Search swimsCurrently displaying: 144 results You've searched for:Decade: "1920s" xSuccess: "Failed" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Direction England-France (47)France-England (96)Filter by Nationality Argentina (4)Australia (1)Austria (1)Canada (6)Denmark (2)Egypt (6)England (56)France (15)Germany (8)Ireland (2)Italy (3)Japan (1)Netherlands (2)New Zealand (5)Norway (2)Russia (1)Scotland (2)South Africa (1)Spain (1)Switzerland (3)UK (29)USA (24)Filter by Surname B (14)C (7)D (13)E (1)F (7)G (13)H (20)I (1)J (1)K (1)L (4)M (14)N (1)P (14)R (2)S (13)T (9)V (1)W (7)Z (1)Filter by Year 1920 (4)1921 (5)1922 (24)1923 (13)1924 (5)1925 (10)1926 (38)1927 (22)1928 (10)1929 (13) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number PAGE: < Prev123456Next > Michel, Georges - 02/09/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 02/09/1922Duration of swim UnknownNotes Point du Ridan. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Toth, Charles - 02/09/1922Swimmer(s) Toth, CharlesDate 02/09/1922Duration of swim 11:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Sion, Madame Jeanne - 05/09/1922Swimmer(s) Sion, Madame JeanneDate 05/09/1922Duration of swim 14:35Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Morris, Tom - 07/09/1922Swimmer(s) Morris, TomDate 07/09/1922Duration of swim 02:08Notes Sat 9 Sept 1922 newspaper: Tom Morris, the Australian, after swimming four miles from Dover, owing to continuous sea-sicknéss, gave up his attempt to swim the Channel. Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Hawke, Miss Ivy - 08/09/1922Description START 3 00am. FINISH 1 00pm. France - 6 miles from shore. Temp 58’f. Grease; Lanolin. 13 stone 3 lbs. Trudgeon. Strong North wind.Swimmer(s) Hawke, Miss IvyDate 08/09/1922Duration of swim 04:30Pilot T.E. SaundersTrainer Billy KellingleyNotes Miss Hawkes has won the fifteen miles Championship of Surrey Ladies swimming club for the last three years.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Idriksanov, Stanislaus - 18/09/1922Description Started Midnight from South Foreland accompanied by two boats and two rowing boats. Strong tides and rough seas, abandoned 6 amSwimmer(s) Idriksanov, StanislausDate 18/09/1922Duration of swim 06:15Trainer T.W. BurgessSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Gleitze, Miss Mercedes - 19/09/1922Description START 7 40am. FINISH 8 35am. Shakespeare Cliff - very close to Admiralty Pier. Spring Tide. 20 miles per hour winds - she was being driven into the Pier. Breaststroke. Mercedes insisted on starting despite conditions.Swimmer(s) Gleitze, Miss MercedesDate 19/09/1922Duration of swim 0:55Pilot H. SharpPilot boat Ocean KingNotes On board; Mrs Sharp and Daily Sketch Reporter.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Toth, Charles - 22/09/1922Swimmer(s) Toth, CharlesDate 22/09/1922Duration of swim 16:00Notes Shakespeare CollierySuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Patterson, Walter - 26/09/1922Description Started 3.40 pm Cap Gris Nez. Covered 10 miles before giving up 7.40 pm due to cold and cramp in legsSwimmer(s) Patterson, WalterDate 26/09/1922Duration of swim 04:00Pilot T. W. BurgessTrainer Nat McPhee & T. W. BurgessSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perreault, Omer - 05/08/1923Description Got to within 8Km of English coastSwimmer(s) Perreault, OmerDate 05/08/1923Duration of swim 12:00Trainer Armand VincentSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Corson, Mrs Millicent C. - 06/08/1923Description START 9 30am. FINISH 12 midnight. Shakespeare Beach - 2 miles from Sangatte. FOOD; Lump sugar, cracker biscuits, coffee. Temp 60’f - 62’f. Half Trudgeon, half Scissor stroke.Swimmer(s) Corson, Mrs Millicent C.Date 06/08/1923Duration of swim 12:30Pilot Captain James Learmont, Cinque Ports PilotNotes Not F-E as given in Across the Channel Her husband Clemington Corson and a coloured Sailor rowed a boat for the entire time of the swim. This was an attempt for the Daily Sketch £1000 prize. One of six children. She swam around Manhattan Island in 1921, time 15 hours 57 mins.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Michel, Georges - 08/08/1923Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 08/08/1923Duration of swim 20:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Richards, Sam - 11/08/1923Swimmer(s) Richards, SamDate 11/08/1923Duration of swim 04:45Notes Shakespeare Beach. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Maciel, Romeo - 11/08/1923Swimmer(s) Maciel, RomeoDate 11/08/1923Duration of swim 04:30Notes Shakespeare Beach. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Toth, Charles - 11/08/1923Swimmer(s) Toth, CharlesDate 11/08/1923Duration of swim 18:09Notes Shakespeare Beach. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Hunt, Herman - 17/08/1923Date 17/08/1923Duration of swim 00:00Notes Arrived to swim Channel but expenses never came and he attempted suicide in dispairSuccess/failure Failed (725)Hills, Miss Zetta (Lillian Annie) - 21/08/1923Description Swam naked except for a loin cloth but cold eventually made her put on regulation costume. Started Dover 7 a.m.. Swam 9 miles before conditions became too muchSwimmer(s) Hills, Miss Zetta (Lillian Annie)Date 21/08/1923Duration of swim 04:00Pilot Thomas 'Hoggamy' HallPilot boat F.E.78 fishing boat 'Cereal'Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Walker, Carbis - 31/08/1923Description Started 1pm, swam 3.5 miles - goggles leaked, too cold. Stroke; Australian crawl. Swimmer(s) Walker, CarbisDate 31/08/1923Duration of swim 01:45Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Michel, Georges - 02/09/1923Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 02/09/1923Duration of swim 10:30Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perks, Frank - 02/09/1923Description Started Shakespeare Beach, swam for 11:00 18 miles, cramp in legs, badly stung by jellyfish. Swimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 02/09/1923Duration of swim 11:00Pilot Captain James Learmont, Cinque Ports PilotSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Perreault, Omer - 02/09/1923Description Started 1.10 pm Cap Gris Nez. Pilot boat had a jazz band on board. Got to within 5Km of coast. Suffered from cold and tides turnedSwimmer(s) Perreault, OmerDate 02/09/1923Duration of swim 10:00Trainer Armand VincentNotes Minor burns after being washed down with petrol which caught alightSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Toth, Charles - 04/09/1923Description Started 6.15 pm Shakespeare Cliff, trudgeon strokeSwimmer(s) Toth, CharlesDate 04/09/1923Duration of swim 14:05Pilot boat Sara, Folkestone luggerSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Hills, Miss Zetta (Lillian Annie) – 10/07/1924Description Started Folkestone 6 a.m. in a special rubber suit she had devised. After 7 miles the suit began to take in water and pull her down, forcing her to abandonSwimmer(s) Hills, Miss Zetta (Lillian Annie)Date 10/07/1924Duration of swim 5:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Sion, Madame Jeanne - 21/07/1924Swimmer(s) Sion, Madame JeanneDate 21/07/1924Duration of swim 11:00Pilot Captain LemairePilot boat Champion tugNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736) PAGE: < Prev123456Next >