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Staveren, Joke van - 22/08/1977
Swimmer(s)
Staveren, Joke van
Date
22/08/1977
Successful swim number
335
Successful swimmer number
211
Successful swim number England - France
145
Duration of swim
10:02
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Staveren, Joke van - 28/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Staveren, Joke van
Date
28/08/1979
Successful swim number
389
Successful swimmer number
211
Successful swim number England - France
195
Duration of swim
10:26
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Stein, William 'Bill' - 28/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Stein, William 'Bill'
Date
28/08/1979
Successful swim number
395
Successful swimmer number
242
Successful swim number England - France
201
Duration of swim
16:09
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Stewart, Jamie - 21/07/1976
Swimmer(s)
Stewart, Jamie
Date
21/07/1976
Successful swim number
301
Successful swimmer number
197
Successful swim number England - France
113
Duration of swim
14:31
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Stockdale, Christopher - 08/09/1977
Swimmer(s)
Stockdale, Christopher
Date
08/09/1977
Successful swim number
343
Successful swimmer number
214
Successful swim number England - France
152
Duration of swim
17:20
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Stockdale, Christopher - 20/08/1984
Swimmer(s)
Stockdale, Christopher
Date
20/08/1984
Successful swim number
507
Successful swimmer number
214
Successful swim number France - England
219
Duration of swim
14:50
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Stockdale, Christopher - 25/08/1981
Swimmer(s)
Stockdale, Christopher
Date
25/08/1981
Successful swim number
438
Successful swimmer number
214
Successful swim number England - France
238
Duration of swim
15:56
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Stoychev, Petar - 24/08/2007
Swimmer(s)
Stoychev, Petar
Date
24/08/2007
Duration of swim
6:57:50
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Streeter, Alison - 03/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
03/08/1983
Successful swim number
473
Successful swimmer number
268
Successful swim number England - France
266
Duration of swim
09:22
Notes
1st Leg of 2-Way, 21:16 total
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
Two Way Swim
(40)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Streeter, Alison - 03/08/1983
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
03/08/1983
Successful swim number
475
Successful swimmer number
268
Successful swim number France - England
208
Duration of swim
11:54
Notes
2nd Leg of 2-Way, 21:16 total
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
Two Way Swim
(40)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Streeter, Alison - 05/07/2003
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
05/07/2003
Duration of swim
12:58
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)
Streeter, Alison - 20/09/2003
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
20/09/2003
Duration of swim
13:44
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
F. Richards
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Streeter, Alison - 24/07/2004
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
24/07/2004
Duration of swim
12:35
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
P. Masden
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Streeter, Alison - 26/07/1984
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
26/07/1984
Successful swim number
499
Successful swimmer number
268
Successful swim number England - France
282
Duration of swim
10:06
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Streeter, Alison - 26/07/2001
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
26/07/2001
Duration of swim
14:24
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)
Streeter, Alison - 28/09/1986
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
28/09/1986
Successful swim number
551
Successful swimmer number
268
Successful swim number England - France
325
Duration of swim
11:03
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Streeter, Alison - 31/08/1982
Swimmer(s)
Streeter, Alison
Date
31/08/1982
Successful swim number
461
Successful swimmer number
268
Successful swim number England - France
258
Duration of swim
11:21
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Sullivan, Henry - 06/08/1923
Description
HENRY SULLIVAN (U.S.A.) 1 Jan 1893 - 22 Dec 1955, aged 63. 1923 success; START Shakespeare Cliff 5.15pm, Sun, 5 Aug.; FINISH Calais Beach 8.05pm, Mon. Aug 6th. TIME 26h 50m. E-F. Recognized by C.S.A. 16-8-1928. Folkestone Lugger Day Spring. Pilot Capt. Leslie (Joe) Smith, Capt. James Harris, Trainer John Conlon. Grease; 3 lbs. Lard. FOOD; One meal of egg and milk at 8.50pm. Age 34. Height 5ft 4ins. Weight 16 stone. Temp 62°f. High water 5.44pm. Started on the last hour of the ebb tide. He lost 20 lbs of weight during swim. Double Trudgeon and Breast stroke, 33 strokes per min. This was his 7th attempt. He received £1000 from the Daily Sketch and the Alexander challenge cup. Married with one daughter aged 4 years. Wife A. Locksberg. Married 18 July 1916. This was the longest Channel swim on record until July 2010 when Jackie Cobell took 28 hrs 44 min. On board, Seamen John Harris and Sidney Harris of Folkestone, John Conlon (Trainer), C. Manning Jack Weston junr of Dover Swimming Club, E G Amos, Mr Ben White and B. White junr, Eugene Amos (Dover Sailing Club.), Reginald Williams “Dover Standared”, Mr Tom Gatehouse, Joseph Reuben Gatehouse, Tiraboschi (Italian), Alfred Joseph Revell and Mr Cox.
Swimmer(s)
Sullivan, Henry
Date
06/08/1923
Successful swim number
3
Successful swimmer number
3
Successful swim number England - France
3
Duration of swim
26:50:00
Notes
Shakespeare Cliff st 5.15 pm on the 5th. Landed Calais Sands 8.05 p.m on 6th
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Independent
(34)
Swift, Jim - 03/09/2002
Swimmer(s)
Swift, Jim
Date
03/09/2002
Duration of swim
14:14
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
D. Carter
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Szopa, Romauld - 12/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Szopa, Romauld
Date
12/08/1978
Successful swim number
349
Successful swimmer number
221
Successful swim number England - France
158
Duration of swim
12:49
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Tangoren-Masood, Meryem - 11/08/2001
Swimmer(s)
Tangoren-Masood, Meryem
Date
11/08/2001
Duration of swim
13:31
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Bue
Trainer
F. Richards
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Tantawi, Omnia - 07/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Tantawi, Omnia
Date
07/08/1975
Successful swim number
275
Successful swimmer number
183
Successful swim number England - France
93
Duration of swim
10:42
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Tarr, Ronald Lawrence - 23/08/1958
Description
Start 2 05 a.m. Finish 5 17 p.m. Cap Gris-Nez - Langdon Stairs.
Swimmer(s)
Tarr, Ronald Lawrence
Date
23/08/1958
Successful swim number
104
Successful swimmer number
73
Successful swim number England - France
-1
Successful swim number France - England
86
Duration of swim
15:12
Notes
14 Nov 1936 – 20 Oct 1997
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Taylor, Haydn - 22/08/1935
Description
Started Cap Grisnez 1.35am and arrived Lydden Spout, Dover at 4.23pm. Used Crawl Stroke
Swimmer(s)
Taylor, Haydn
Date
22/08/1935
Successful swim number
21
Successful swimmer number
20
Successful swim number France - England
17
Duration of swim
14:48
Pilot
E. Stone; crew G. Obree, V.M. Whorlow, T. Brockman. Observer J. Brockman
Pilot boat
Ocean King
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
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