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McGill, Linda - 29/09/1967
Swimmer(s)
McGill, Linda
Date
29/09/1967
Successful swim number
190
Successful swimmer number
119
Successful swim number France - England
155
Duration of swim
09:59
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
McIntosh, Kevin - 24/08/1981
Swimmer(s)
McIntosh, Kevin
Date
24/08/1981
Successful swim number
436
Successful swimmer number
253
Successful swim number England - France
236
Duration of swim
15:28
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
McIntyre, Graham - 24/08/1966
Swimmer(s)
McIntyre, Graham
Date
24/08/1966
Successful swim number
178
Successful swimmer number
125
Successful swim number France - England
144
Duration of swim
16:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
McKenzie, Meda - 30/07/1978
Swimmer(s)
McKenzie, Meda
Date
30/07/1978
Successful swim number
347
Successful swimmer number
218
Successful swim number England - France
156
Duration of swim
13:09
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
McLay, Sheryl - 31/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
McLay, Sheryl
Date
31/08/1983
Successful swim number
492
Successful swimmer number
283
Successful swim number England - France
278
Duration of swim
13:32
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
McMahon, Martin - 26/08/1985
Swimmer(s)
McMahon, Martin
Date
26/08/1985
Successful swim number
518
Successful swimmer number
301
Successful swim number England - France
295
Duration of swim
11:14
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
McMaster, Somer - 06/07/2003
Swimmer(s)
McMaster, Somer
Date
06/07/2003
Duration of swim
11:38
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)
McNae, Bobby - 23/09/1970
Swimmer(s)
McNae, Bobby
Date
23/09/1970
Successful swim number
226
Successful swimmer number
153
Successful swim number France - England
171
Duration of swim
12:38
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
McPherson, Claudia - 31/07/1963
Description
Started France 2.13am, landed Sandgate
Swimmer(s)
McPherson, Claudia
Date
31/07/1963
Successful swim number
152
Successful swimmer number
105
Successful swim number France - England
125
Duration of swim
17:07
Notes
Landed Sandgate, youngest swimmer record
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Mekki, Alawi - 14/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Mekki, Alawi
Date
14/08/1975
Successful swim number
282
Successful swimmer number
187
Successful swim number England - France
100
Duration of swim
12:28
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Mekki, Alawi - 21/08/1977
Swimmer(s)
Mekki, Alawi
Date
21/08/1977
Successful swim number
331
Successful swimmer number
187
Successful swim number England - France
141
Duration of swim
08:54
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Mekki, Alawi - 22/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Mekki, Alawi
Date
22/08/1978
Successful swim number
353
Successful swimmer number
187
Successful swim number England - France
162
Duration of swim
09:54
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Mekki, Alawi - 24/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Mekki, Alawi
Date
24/08/1979
Successful swim number
432
Successful swimmer number
187
Successful swim number England - France
232
Duration of swim
10:33
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Mekki, Alawi - 28/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Mekki, Alawi
Date
28/08/1979
Successful swim number
387
Successful swimmer number
187
Successful swim number England - France
193
Duration of swim
09:56
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Mellor, Kendall - 11/09/1963
Swimmer(s)
Mellor, Kendall
Date
11/09/1963
Successful swim number
157
Successful swimmer number
110
Successful swim number France - England
130
Duration of swim
16:53
Pilot
Hutchinson, Len
Notes
Landed at Hythe. Pilot Len Hutchinson
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Metwalli, Giham - 17/08/1974
Swimmer(s)
Metwalli, Giham
Date
17/08/1974
Successful swim number
264
Successful swimmer number
175
Successful swim number England - France
88
Duration of swim
13:29
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Michel, Georges - 10/09/1926
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez, finished St Margarets Bay 7.25am
Swimmer(s)
Michel, Georges
Date
10/09/1926
Successful swim number
9
Successful swimmer number
9
Successful swim number France - England
6
Duration of swim
11:06
Notes
LONDON, Sept. 10 1926 -- The world's English Channel swimming record, held within five weeks by an American for twenty-four days and by a German for eleven, flitted to France today when Georges Michel, doughty Paris baker, kneaded his way across "La Manche" (the Sleeve), as the French call the Channel, in 11 hours 5 minutes. Michel landed in St Margarets Bay, midway between Dover and Deal. When he took the water last evening sea conditions were favorable, and there was good swimming virtually all the way to England until the last two miles, when the wind began to stiffen. At the start there was a fast tide under, him, and when flood tide began it carried him along way across. Started on Ebb Tide Michel, in addition to breaking the record, also upset all precedents in starting. He left the rocks at Gris-Nez an hour before low tide, Instead of four hours before high tide. He believed that in starting thus he could accomplish the feat before him in 10 hours. The experts, however, doubted this... Perhaps his best previous swim was Aug 1 when he won the cross Paris Marathon on the River Seine. He made the 26 miles, aided by a strong current, in llh 20m. The first Frenchman to swim the Channel is of Herculean build and is outclassed in size among Channel aspirants only by the giant Egyptian, Ishak Helmy, who has failed in all his efforts to get from France to the chalk cliffs about Dover. Michel had been trying every year since 1922 to make the trip. His last attempt before today was on Sept 4, when he was balked by bad weather after being in the water a little more than an hour... Michel is no youngster, but is nearing middle age. He is remarkable for his size, being taller than most Frenchmen, and only a few can boast of being broader either around the shoulders or waist. He carries more than one chin above his broad, fleshy shoulders. Nine times before last night, Michel strode into the channel in attempt to conquer her. Two of his unsuccessful starts were made this year. He never set up training quarters at Gris-Nez and devoted weeks to accustoming himself to the Channel waters, as do most of those who make the attempt. It was always his practice, whenever the notion struck him with particular force, to turn his bakery shop in a Parisian suburb over to his wife, take a train to the coast and, after two or three days of practice, start for the English shore.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Mickman, Philip - 02/09/1952
Swimmer(s)
Mickman, Philip
Date
02/09/1952
Successful swim number
74
Successful swimmer number
28
Successful swim number England - France
12
Duration of swim
18:44
Notes
St Margarets Bay to Cap Blanc Nez
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Mickman, Philip - 23/08/1949
Swimmer(s)
Mickman, Philip
Date
23/08/1949
Successful swim number
30
Successful swimmer number
28
Successful swim number France - England
25
Duration of swim
23:48
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Kingsdown
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Milani, Percival - 23/08/2003
Swimmer(s)
Milani, Percival
Date
23/08/2003
Duration of swim
10:45
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)
Minde, Douglas - 18/08/1984
Swimmer(s)
Minde, Douglas
Date
18/08/1984
Successful swim number
505
Successful swimmer number
290
Successful swim number England - France
287
Duration of swim
17:55
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Minty, David - 07/09/1977
Swimmer(s)
Minty, David
Date
07/09/1977
Successful swim number
339
Successful swimmer number
213
Successful swim number England - France
148
Duration of swim
11:36
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Minty, David - 28/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Minty, David
Date
28/08/1979
Successful swim number
390
Successful swimmer number
213
Successful swim number England - France
196
Duration of swim
12:00
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Minty, Sally Ann - 09/09/1985
Swimmer(s)
Minty, Sally Ann
Date
09/09/1985
Successful swim number
524
Successful swimmer number
193
Successful swim number England - France
300
Duration of swim
15:03
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
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