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Perreault, Omer - 05/08/1923
Description
Got to within 8Km of English coast
Swimmer(s)
Perreault, Omer
Date
05/08/1923
Duration of swim
12:00
Trainer
Armand Vincent
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Perreault, Omer - 08/08/1926
Description
Cap Gris Nez
Swimmer(s)
Perreault, Omer
Date
08/08/1926
Duration of swim
02:00
Trainer
Armand Vincent
Notes
Sets up training camp for summer at Dunkirk with Jeanne Sion
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Perreault, Omer - 10/08/1926
Description
Starts Cap Gris Nez 11pm with Jeanne Sion. Bad weather forces stop - Sion carried on for 6 hours
Swimmer(s)
Perreault, Omer
Date
10/08/1926
Duration of swim
02:00
Trainer
Armand Vincent
Notes
Sets up training camp for summer at Dunkirk with Jeanne Sion
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Perreault, Omer - 10/10/1926
Swimmer(s)
Perreault, Omer
Date
10/10/1926
Duration of swim
04:00
Trainer
Armand Vincent
Notes
Sets up training camp for summer at Dunkirk with Jeanne Sion
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Perreault, Omer - 16/08/1922
Description
Abandoned due to seasickness
Swimmer(s)
Perreault, Omer
Date
16/08/1922
Duration of swim
02:58
Trainer
Armand Vincent
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Pickering, William - 24/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Pickering, William
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
12:22
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Pickering, William - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Pickering, William
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)
Pickering, William - 31/08/1964
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez, abandoned 10 miles of France due to bad weather
Swimmer(s)
Pickering, William
Date
31/08/1964
Duration of swim
9:03
Notes
Wife Clarice Pickering and father Robert Pickering, 70, were in escort boat
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Pique, Germaine - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Pique, Germaine
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
05:15
Notes
First Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Plarre, Bruna Wendel - 25/08/1937
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 5.50pm, gave up 9.30 am 5 miles off dover
Swimmer(s)
Plarre, Frau Bruna Wendel
Date
25/08/1937
Duration of swim
16:25
Trainer
T.W. Burgess
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Pouilley, Georges - 04/08/1922
Description
Began 5 a.m. Cap Gris Nez, swam for 4 hours
Swimmer(s)
Pouilley, Georges
Date
04/08/1922
Duration of swim
04:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Poulsen, Gunnar - 24/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Poulsen, Gunnar
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
15:01
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Poulsen, Gunnar - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Poulsen, Gunnar
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)
Pourcelle, Georges - 08/09/1958
Swimmer(s)
Pourcelle, Georges
Date
08/09/1958
Duration of swim
Unknown
Notes
Cap Gris Nez. Claimed a successful swim but no details ever provided
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Pourcelle, Georges - 10/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Pourcelle, Georges
Date
10/08/1958
Duration of swim
02:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez. Seasick
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Quiroz, Nestor - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)
Quiroz, Nestor
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)
Radii, Hassan - 15/08/1952
Swimmer(s)
Radii, Hassan
Date
15/08/1952
Duration of swim
04:30
Notes
One of a large Egypt team that trained for the 1952 Race which never happened
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ramshaw, Miss Jean - 20/07/1960
Swimmer(s)
Ramshaw, Miss Jean
Date
20/07/1960
Duration of swim
06:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 01/09/1911
Description
Due to start Cap Gris Nez on 1st or 2nd, Start abandoned due to bad weather
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
01/09/1911
Duration of swim
0:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 04/08/1912
Description
Start Cap Gris Nez. Start cancelled due to bad weather
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
04/08/1912
Duration of swim
0:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 10/08/1912
Description
Start cancelled due to storms
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
10/08/1912
Duration of swim
0:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 11/08/1913
Description
Dover start - abandoned due to weather
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
11/08/1913
Duration of swim
0:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Record, Fred - 15/08/1910
Description
Sailed from Dover from Cap Gris Nez but too rough to land swimmer
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
15/08/1910
Duration of swim
00:00
Pilot boat
Woodcock tug of London
Notes
Abandoned at start due to rough weather
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Record, Fred - 18/08/1911
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 2.55pm abandoned 11.40pm, about 8 miles off South Foreland, about 13 miles swum. Accompanied by members of Medway Swimming Club, pacemaker was brother Arthur Record, Hedley and Rose
Swimmer(s)
Record, Fred
Date
18/08/1911
Duration of swim
08:45
Pilot boat
Woodcock tug
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
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