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Neuschruber, Herbert - 30/08/1963
Swimmer(s)
Neuschruber, Herbert
Date
30/08/1963
Duration of swim
4:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Nishimura, Setsu - 28/08/1925
Description
Started Shakespeare Cliff 2.00pm. Abandoned after 1:20 about a mile out due to cramp. No goggles. Food; vegetables and eggs
Swimmer(s)
Nishimura, Setsu
Date
28/08/1925
Duration of swim
01:20
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Ocano, Ramon Briseno - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)
Ocano, Ramon Briseno
Date
21/08/1957
Duration of swim
16:10
Notes
5th Butlins Race. Still in water when race declared
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Oldham, Ruth - 22/09/1962
Swimmer(s)
Oldham, Ruth
Date
22/09/1962
Duration of swim
05:00
Notes
From Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Oldman, Frederick Charles - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Oldman, Frederick Charles
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)
Olsen, Edmund Valther - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Olsen, Edmund Valther
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
06:00
Notes
First Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Ortiz, Agustin - 17/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Ortiz, Agustin
Date
17/08/1959
Duration of swim
14:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Osman, Vatier - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Osman, Vatier
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)
Park, Thomas Laurie - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Park, Thomas Laurie
Date
15/08/1956
Duration of swim
10:20
Notes
4th Butlins Race, No Finishers "Mens Runner-up"
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Patterson, Walter - 26/09/1922
Description
Started 3.40 pm Cap Gris Nez. Covered 10 miles before giving up 7.40 pm due to cold and cramp in legs
Swimmer(s)
Patterson, Walter
Date
26/09/1922
Duration of swim
04:00
Pilot
T. W. Burgess
Trainer
Nat McPhee & T. W. Burgess
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Paulus, Emile - 12/08/1908
Description
Started Admiralty Pier 2.10am; heavy seas and rough weather made him unwell and he held on to the trawler when he went to it for a feed of hot chocolate. This ended his attempt and he was hauled aboard after 4 hours swimming
Swimmer(s)
Paulus, Emile
Date
12/08/1908
Duration of swim
04:00
Pilot boat
Pole Star trawler
Notes
Admiralty Pier
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Paysour, Robert 'Bob' Frederick - 14/08/1952
Swimmer(s)
Paysour, Robert 'Bob' Frederick
Date
14/08/1952
Duration of swim
12:15
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Paysour, Robert 'Bob' Frederick - 21/08/1954
Swimmer(s)
Paysour, Robert 'Bob' Frederick
Date
21/08/1954
Duration of swim
12:40
Notes
2nd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista - 15/08/1955
Swimmer(s)
Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista
Date
15/08/1955
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
3rd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista
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)
Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)
Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista
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)
Perez, Francois - 04/09/1949
Swimmer(s)
Perez, Francois
Date
04/09/1949
Duration of swim
04:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Perks, Frank - 02/09/1923
Description
Started Shakespeare Beach, swam for 11:00 18 miles, cramp in legs, badly stung by jellyfish.
Swimmer(s)
Perks, Frank
Date
02/09/1923
Duration of swim
11:00
Pilot
Captain James Learmont, Cinque Ports Pilot
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Perks, Frank - 14/07/1926
Swimmer(s)
Perks, Frank
Date
14/07/1926
Duration of swim
09:30
Pilot
Captain Pearson
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Perks, Frank - 19/08/1927
Swimmer(s)
Perks, Frank
Date
19/08/1927
Duration of swim
10:05
Notes
Is this error - swim of 1928??
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Perks, Frank - 19/08/1928
Swimmer(s)
Perks, Frank
Date
19/08/1928
Duration of swim
10:05
Pilot
Captain Pearson from Walmer
Pilot boat
Ocean Queen
Trainer
Billy Kellingley
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Perks, Frank - 26/08/1924
Swimmer(s)
Perks, Frank
Date
26/08/1924
Duration of swim
14:15
Notes
West Beach (Shakespeare)
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Perks, Frank - 27/08/1926
Description
Staggered start with Corson at Cap Gris Nez, 10 mins befiore Corson, at 11.22pm; gave up exhausted 1pm a mile west of Admiralty Pier
Swimmer(s)
Perks, Frank
Date
27/08/1926
Duration of swim
14:28
Pilot boat
Brockman & Sons motor boat
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Perreault, Omer - 02/09/1923
Description
Started 1.10 pm Cap Gris Nez. Pilot boat had a jazz band on board. Got to within 5Km of coast. Suffered from cold and tides turned
Swimmer(s)
Perreault, Omer
Date
02/09/1923
Duration of swim
10:00
Trainer
Armand Vincent
Notes
Minor burns after being washed down with petrol which caught alight
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
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