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Wray, Kenneth James - 21/08/1957
Description
Start Cap Gris Nez 4 10 a.m. Finish Shakespeare Cliff 8 10 p.m. Stroke Front crawl. Start 4 hours before high water. This was the 5th Billy Butlin Race. Observer. A. Fido.
Swimmer(s)
Wray, Kenneth James
Date
21/08/1957
Successful swim number
99
Successful swimmer number
69
Successful swim number France - England
81
Duration of swim
16:00
Pilot
A. Kelsey
Pilot boat
Potunas
Notes
5th Butlins Race. 2nd of 2 finishers
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Yeats, Mary - 05/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
Yeats, Mary
Date
05/08/1979
Successful swim number
377
Successful swimmer number
233
Successful swim number England - France
184
Duration of swim
11:19
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Young, Bridget - 10/09/1985
Swimmer(s)
Young, Bridget
Date
10/09/1985
Successful swim number
529
Successful swimmer number
307
Successful swim number England - France
303
Duration of swim
09:58
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Zarzeczanska, Teresa - 30/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Zarzeczanska, Teresa
Date
30/08/1975
Successful swim number
291
Successful swimmer number
192
Successful swim number England - France
107
Duration of swim
11:10
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Zeitzen, Vera - 07/09/1981
Swimmer(s)
Zeitzen, Vera
Date
07/09/1981
Successful swim number
441
Successful swimmer number
256
Successful swim number England - France
241
Duration of swim
10:27
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Zirganos, Major Zasson (Jason) - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Zirganos, Major Zasson (Jason)
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
60
Successful swimmer number
31
Successful swim number France - England
53
Duration of swim
14:10
Notes
Second Daily Mail Race
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Zirganos, Major Zasson (Jason) - 18/09/1949
Swimmer(s)
Zirganos, Major Zasson (Jason)
Date
18/09/1949
Successful swim number
34
Successful swimmer number
31
Successful swim number France - England
28
Duration of swim
18:45
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Langdon Stairs
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Zirganos, Major Zasson (Jason) - 21/08/1954
Description
Start 4 hours before high water. START 12 31 am. FINISH 4 54 pm.
Swimmer(s)
Zirganos, Major Zasson (Jason)
Date
21/08/1954
Successful swim number
84
Successful swimmer number
31
Successful swim number France - England
69
Duration of swim
16:23
Notes
Cap Gris-Nez. Landed Eastern Arm
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Zirganos, Major Zasson (Jason) - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Zirganos, Major Zasson (Jason)
Date
22/08/1950
Successful swim number
42
Successful swimmer number
31
Successful swim number France - England
36
Duration of swim
16:17
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to Dover Harbour
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
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