/09/1913
Description
START 12 55am. FINISH 5 00am. South Foreland. Fresh South Westerly. Strong winds
Swimmer(s)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
11/09/1913
Duration of swim
04:05
Pilot boat
Triton boat
Notes
Not in Across the Straights
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 12/08/1909
Description
START 5 37pm. Aug 11. FINISH. 5 15am. Aug 2. Cap Gris Nez - 8 mile from Dover. Temp 64’f. Old English Backstroke. Food; Peptomised milk, Meat Extract. White water polo cap, Goggles made of copper. Very sick.
Swimmer(s)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
12/08/1909
Duration of swim
11:38
Pilot
Captain Pain and Charlie Cole.
Pilot boat
Premier tug
Notes
This was an attempt for the Alexander Cup. On board; Mr Jonas (Secretary Channel swimming Club), H D Faith, Mr A Du Cros, Mr Wauchope Watson (in medical charge), J Weston, H Trill, Carmelo Longo, Digby, H Marriott Smallwood, Bob Marks, A T Jones, Watson and Mr Perrin swam with him at times. This is the first of Holbein’s swims that Mrs Holbein has missed.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 21/08/1904
Description
START 4 32pm. Aug 20. FINISH. 2 35am Aug 21. Danger rock, Lydden Spout - 10.03 miles out. Side stroke 25 to 30 per min. Food; Cocoa. Bovril. Peppermint. Beef sandwich. Veal sandwich. Sugar sandwich. Chocolate. Temp 62’f. to 60’f. Grease; Beeswax, Porpoise oil, and Resin. Mask with celluloid eye pieces. Colloid linen skull cap. Seized by sickness and diarrhoea after 10 hours.
Swimmer(s)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
21/08/1904
Duration of swim
10:03
Pilot
Pilot B. Foster. With Capt F. C. Groves Trinity Pilot, Capt Anning' Fred May.
Pilot boat
Scotia tug
Trainer
Charles Newman
Notes
Sponsored by Daily Mirror. On board; his wife and her sister Miss Fairley who organized the Feeding, Mr C Newman his trainer, Mr Fred May, Mr Shorland, Mr P Nix, J Warburton, Professor Bates, Mr Moebs (President of the Paris swimming club), Mr Black, Mr Walpole Hiller, Dr Rose, Dr Murphy, also a number of press men and seven or eight swimmers who were to take a spell with Holbein; G Grey, W Booth (London Cygnus S.C.), S Faith and S. L. Peters (London Otter S.C.), W Broad (ex captain Dover S.C.), F Record and E Duffy (Medway S.C.), W Holmes (Champion London Polytecnic S.C.), C Grinstead (Champion of Worthing and Zephyr S.C.), F H Naylor (Hornsey S.C), as well as several French sportsmen.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 22/08/1913
Description
START 12 37am. FINISH. 2 45am. West of St. Margaret’s - South Goodwin’s. Very Rough. Northerly wind. Temp 61’f. Leaking Goggles, causing severe pain.
Swimmer(s)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
22/08/1913
Duration of swim
02:08
Pilot boat
Angus motor boat
Notes
Not in Across the Straights
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 24/08/1905
Description
START 3 54am. FINISH 11 15am. Lydden Spout - swam 16 miles. Grease; Beeswax, Porpoise oil. Food; Bovril, Chocolate, Beef lozenges. Backstroke 20 s p m. Temp. 64 air 62. Wore a shield fitted with goggles, which nearly covered his head. He was carried on to the Varne and had to retire. He had 6 French and English fishermen who new the force of the currents to advise him.
Swimmer(s)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
24/08/1905
Duration of swim
07:21
Pilot
Fred May with Captain abbott
Pilot boat
Florida tug
Notes
On board; Mrs Holbein, her sister Miss Fairley, Mr Walpole Hiller (Sheffield swimming club), Mr Percy Nix and Mr Fred May (cyclist), W G Randall (Otter swimming club), Mr H D Faith, Mr Duffy (Medway swimming club) and others.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 25/08/1901
Description
START 3 49pm Aug 24. FINISH 4 35am Aug 25. C.G.Nez. - 5 miles from Dover. Back stroke some breast stroke. Food; Raw eggs. Sandwiches. Brown bread and sugar sandwiches, hot milk and Bergen’s food. In a feeding bottle on a string. Fed every 20mins. He wore a white hat and goggles. Grease; Porpoise oil. Showing early signs of collapse. Ropes tied to a huge towel to lift him out of the water. Eyes swollen shut from exposure to salt water. Heavy seas breaking over him. Unable to see for 4 days.
Swimmer(s)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
25/08/1901
Duration of swim
12:46
Pilot
Fred May & Captain C. Lambert
Pilot boat
Granville tug and Banshee lugger crewed by Fred Ladd, Charles Cole, James Driscoll
Trainer
Tom Gray
Notes
The three crew were each given a silver commemorative medal, with the inscription. "Presented to (name) August 24, 1901. For the very able manner in which he assisted my dear friend Tom Gray In manning the lugger Banshee through a very anxious night, during the whole 13hrs 07mins of my first attempt to swim the Channel." (Fred Ladd’s medal can be seen at the Dover Museum) On board; Mrs Holbein, Mrs Tom Gray, A Sinclair (RLSS), S C Chapman, Frank Shoreland, F May, Arthur Brown, Mr Clapham, W Broad, E Hughes, (Dover standard), R P Watson (Sporting life), Tug Crew; A Treadwell (Mate), seamen A Cadbert and P Stanley, Chief Engineer J Tagg, second engineer C Tugwell, Stoker E Stanley. Folkestone Express gives time as 13 ½ hrs
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 28/08/1902
Description
START 3 20 pm Aug 27. FINISH. Aug 28 1 41pm. C.G.Nez - 1 mile from England, ½ mile Admiralty pier. Mask fastened on with Collodian. FOOD; Bovril, Virol, Milk, Cocoa, Bovril sandwiches and Chocolate. Back stroke/ Breast stroke. Temp 61’f to 64’f. He could no longer battle with the currents. Severe cramps. When Holbein was lifted into the Tug he collapsed exhausted. He was wrapped in thick blankets, which were drenched with buckets of hot water from the tugs boilers.
