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Osborn, Suzette - 28/07/2001
Swimmer(s)
Osborn, Suzette
Date
28/07/2001
Duration of swim
11:22
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
N. Blackburn
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Ottersberg, John - 14/08/2004
Swimmer(s)
Ottersberg, John
Date
14/08/2004
Duration of swim
14:36
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
A. Cleveland
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Paesler, Michael - 19/09/1970
Swimmer(s)
Paesler, Michael
Date
19/09/1970
Successful swim number
223
Successful swimmer number
151
Successful swim number France - England
168
Duration of swim
11:45
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Paris, Stanley - 31/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Paris, Stanley
Date
31/08/1986
Successful swim number
548
Successful swimmer number
323
Successful swim number England - France
322
Duration of swim
12:59
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Park, Thomas Laurie - 15/08/1955
Description
START 5 47 am. FINISH 5 49 pm. Stroke. Front Crawl.
Swimmer(s)
Park, Thomas Laurie
Date
15/08/1955
Successful swim number
90
Successful swimmer number
62
Successful swim number France - England
75
Duration of swim
12:02
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to St Margaret’s Bay.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Parkinson, Chris - 27/07/2004
Swimmer(s)
Parkinson, Chris
Date
27/07/2004
Duration of swim
14:54
Pilot
E. Spelling
Pilot boat
Anastasia
Trainer
S. Watts
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Passfield, Loreen - 28/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Passfield, Loreen
Date
28/08/1978
Successful swim number
363
Successful swimmer number
225
Successful swim number England - France
171
Duration of swim
09:02
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Pearson, Denis - 14/07/1959
Description
Cap Gris-Nez - Folkestone Beach.
Swimmer(s)
Pearson, Denis
Date
14/07/1959
Successful swim number
113
Successful swimmer number
81
Successful swim number France - England
94
Duration of swim
15:36
Pilot
Capt. Leonard Hutchinson
Pilot boat
Victor
Notes
On Board. Margaret White. Dover Express on strike so very little information.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Peden, Raymond - 13/08/1986
Swimmer(s)
Peden, Raymond
Date
13/08/1986
Successful swim number
537
Successful swimmer number
313
Successful swim number England - France
311
Duration of swim
11:34
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista - 21/08/1954
Description
Start 4 hours before high water. This was the second Billy Butlin swim. START Aug 21 12 31 am. FINISH. 12 57 pm.
Swimmer(s)
Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista
Date
21/08/1954
Successful swim number
80
Successful swimmer number
57
Successful swim number France - England
65
Duration of swim
12:26
Pilot
S. T. Liddon
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)
Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)
Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista
Date
27/08/1959
Successful swim number
116
Successful swimmer number
57
Successful swim number France - England
97
Duration of swim
13:12
Pilot boat
Good Heart
Notes
Cap Gris-Nez. Landed Folkestone Beach. Start 1 53 a.m. Finish. 3 05 p.m. Start 4 hrs before high water. European record holder for 166 km. Nile marathon. Loire marathon. The European record holder for Endurance, 150 km in 28h 04m. This was the 7th Billy Butlin Channel race.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Perkins, Dorothy - 06/06/1961
Description
Cap Gris Nez to Walmer
Swimmer(s)
Perkins, Dorothy
Date
06/06/1961
Successful swim number
142
Successful swimmer number
100
Successful swim number France - England
118
Duration of swim
20:26
Pilot
Len Hutchinson
Pilot boat
Victor
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Peterson, Julie - 01/09/2002
Swimmer(s)
Peterson, Julie
Date
01/09/2002
Duration of swim
13:23
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
J. Carter
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Pickering, William - 28/08/1955
Description
Start 2 ½ hrs after high tide. Finishing time was when he stood up 30 yds out to sea. Observer Ray Scott.
Swimmer(s)
Pickering, William
Date
28/08/1955
Successful swim number
93
Successful swimmer number
64
Successful swim number England - France
16
Duration of swim
14:06
Pilot
John 'Jack' Burwill
Pilot boat
June Rose
Trainer
Lewis Latham
Notes
St. Margarets Bay to Cap Blanc Nez. Milk food, fruit juice, peach, glucose, nut bars, dates.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Pinto, Paolo - 28/08/1982
Swimmer(s)
Pinto, Paolo
Date
28/08/1982
Successful swim number
457
Successful swimmer number
243
Successful swim number England - France
255
Duration of swim
13:57
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Pinto, Paolo - 31/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Pinto, Paolo
Date
31/08/1979
Successful swim number
397
Successful swimmer number
243
Successful swim number England - France
203
Duration of swim
16:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Pipoly, Carl - 08/08/1980
Swimmer(s)
Pipoly, Carl
Date
08/08/1980
Successful swim number
405
Successful swimmer number
245
Successful swim number England - France
209
Duration of swim
15:11
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Plarre, Bruna Wendel - 25/08/1938
Description
Covered 70 kilometers in 14 degrees of cold water. The reason for this was the current and the two changes of ebb and flow.
Swimmer(s)
Plarre, Frau Bruna Wendel
Date
25/08/1938
Successful swim number
23
Successful swimmer number
22
Successful swim number France - England
19
Duration of swim
15:33
Pilot boat
“Notre Dame de Lourdes,’ of Calais
Notes
Ratified and Observed by F.F.N.S. (Federation Francaise de Natation et de Sauvetage, i.e. French Swimming and Life-saving Federation)
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Plitt, Claudio - 24/08/1981
Swimmer(s)
Plitt, Claudio
Date
24/08/1981
Successful swim number
429
Successful swimmer number
240
Successful swim number England - France
229
Duration of swim
08:58
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Plitt, Claudio - 28/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Plitt, Claudio
Date
28/08/1979
Successful swim number
386
Successful swimmer number
240
Successful swim number England - France
192
Duration of swim
09:45
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Plummer, Caroline - 27/09/1986
Swimmer(s)
Plummer, Caroline
Date
27/09/1986
Successful swim number
550
Successful swimmer number
324
Successful swim number England - France
324
Duration of swim
16:32
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Popdan, Thomas - 03/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Popdan, Thomas
Date
03/08/1983
Successful swim number
474
Successful swimmer number
273
Successful swim number England - France
267
Duration of swim
14:25
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Pourcelle, Georges - 06/09/1958
Swimmer(s)
Pourcelle, Georges
Date
06/09/1958
Successful swim number
109
Successful swimmer number
77
Successful swim number France - England
91
Duration of swim
13:01
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Quevado, Antonio Ochoa de - 04/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Quevado, Antonio Ochoa de
Date
04/08/1975
Successful swim number
273
Successful swimmer number
181
Successful swim number France - England
182
Duration of swim
12:20
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
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