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Sen, Mihir - 18/09/1957
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
Date
18/09/1957
Duration of swim
05:15
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sen, Mihir - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
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)
Sen, Mihir - 30/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Sen, Mihir
Date
30/08/1956
Duration of swim
06:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sharm, Mohammed El - 28/07/1951
Swimmer(s)
Sharm, Mohammed El
Date
28/07/1951
Duration of swim
Unknown
Notes
5 Egyptians swam together. All gave up together 7 miles off Dover
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Silva, Jose da - 24/08/1958
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
09:40
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Simpson, John N. - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Simpson, John N.
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)
Singh, George Mohan - 24/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Singh, George Mohan
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
Withdrew
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Sion, Madame Jeanne - 04/08/1925
Swimmer(s)
Sion, Madame Jeanne
Date
04/08/1925
Duration of swim
13:40
Pilot boat
Champion tug of Calais
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sion, Madame Jeanne - 05/09/1922
Swimmer(s)
Sion, Madame Jeanne
Date
05/09/1922
Duration of swim
14:35
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sion, Madame Jeanne - 10/08/1926
Swimmer(s)
Sion, Madame Jeanne
Date
10/08/1926
Duration of swim
04:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Sion, Madame Jeanne - 21/07/1924
Swimmer(s)
Sion, Madame Jeanne
Date
21/07/1924
Duration of swim
11:00
Pilot
Captain Lemaire
Pilot boat
Champion tug
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Skinner, Sheila M. - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Skinner, Sheila M.
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)
Smith, Joe - 11/07/1962
Swimmer(s)
Smith, Joe
Date
11/07/1962
Duration of swim
05:32
Notes
Abandoned due to stomach pains
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Smith, Joe - 23/08/1961
Swimmer(s)
Smith, Joe
Date
23/08/1961
Duration of swim
08:02
Notes
Started Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Smith, Miss Lily - 21/08/1913
Description
Started St Margarets Bay 3.36 am. Pacemakers James Dean and Alfred Hudson. Swam 7.25 miles in 3.13 hours taken out 6.47 am exhausted and numb from cold south east of South Goodwin Lightship. Trudgeon stroke.
Swimmer(s)
Smith, Miss Lily
Date
21/08/1913
Duration of swim
03:13
Pilot
Harry Pearson of Walmer
Trainer
Walter Brickett
Notes
In rowboat were her fiance J.W. Dean of the Amateur Swimming Club, and Alfred Hudson of ASC. On motor launch pilot boat were her father J.G. Smith, sister Nellie, reporters and photographers
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Smith, Wallace - 21/08/1953
Swimmer(s)
Smith, Wallace
Date
21/08/1953
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
Refused permission to enter UK as only had £26
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Snel, Martha - 8/9/1931
Swimmer(s)
Snel, Martha
Date
8/9/1931
Duration of swim
Did not start?
Trainer
Polder
Notes
The Hague swimmer Martha Snel, who would attempt to swim the Channel on Tuesday morning, has not started. The weather conditions were such that her trainer Mr. Polder decided in consultation with the Dutch consul Ch. Ravisse and Rancan, the controller of the magazine "Het Leven" for this year the attempt to give up and postpone it until September 1932: Wednesday 9 September 1931 Haarlem's Dagblad
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein - 03/08/1953
Swimmer(s)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein
Date
03/08/1953
Duration of swim
06:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein - 15/08/1954
Swimmer(s)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein
Date
15/08/1954
Duration of swim
05:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein - 28/07/1951
Description
Six Egyptians all started 3.30 am from Cap Gris Nez and stayed as a group until giving up 7 miles off Dover
Swimmer(s)
Soliman, Bakr Hussein
Date
28/07/1951
Duration of swim
15:43
Notes
Abouheif, Abdel Latif age 22 Abdu, Abdel Moniem age 26 Maraghi, Helmi El age 23 Mohamed, Abdel Megid age 37 Sharm, Mohammed El age 21 Soliman, Bakr Hussein age24
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Solinman, Bakr Hussein - 28/07/1951
Date
28/07/1951
Duration of swim
Unknown
Notes
5 Egyptians swam together. All gave up together 7 miles off Dover
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Soron, Emile - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Soron, Emile
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
01:30
Notes
First Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Soussi, Mohammed el - 15/08/1955
Swimmer(s)
Soussi, Mohammed el
Date
15/08/1955
Duration of swim
12:00
Notes
3rd Butlins Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Soussi, Mohammed el - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Soussi, Mohammed el
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)
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