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Perreault, Omer - 16/08/1922
Description
Abandoned due to seasickness
Swimmer(s)

Perreault, Omer
Date
16/08/1922
Duration of swim
02:58
Trainer
Armand Vincent
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Perreault, Omer - 05/08/1923
Description
Got to within 8Km of English coast
Swimmer(s)

Perreault, Omer
Date
05/08/1923
Duration of swim
12:00
Trainer
Armand Vincent
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Perreault, Omer - 02/09/1923
Description
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 turned
Swimmer(s)

Perreault, Omer
Date
02/09/1923
Duration of swim
10:00
Trainer
Armand Vincent
Notes
Minor burns after being washed down with petrol which caught alight
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Perreault, Omer - 08/08/1926
Description
Cap Gris Nez
Swimmer(s)

Perreault, Omer
Date
08/08/1926
Duration of swim
02:00
Trainer
Armand Vincent
Notes
Sets up training camp for summer at Dunkirk with Jeanne Sion
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Perreault, Omer - 10/08/1926
Description
Starts Cap Gris Nez 11pm with Jeanne Sion. Bad weather forces stop - Sion carried on for 6 hours
Swimmer(s)

Perreault, Omer
Date
10/08/1926
Duration of swim
02:00
Trainer
Armand Vincent
Notes
Sets up training camp for summer at Dunkirk with Jeanne Sion
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Perreault, Omer - 10/10/1926
Swimmer(s)

Perreault, Omer
Date
10/10/1926
Duration of swim
04:00
Trainer
Armand Vincent
Notes
Sets up training camp for summer at Dunkirk with Jeanne Sion
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Morrison, Miss Eva - 23/08/1935
Description
Started 9.38 pm South Foreland, bad seas and bad weather forced stop 4 miles off Cap Gris Nez
Swimmer(s)

Morrison, Miss Eva
Date
23/08/1935
Duration of swim
14:52
Pilot
Harry Pearson of Deal
Pilot boat
Jack Burwill's motor boat
Trainer
Billy Kellingley assisted by George Morris
Notes
Trainers were Mr & Mrs Kellingley of Deal, pacemaker was George Morris of Kingsdown who had failed the previous year and had intended to make an attempt with Miss Morrison
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

England-France (657)
Roach, Winnie Francis - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)

Roach, Winnie Francis
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
54
Successful swimmer number
44
Successful swim number France - England
47
Duration of swim
13:25
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)
Bell, Marilyn - 31/07/1955
Description
START 5 53am. FINISH 8 30 pm.
Swimmer(s)

Bell, Marilyn
Date
31/07/1955
Successful swim number
88
Successful swimmer number
61
Successful swim number France - England
73
Duration of swim
14:37
Pilot
John 'Jack' Burwill
Trainer
Gus Ryder
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to The Warren. Black bathing costume, red helmet, green goggles. Mascots, four leaf clover, small stuffed dog given to her by Shirley Dunbar. First person to swim Lake Ontario. She swam the Juan de Fuca Strait in 1956 (18.3 miles) time 11 hrs 35mins.
Success/failure

Successful (681)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Number of crossings

One Way Swim (644)
Ratified

CSA (473)
Amyot, Jaques - 17/07/1956
Description
Cap Gris-Nez to South Foreland
Swimmer(s)

Amyot, Jaques
Date
17/07/1956
Successful swim number
96
Successful swimmer number
66
Successful swim number France - England
79
Duration of swim
13:02
Pilot boat
Rolande Sonia
Success/failure

Successful (681)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Number of crossings

One Way Swim (644)
Ratified

CSA (473)
Cloutier, Jaques - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)

Cloutier, Jaques
Date
15/08/1956
Duration of swim
00:00
Notes
4th Butlins Race, No Finishers
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Ratified

Butlins (192)
Cloutier, Jaques - 10/08/1958
Swimmer(s)

Cloutier, Jaques
Date
10/08/1958
Duration of swim
08:35
Notes
St. Margarets Bay
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

England-France (657)
Cloutier, Jaques - 24/08/1958
Swimmer(s)

Cloutier, Jaques
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
03:27
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Ratified

Butlins (192)
Jensen, Helge - 03/08/1960
Swimmer(s)

Jensen, Helge
Date
03/08/1960
Duration of swim
07:00
Trainer
Mellors, Steve
Notes
Cap Gris Nez to 4 miles off Dover
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
McPherson, Claudia - 13/08/1962
Swimmer(s)

McPherson, Claudia
Date
13/08/1962
Duration of swim
09:15
Notes
Abandoned 7 miles off Folkestone
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
McPherson, Claudia - 31/07/1963
Description
Started France 2.13am, landed Sandgate
Swimmer(s)

McPherson, Claudia
Date
31/07/1963
Successful swim number
152
Successful swimmer number
105
Successful swim number France - England
125
Duration of swim
17:07
Notes
Landed Sandgate, youngest swimmer record
Success/failure

Successful (681)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Number of crossings

One Way Swim (644)
Ratified

CSA (473)
Cliché, Yvan - 30/08/1963
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez with Rouselle, gave up 2 miles off Dover
Swimmer(s)

Cliché, Yvan
Date
30/08/1963
Duration of swim
14:00
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Cossete, Robert - 17/08/1964
Swimmer(s)

Cossete, Robert
Date
17/08/1964
Successful swim number
161
Successful swimmer number
114
Successful swim number France - England
134
Duration of swim
12:05
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

CSA (473)
Cliché, Yvan - 29/09/1964
Swimmer(s)

Cliché, Yvan
Date
29/09/1964
Duration of swim
16:13
Notes
Details Unknown
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy' - 29/07/1975
Swimmer(s)

Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy'
Date
29/07/1975
Successful swim number
268
Successful swimmer number
178
Successful swim number France - England
178
Duration of swim
09:46
Success/failure

Successful (681)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Number of crossings

One Way Swim (644)
Ratified

CSA (473)
Amyot, Jaques - 29/08/1975
Swimmer(s)

Amyot, Jaques
Date
29/08/1975
Successful swim number
289
Successful swimmer number
66
Successful swim number England - France
105
Duration of swim
12:33
Success/failure

Successful (681)
Direction(s)

England-France (657)
Number of crossings

One Way Swim (644)
Ratified

CSA (473)
Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy' - 06/09/1976
Swimmer(s)

Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy'
Date
06/09/1976
Successful swim number
317
Successful swimmer number
178
Successful swim number England - France
128
Duration of swim
10:20
Success/failure

Successful (681)
Direction(s)

England-France (657)
Number of crossings

One Way Swim (644)
Ratified

CSA (473)
Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy' - 17/09/1976
Swimmer(s)

Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy'
Date
17/09/1976
Successful swim number
320
Successful swimmer number
178
Successful swim number England - France
130
Duration of swim
10:24
Success/failure

Successful (681)
Direction(s)

England-France (657)
Number of crossings

One Way Swim (644)
Ratified

CSA (473)
Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy' - 07/09/1977
Swimmer(s)

Nicholas, Cynthia 'Cindy'
Date
07/09/1977
Successful swim number
337
Successful swimmer number
178
Successful swim number England - France
147
Duration of swim
08:58
Notes
1st Leg 2-way, 19:55 total
Success/failure

Successful (681)
Direction(s)

England-France (657)
Number of crossings

Two Way Swim (40)
Ratified

CSA (473)

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