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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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