Swimmer(s)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
28/08/1902
Duration of swim
22:21
Pilot
Captain W. Sharp & Fred May. Boatmen W Cole, H Pascall, W Ladd, Jimmy Driscoll and Charlie Cole.
Pilot boat
Lady Vita tug and Man of War cutter
Notes
On board; Mrs Holbein, and her sister Miss Farley, Mr B Bailey and Mr Tom Gray (Cygnus swimming club), George Gray S.C.A.S.A., Fred May, Frank Shortland, Hamilton Clarke, Percy Nix-Cohen (Otter swimming club), Dr Murphy, W.H.Broad, F Simmons, and R Barton (Dover swimming club), Mr R Watson (Sporting Life), Mr A Sinclair (RLSS), Mr J H Gibson (Dover Observer), Mr E Hughes (Dover Standard). And representatives of the Daily News, Daily Mail, Daily Express, and Evening News. And an operator of the biograph to depict pictorially the main events of the swim. His crew used two powerful acetylene lamps during the night.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Holmes, Frank - 08/09/1898
Description
START: 9:53 am. Sept 8th 1898. FINISH: 7:00pm. TIME: 9h 07m. E-F. Temp 66°f. Breast stroke, 30 spm. Admiralty Pier, from back of boat to 6 – 7miles from France, abandoned due to fog and wind
Swimmer(s)
Holmes, Frank (Francis)
Date
08/09/1898
Duration of swim
09:07
Pilot
W. Bingham with W. Burvill, W. Cole, Dover Boatmen.
Pilot boat
Princess, lugger
Notes
6-7 miles short. No Grease or goggles. A light Pugaree cap to protect his neck. Swam naked. Food; Hot Sterilized milk, Beef steak minced very fine, a little bread, mince meat, and a pear. He was a total abstainer. Used Pigeons for news dispatch. On board; Howard Holmes (brother) and a Dover Correspondent. Frank spent previous summer in Dover; he went home without making an attempt.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Holmes, Frank - 11/09/1902
Description
START: 6:30am. Sept 11th 1902. FINISH: 8:45am. TIME: 2h 15m E-F. Temp 62°f to 64°f. From boat at end of Admiralty Pier, swam 4 miles. Breast stroke. Strong winds.
Swimmer(s)
Holmes, Frank (Francis)
Date
11/09/1902
Duration of swim
02:15
Pilot
W. Bingham with Boatmen Saunders, Hook, Burwill and A. H. Beard.
Pilot boat
Unknown Lugger
Notes
Food; Milk, Bovril, pears, bananas. Wore dark goggles. Swam naked. His brother Howard Holmes and two Journalists on board.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Holmes, Frank - 18/08/1899
Description
Started Dover 6 am Friday morning. Strong north-westerly wind sprang up. Had posponed 3 am attempt on Thursday 17th whilst on shore due to Pilot's assessment of conditions
Swimmer(s)
Holmes, Frank (Francis)
Date
18/08/1899
Duration of swim
?
Pilot
W. Bingham
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Holmes, Frank - 24/07/1900
Description
START: 4:15am. July 24th 1900. FINISH: 9:05am. TIME: 4h 50m.E-F. 60°f . Admiralty Pier, swam to 14 miles of France. Breast stroke
Swimmer(s)
Holmes, Frank (Francis)
Date
24/07/1900
Duration of swim
04:50
Pilot
W. Bingham with boatmen Cole, Saunders & Burvill.
Pilot boat
Princess, lugger
Notes
14 miles from France. He dove off the Lugger Princess at the end of Admiralty Pier. He wore no clothing of any kind. Food; Rice and Beef Tea. On board; Mr C. P. Barnett and Mr Evans (friends)
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Holmes, Frank - 28/08/1902
Description
START: 5:29am. Aug 28th 1902. FINISH: 10:59am.. TIME: 4h 30m. E-F. Temp 61°f. From end of Prince of Wales Pier, swam 6 miles. Breast stroke.
Swimmer(s)
Holmes, Frank (Francis)
Date
28/08/1902
Duration of swim
04:30
Pilot
W. Bingham with Boatmen Burwill and Hook
Pilot boat
Unknown Lugger
Notes
Food; Boiled milk with whipped eggs, Cold rice. Swam naked. Sickness and cramp, sun stroke. On board; his Brother Howard Holmes and Professor Bibbero.
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Huddlestone, Mrs. Myrtle - 13/09/1929
Swimmer(s)
Huddlestone, Mrs. Myrtle
Date
13/09/1929
Duration of swim
21:13
Pilot
Captain Spicer
Pilot boat
La Morinie tug
Trainer
Billy Kellingley
Notes
South Foreland Lighthouse
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Hudson, Miss Millie - 16/09/1927
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez at either 10.54 am or 11.06 am, depending on source
Swimmer(s)
Hudson, Miss Millie
Date
16/09/1927
Duration of swim
13:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Huffaker, Harry - 14/09/1963
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 5.55 am with Malek, gave up 8:20 6 miles off English coast
Swimmer(s)
Huffaker, Harry
Date
14/09/1963
Duration of swim
08:20
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Huffaker, Harry - 16/08/1964
Swimmer(s)
Huffaker, Harry
Date
16/08/1964
Duration of swim
08:30
Notes
Blacked out and rescued
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
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