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Khairi, Abla Adel - 10/08/1977
Swimmer(s)
Khairi, Abla Adel
Date
10/08/1977
Successful swim number
327
Successful swimmer number
174
Successful swim number England - France
137
Duration of swim
12:01
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Khairi, Abla Adel - 14/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Khairi, Abla Adel
Date
14/08/1975
Successful swim number
279
Successful swimmer number
174
Successful swim number England - France
97
Duration of swim
10:52
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Khairi, Abla Adel - 17/08/1974
Swimmer(s)
Khairi, Abla Adel
Date
17/08/1974
Successful swim number
263
Successful swimmer number
174
Successful swim number England - France
87
Duration of swim
12:30
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Kilaji, Shailesh - 31/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Kilaji, Shailesh
Date
31/08/1986
Successful swim number
546
Successful swimmer number
321
Successful swim number England - France
320
Duration of swim
10:04
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Kinsella, John - 28/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Kinsella, John
Date
28/08/1979
Successful swim number
385
Successful swimmer number
239
Successful swim number England - France
191
Duration of swim
09:10
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Kok, Mary - 18/08/1960
Swimmer(s)
Kok, Mary
Date
18/08/1960
Successful swim number
138
Successful swimmer number
98
Successful swim number France - England
116
Duration of swim
12:25
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Koorey, John - 06/09/1969
Swimmer(s)
Koorey, John
Date
06/09/1969
Successful swim number
207
Successful swimmer number
144
Successful swim number France - England
162
Duration of swim
10:32
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Kownurko, Robert - 31/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Kownurko, Robert
Date
31/08/1983
Successful swim number
489
Successful swimmer number
281
Successful swim number England - France
275
Duration of swim
09:27
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lake, Geoffrey - 21/08/1967
Swimmer(s)
Lake, Geoffrey
Date
21/08/1967
Successful swim number
184
Successful swimmer number
131
Successful swim number France - England
150
Duration of swim
15:21
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Le Pennec, Denize - 09/09/1966
Swimmer(s)
Le Pennec, Denize
Date
09/09/1966
Successful swim number
179
Successful swimmer number
126
Successful swim number France - England
145
Duration of swim
20:50
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lee, Carol - 20/07/1983
Swimmer(s)
Lee, Carol
Date
20/07/1983
Successful swim number
471
Successful swimmer number
271
Successful swim number France - England
207
Duration of swim
10:59
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lee, Lennard - 13/07/2004
Swimmer(s)
Lee, Lennard
Date
13/07/2004
Duration of swim
09:45
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)
Leonard, Mair - 06/08/1969
Swimmer(s)
Leonard, Mair
Date
06/08/1969
Successful swim number
203
Successful swimmer number
140
Successful swim number France - England
159
Duration of swim
19:45
Trainer
Tyrell, Peter
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lewis, Helene - 19/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Lewis, Helene
Date
19/08/1979
Successful swim number
381
Successful swimmer number
236
Successful swim number England - France
188
Duration of swim
11:12
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lloyd, Jeffery - 28/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Lloyd, Jeffery
Date
28/08/1978
Successful swim number
364
Successful swimmer number
226
Successful swim number England - France
172
Duration of swim
11:47
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lodge, Suzanne - 29/07/1975
Swimmer(s)
Lodge, Suzanne
Date
29/07/1975
Successful swim number
270
Successful swimmer number
179
Successful swim number France - England
180
Duration of swim
16:05
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Longworth, Ann - 05/07/1968
Swimmer(s)
Longworth, Ann
Date
05/07/1968
Successful swim number
191
Successful swimmer number
134
Successful swim number France - England
156
Duration of swim
12:04
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lopez-Bonilla, Laura - 04/08/2002
Swimmer(s)
Lopez-Bonilla, Laura
Date
04/08/2002
Duration of swim
15:39
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
A. Cleveland
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Lopez, Danilo - 20/09/1965
Swimmer(s)
Lopez, Danilo
Date
20/09/1965
Successful swim number
173
Successful swimmer number
122
Successful swim number France - England
140
Duration of swim
16:45
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lopez, Miguel Gonzalez - 09/09/1959
Swimmer(s)
Lopez, Miguel Gonzalez
Date
09/09/1959
Successful swim number
125
Successful swimmer number
90
Successful swim number France - England
106
Duration of swim
14:44
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lotfi, Osama Rashad - 30/07/1972
Swimmer(s)
Lotfi, Osama Rashad
Date
30/07/1972
Successful swim number
240
Successful swimmer number
161
Successful swim number England - France
65
Duration of swim
10:33
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lowry, Ethel 'Sunny' - 29/08/1933
Description
START. 6 36pm Aug 28. FINISH 10 17am Aug 29. Cap Gris-Nez - St Margaret’s Bay. Grease; Chilli paste & Lanolin. Food; Coffee, cocoa, beef tea from a medicine bottle(no solids). Weight 14 st 7 lbs. Height 5ft 4ins. Stroke; Front Crawl. Started 1h 45m after high tide. Neap tide. C.S.A Observer Mr Roger Bazin.
Swimmer(s)
Lowry, Ethel 'Sunny'
Date
29/08/1933
Successful swim number
18
Successful swimmer number
18
Successful swim number France - England
15
Duration of swim
15:41
Pilot
Louis Corthes with the Betts brothers as boatmen
Pilot boat
Isabelle
Trainer
Jabez Wolffe
Notes
Ratified by C.S.A. 30 March 1958. 24 witnesses, including her Mother. This was her third attempt. 2005 awarded M.B.E. for services to swimming. 2003 inducted into the swimming hall of fame. There were 18 attempts in 1933. Only Sunny was successful. Two sisters - Annie, who was Northern Counties back stroke champion, and Betty, represented Manchester school girls.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Luscombe, Jane - 27/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Luscombe, Jane
Date
27/08/1978
Successful swim number
361
Successful swimmer number
224
Successful swim number England - France
170
Duration of swim
11:53
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Lyle, Robert - 20/09/1970
Swimmer(s)
Lyle, Robert
Date
20/09/1970
Successful swim number
225
Successful swimmer number
152
Successful swim number France - England
170
Duration of swim
16:35
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
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