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Faidalla, Ibrahim - 07/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Ibrahim
Date
07/08/1975
Successful swim number
274
Successful swimmer number
182
Successful swim number England - France
92
Duration of swim
09:50
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Ibrahim - 21/08/1977
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Ibrahim
Date
21/08/1977
Successful swim number
333
Successful swimmer number
182
Successful swim number England - France
143
Duration of swim
11:06
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Ibrahim - 22/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Ibrahim
Date
22/08/1978
Successful swim number
354
Successful swimmer number
182
Successful swim number England - France
163
Duration of swim
10:04
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Nazla - 06/08/1976
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Nazla
Date
06/08/1976
Successful swim number
308
Successful swimmer number
200
Successful swim number England - France
120
Duration of swim
10:39
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Faidalla, Nazla - 22/08/1978
Swimmer(s)
Faidalla, Nazla
Date
22/08/1978
Successful swim number
359
Successful swimmer number
200
Successful swim number England - France
168
Duration of swim
12:16
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Fakhireddin, Abedal - 17/08/1960
Swimmer(s)
Fakhireddin, Abedal
Date
17/08/1960
Successful swim number
136
Successful swimmer number
96
Successful swim number France - England
114
Duration of swim
12:56
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to South Foreland
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Feather, Margaret Ann - 21/08/1954
Description
Start 4 hours before high water. START 12 31 am. FINISH 4 54 pm.
Swimmer(s)
Feather, Margaret Ann
Date
21/08/1954
Successful swim number
83
Successful swimmer number
58
Successful swim number France - England
68
Duration of swim
16:23
Pilot
John 'Jack' Burwill
Notes
Cap Gris-Nez. Landed St. Margarets Bay
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Fenton, Eileen - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)
Fenton, Eileen
Date
22/08/1950
Successful swim number
41
Successful swimmer number
36
Successful swim number France - England
35
Duration of swim
15:31
Notes
First Daily Mail Race. Landed Shakespeare Beach
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Daily Mail
(47)
Fergus, Peter - 13/09/1960
Swimmer(s)
Fergus, Peter
Date
13/09/1960
Successful swim number
141
Successful swimmer number
99
Successful swim number England - France
24
Duration of swim
16:31
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Finkelstein, Morris - 21/07/2003
Swimmer(s)
Finkelstein, Morris
Date
21/07/2003
Duration of swim
15:21
Pilot
M. Oram
Pilot boat
Aegean Blue
Trainer
M. MacDonald
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Fisher, Brenda - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)
Fisher, Brenda
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
51
Successful swimmer number
41
Successful swim number France - England
44
Duration of swim
12:42
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)
Fisher, Brenda - 21/08/1954
Description
Start 4 hours before high water. This was the second Billy Butlin swim. START 12 31 am. FINISH 2 56 pm.
Swimmer(s)
Fisher, Brenda
Date
21/08/1954
Successful swim number
82
Successful swimmer number
41
Successful swim number France - England
67
Duration of swim
14:25
Pilot
Jim Atkins
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to St. Margarets Bay
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
Butlins
(192)
Fisher, Sybil - 08/08/2003
Swimmer(s)
Fisher, Sybil
Date
08/08/2003
Duration of swim
13:52
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)
Fitzpatrick, Maura - 18/08/1984
Swimmer(s)
Fitzpatrick, Maura
Date
18/08/1984
Successful swim number
502
Successful swimmer number
289
Successful swim number England - France
284
Duration of swim
11:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Flambard, Richard - 08/08/2003
Swimmer(s)
Flambard, Richard
Date
08/08/2003
Duration of swim
11:33
Pilot
E. Spelling
Pilot boat
Plus One
Trainer
A. Streeter
Notes
Completing his second crossing, Mr Flambard reached Cap Gris Nez on the French coast last night in 11 hours, 23 minutes and 12 seconds - about an hour slower than his first swim from England to France.A member of the Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club and the local branch of the Royal Lifesaving Society, Mr Flambard (34) was followed in his pilot boat by 41-times Channel swimmer Alison Streeter, JLDSC vice-president Charlie Gravett and club member Sammy Maletroit, who is hoping to complete her first Channel swim next weekend.To date, there are 12 Jerseymen and women who have swum the English Channel - who between them have completed 16 crossings.
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Fletcher, Robert - 24/07/1969
Swimmer(s)
Fletcher, Robert
Date
24/07/1969
Successful swim number
198
Successful swimmer number
138
Successful swim number France - England
157
Duration of swim
10:24
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Forsberg, Commander Charles Gerald - 21/08/1957
Description
START 9 45 a.m. FINISH 11 17 pm. Observer Peter Frayne. Grease Lanolin. Food Glucose, biscuits, chocolate,
Swimmer(s)
Forsberg, Commander Charles Gerald
Date
21/08/1957
Successful swim number
97
Successful swimmer number
67
Successful swim number England - France
18
Duration of swim
13:33
Pilot
Bailey, Ben with Les Kennet
Notes
Fastest Time Time taken when he first stood up. At the end of the swim he pushed the row boat off the sands to return to the Launch. He was born in Vancouver and came to England as a boy
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Fossett, James Stephen (Steve) - 09/09/1985
Swimmer(s)
Fossett, James Stephen (Steve)
Date
09/09/1985
Successful swim number
527
Successful swimmer number
306
Successful swim number France - England
226
Duration of swim
22:15
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
France, Kay - 19/08/1979
Swimmer(s)
France, Kay
Date
19/08/1979
Successful swim number
382
Successful swimmer number
237
Successful swim number England - France
189
Duration of swim
11:36
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Fry, Elizabeth - 20/08/2003
Swimmer(s)
Fry, Elizabeth
Date
20/08/2003
Duration of swim
09:05
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)
Gad, Monir Amin - 14/08/1975
Swimmer(s)
Gad, Monir Amin
Date
14/08/1975
Successful swim number
276
Successful swimmer number
176
Successful swim number England - France
94
Duration of swim
09:40
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Gad, Monir Amin - 21/08/1974
Swimmer(s)
Gad, Monir Amin
Date
21/08/1974
Successful swim number
264
Successful swimmer number
176
Successful swim number England - France
88
Duration of swim
10:49
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CSA
(473)
Gaffney, Eoin - 18/07/2002
Swimmer(s)
Gaffney, Eoin
Date
18/07/2002
Duration of swim
17:47
Pilot
L. Oram
Pilot boat
Sea Satin
Trainer
E. Spelling
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
England-France
(657)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
Ratified
CS&PF
(101)
Gambi, Giovanni - 28/07/1948
Swimmer(s)
Gambi, Giovanni
Date
28/07/1948
Successful swim number
27
Successful swimmer number
26
Successful swim number France - England
23
Duration of swim
11:36
Notes
Audresselles to Shakespeare Colliery
Success/failure
Successful
(681)
Direction(s)
France-England
(736)
Number of crossings
One Way Swim
(644)
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