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Breacher, Erwin - 06/08/1953
Swimmer(s)
Breacher, Erwin
Date
06/08/1953
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
1st Butlins Race - no finishers
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 02/08/1926
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
02/08/1926
Duration of swim
05:00
Pilot
P. Miller
Notes
South Foreland
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 07/08/1935
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
07/08/1935
Duration of swim
02:55
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 08/09/1927
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
08/09/1927
Duration of swim
01:40
Notes
St Margarets Bay
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 17/09/1932
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
17/09/1932
Duration of swim
05:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 18/09/1949
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
18/09/1949
Duration of swim
08:20
Notes
13th Attempt
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 19/09/1931
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
19/09/1931
Duration of swim
06:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 20/09/1928
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
20/09/1928
Duration of swim
02:50
Notes
Shakespeare Cliff
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 22/08/1935
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
22/08/1935
Duration of swim
02:58
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
04:15
Notes
First Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 25/08/1952
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
25/08/1952
Duration of swim
04:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 26/08/1938
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
26/08/1938
Duration of swim
05:47
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 27/08/1929
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
27/08/1929
Duration of swim
07:30
Pilot boat
Brockmans motor boat
Notes
South Foreland
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 29/08/1930
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
29/08/1930
Duration of swim
07:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 29/08/1952
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
29/08/1952
Duration of swim
07:27
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 30/08/1936
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
30/08/1936
Duration of swim
03:00
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil - 31/08/1925
Swimmer(s)
Brewster, Dr. George Basil
Date
31/08/1925
Duration of swim
03:30
Pilot boat
Lady Sassoon
Notes
Folkestone Pier
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Brickner, Gustave Adolph - 02/08/1960
Swimmer(s)
Brickner, Gustave Adolph
Date
02/08/1960
Duration of swim
18:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Dover. Failed in 12 foot waves and thunderstorm, pulled unconscious from water 400 yards from shore
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brickner, Gustave Adolph - 07/08/1957
Description
Used 8lbs of lanolin. Sponsored by Bill Falconer, a Pittsburgh trucking contractor.
Swimmer(s)
Brickner, Gustave Adolph
Date
07/08/1957
Duration of swim
05:30
Notes
Failed 4.5 miles from French coast, cramps and paralyzed legs
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Bristow, William Burgess - 24/08/1958
Swimmer(s)
Bristow, William Burgess
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
14:32
Notes
Best Briton
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Brouwers, Greetje - 06/09/1930
Description
Quits Channel Swim CAPE GRIS NEZ, France - Madame Brouwer, Dutch swimmer, abandoned an attempt to swim the English Channel after she had covered eight kilometers (approximately five miles) at 11:30 a. m. Saturday. She entered the water at 7:35 a. m. Weather conditions were bad. September 6, 1930 El Paso Evening Post, Texas
Swimmer(s)
Brouwers, Greetje
Date
06/09/1930
Duration of swim
03:30
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brouwers, Greetje - 15/09/1932
Swimmer(s)
Brouwers, Greetje
Date
15/09/1932
Duration of swim
06:00
Notes
Girls Try Channel. CAPE CRIS NEZ, France. A German girl, Lee Koch, and a Dutch girl F. Brouwer, started simultaneously to swim the English channel. It was the Brouwer girl's second attempt. They hoped to reach Dover together. Lincoln Nebraska State Journal September 15, 1932. THIRST BALKS GIRLS' CHANNEL ATTEMPTS. Cape Gris Nez, France. Sept. 15. A German girl. Loe Koch, and a Dutch Miss F. Brouwer, both abandoned attempts to swim the English Channel today after they had covered about ten miles. Both said they were unable to continue because of thirst. September 16 1932 Daily News from New York
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Brown, Alfred - 04/08/1914
Swimmer(s)
Brown, Alfred
Date
04/08/1914
Duration of swim
00:00
Trainer
Jack Weidman
Notes
Arrived in Dover for attempt to find war declared and returned to USA
Success/failure
Failed
(725)
Burdett, Florence L. - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)
Burdett, Florence L.
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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