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Hamad, Mahri Hassan - 18/09/1949
Swimmer(s)
Hamad, Mahri Hassan
Date
18/09/1949
Successful swim number
33
Successful swimmer number
30
Successful swim number France - England
27
Duration of swim
15:22
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to St. Margarets Bay
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Hamad, Mahri Hassan - 21/08/1954
Description
Start 4 hours before high water. START Aug 21 12 31 am. FINISH 1 20 pm.
Swimmer(s)
Hamad, Mahri Hassan
Date
21/08/1954
Successful swim number
81
Successful swimmer number
30
Successful swim number France - England
66
Duration of swim
12:49
Notes
Cap Gris-Nez. Landed South Foreland
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Hamad, Mahri Hassan - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Hamad, Mahri Hassan
Date
22/08/1950
Successful swim number
38
Successful swimmer number
30
Successful swim number France - England
32
Duration of swim
12:04
Notes
First Daily Mail Race. Landed Shakespeare Cliff
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Hamid, Abdel - 12/08/1973
Swimmer(s)
Hamid, Abdel
Date
12/08/1973
Successful swim number
253
Successful swimmer number
168
Successful swim number England - France
78
Duration of swim
12:16
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hampson, Jacqui - 10/09/1982
Swimmer(s)
Hampson, Jacqui
Date
10/09/1982
Successful swim number
462
Successful swimmer number
269
Successful swim number England - France
259
Duration of swim
15:32
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hancox, Keith - 07/08/1965
Swimmer(s)
Hancox, Keith
Date
07/08/1965
Successful swim number
169
Successful swimmer number
120
Successful swim number France - England
137
Duration of swim
15:33
Notes
1st New Zealander
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hansen, Laura - 09/08/2003
Swimmer(s)
Hansen, Laura
Date
09/08/2003
Duration of swim
09:48
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
C. Cobbett
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Harper, Ashby - 28/08/1982
Swimmer(s)
Harper, Ashby
Date
28/08/1982
Successful swim number
456
Successful swimmer number
265
Successful swim number England - France
254
Duration of swim
13:52
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Harrold, Pippa - 19/08/2002
Swimmer(s)
Harrold, Pippa
Date
19/08/2002
Duration of swim
14:38
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
C. Cobbett
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Hart, Richard Davis - 20/08/1972
Date
20/08/1972
Successful swim number
245
Successful swimmer number
165
Successful swim number England - France
70
Duration of swim
09:44
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hart, Richard Davis - 20/08/1972
Description
Observer M Morford.
Swimmer(s)
Hart, Richard Davis
Date
20/08/1972
Successful swim number
245
Successful swimmer number
165
Successful swim number England - France
70
Duration of swim
09:44
Pilot
B. Reed
Pilot boat
Accord
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hart, Richard Davis - 24/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Hart, Richard Davis
Date
24/08/1976
Successful swim number
311
Successful swimmer number
165
Successful swim number England - France
123
Duration of swim
09:50
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hassam, Khalad Ahmed - 31/07/1982
Swimmer(s)
Hassam, Khalad Ahmed
Date
31/07/1982
Successful swim number
448
Successful swimmer number
261
Successful swim number England - France
247
Duration of swim
12:39
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hasselberg, Steffan - 18/08/1960
Swimmer(s)
Hasselberg, Steffan
Date
18/08/1960
Successful swim number
137
Successful swimmer number
97
Successful swim number France - England
115
Duration of swim
14:30
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hasselder, Ellen - 03/07/1979
Swimmer(s)
Hasselder, Ellen
Date
03/07/1979
Successful swim number
365
Successful swimmer number
227
Successful swim number England - France
173
Duration of swim
15:40
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Hawke, Miss Ivy - 19/08/1928
Description
START 9 59pm. FINISH 5 15pm. Cap Gris-Nez - Hope Point. Grease; Lanolin. Food; Tea, chocolate, three pears, one lemon. Stroke; Trudgeon. Started 1h 23m after high tide. It was the longest France-England swim. Spring tide.
Swimmer(s)
Hawke, Miss Ivy
Date
19/08/1928
Successful swim number
14
Successful swimmer number
14
Successful swim number France - England
11
Duration of swim
19:16
Pilot
Joe Costa (Louis Corthes) with Thomas Burgess
Pilot boat
Alsace
Trainer
Thomas Burgess
Notes
This was Miss Hawk’s third attempt. 27 Independent witnesses, including Dr T H Dawson, Dr Munrow, Dr Schiff, Mrs Console and family, Jabez Wolffe, Hilda Sharp.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Hayward, Jonathan - 07/07/2003
Swimmer(s)
Hayward, Jonathan
Date
07/07/2003
Duration of swim
14:08
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
C. Cobbett
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Hayward, Jonathan - 30/07/2001
Swimmer(s)
Hayward, Jonathan
Date
30/07/2001
Duration of swim
13:33
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
P. Bardoel
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Heaton, Anthony - 30/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Heaton, Anthony
Date
30/08/1975
Successful swim number
294
Successful swimmer number
194
Successful swim number France - England
186
Duration of swim
13:08
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Heeson, Warwick - 27/07/2004
Swimmer(s)
Heeson, Warwick
Date
27/07/2004
Duration of swim
16:51
Pilot
N. Streeter
Pilot boat
Suva
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Heim, Suzanne - 10/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Heim, Suzanne
Date
10/08/1986
Successful swim number
535
Successful swimmer number
298
Successful swim number England - France
309
Duration of swim
10:24
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Heim, Suzanne - 18/08/1985
Swimmer(s)
Heim, Suzanne
Date
18/08/1985
Successful swim number
515
Successful swimmer number
298
Successful swim number France - England
222
Duration of swim
10:11
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Heim, Suzanne - 30/07/1986
Swimmer(s)
Heim, Suzanne
Date
30/07/1986
Successful swim number
532
Successful swimmer number
298
Successful swim number England - France
306
Duration of swim
10:02
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Helmi, Ishak - 01/09/1928
Description
Started 31st Cap Gris Nez 23:40 pm, landed Folkestone on 1st 1.46pm
Swimmer(s)
Helmi, Ishak
Date
01/09/1928
Successful swim number
16
Successful swimmer number
16
Successful swim number France - England
13
Duration of swim
23:40
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
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