Ederle, Miss Gertrude - 06/08/1926

Description

Start 7 05am. Finish 9 44pm. Cap Gris-Nez - Kingsdown. Grease; Lanolin, Vaseline, Olive oil. Food; Roast chicken, Hot chocolate and Pineapple slices. Front crawl. Beef tea and Broth. Start 2hrs before high tide. Spring tide.

Swimmer(s)

Ederle, Miss Gertrude

Date

06/08/1926

Successful swim number

Successful swimmer number

Successful swim number France - England

Duration of swim

14:39 hours

Pilot

Joe Costa (Louis Corthes) with Thomas Burgess

Pilot boat

Alsace, with press tug La Morinie

Trainer

Thomas Burgess

Notes

New Record Landed Kingsdown. Age 20. Height 5ft. Pace makers were Ishak Helmi and Louis Timson, Channel swimmers. Lillian Cannon also joined her half a mile off Dover. On board; Miss Lillian Cannon, Ishak Helmy, Louis Timson, her sister Mrs Margaret Deuschle, John Hayward (Daily Sketch), Madam Costa, Julie Harpman, Art Sorenson and her father. Recognized C.S.A. 16-8-1928