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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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