Search swimsCurrently displaying: 66 results You've searched for:Surname: "W" 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 (27)France-England (38)Filter by Crossings One Way Swim (1)Filter by Ratified Butlins (8)Daily Mail (2)Filter by Nationality Denmark (1)England (11)Germany (5)Netherlands (2)Scotland (22)South Africa (4)Sweden (2)UK (27)USA (4)Filter by Year 1875 (1)1904 (1)1906 (3)1907 (5)1908 (4)1909 (2)1910 (2)1911 (2)1912 (2)1913 (1)1914 (1)1920 (1)1923 (1)1927 (1)1928 (3)1929 (1)1930 (1)1931 (1)1937 (2)1938 (2)1939 (1)1950 (3)1951 (2)1953 (2)1954 (1)1955 (1)1956 (4)1957 (5)1958 (3)1959 (3)1968 (1)1969 (1)1970 (1)1987 (1)Filter by Decade 1870s (1)1900s (15)1910s (8)1920s (7)1930s (7)1950s (24)1960s (2)1970s (1)1980s (1)Filter by Century 19th (1)20th (65) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number PAGE: < Prev123Next > Willing, Mrs. Hilda - 03/09/1920Description Start 12 noon. Finish 11.35pm. Shakespeare Cliff -8 miles off French coast (16 miles awum)Swimmer(s) Willing, Mrs. HildaDate 03/09/1920Duration of swim 10:35Pilot Jack WeidmanTrainer Jack WeidmanNotes 16 miles was the women's record for a Channel attempt. On board; father Mr Peckham and sister Mrs Ada LewisSuccess/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)Weidman, Mrs. Rose - 01/09/1927Description Started Cap Gris Nez 11 am, collapsed after 3.5 hours, swam 5 -6 miles. Pulled out by A.J. Fellows, an aspirant Channel swimmer from Rotherham who dived in from pilot boatSwimmer(s) Weidman, Mrs. RoseDate 01/09/1927Duration of swim 03:30Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Weynell, Anni - 29/08/1928Description Started 6.45 pm 29/08/1928 Cap Gris Nez stopped midnightSwimmer(s) Weynell, AnniDate 29/08/1928Duration of swim 05:15Pilot boat Tourloureu of Boulogne fishing smackNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Weynell, Fraulein Anni - 03/09/1928Description Started Cap Gris Nez at 4:25 and was taken out at 5:29 p. m. when she was five miles from Dover, excessive fatigue forced her to give up. Swimmer(s) Weynell, AnniDate 03/09/1928Duration of swim 13Notes "BOULOGNE, France, Sept. 3.—In the water 13 hours and still five miles from her goal, Frau Meynell of Germany, was forced to abandon her attempt to swim the English channel late today. She entered the water at Gris Nez at 4:25 and was taken out at 5:29 p.m. when she was five miles from Dover, excessive fatigue forced her to give up." Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Weidman, Mrs. Rose - 18/09/1928Description Started Cap Gris Nez 735 am, taken from water 1.31 pm due to adverse tides, choppy seas and sea-sickness. Reached 6 miles off French coast but zig-zag drifting meant she swam 21 milesSwimmer(s) Weidman, Mrs. RoseDate 18/09/1928Duration of swim 05:56Pilot T.E. SaundersPilot boat Viking motor boat of FolkestoneSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Weidman, Mrs. Rose - 28/09/1929Description Started Shakespeare beach 7.55am, abandoned after 5 milesSwimmer(s) Weidman, Mrs. RoseDate 28/09/1929Duration of swim 03:02Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Westenborg, Miss Elsie 'Micky West' - 27/08/1930Description Started Cap Gris Nez 10.35pm. Gave up after 12 hours, 3 miles off Dover, due to exhaustion and seasicknessSwimmer(s) Westenborg, Miss Elsie 'Mickey West'Date 27/08/1930Duration of swim 12:00Pilot Joe CostaPilot boat JennerTrainer Jabez WolffeSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Weynell, Anni - 01/09/1931Description Started 10pm Cap Gris Nez, abandoned after 5 miles, high windsSwimmer(s) Weynell, AnniDate 01/09/1931Duration of swim 02:10Trainer Elli TetschkeSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Werner, Fritz Waldemar - 08/05/1937Description Pulled out due to coldSwimmer(s) Werner, Fritz WaldemarDate 08/05/1937Duration of swim 06:30Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Werner, Fritz Waldemar - 23/08/1937Description Started Petit Fort-Phillipe near Dunkirk 8 pm, got to Rytengen Lightship in North Sea off Ostend 3.30 pm.Swimmer(s) Werner, Fritz WaldemarDate 23/08/1937Duration of swim 19:30Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Wheatcroft, Fernley - 22/07/1938Swimmer(s) Wheatcroft, FernleyDate 22/07/1938Duration of swim 09:10Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Winckler, Miss Asta - 06/08/1938Description Woman Fails In English Channel Swim LONDON, Saturday - Because of a recurrence of a leg injury, which compelled her to swim with her arms only for several hours, Asta Winckler, the Danish girl, was forced to abandoned her effort to swim the English Channel when she was 16 miles from the French coast. Miss Winckler, who weighs 20 stone, had been 15 hours in a rough seaSwimmer(s) Winckler, Miss AstaDate 06/08/1938Duration of swim 15:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Wheatcroft, Fernley - 29/08/1939Swimmer(s) Wheatcroft, FernleyDate 29/08/1939Duration of swim 09:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Warle, Lars-Bertil - 22/08/1950Swimmer(s) Warle, Lars-BertilDate 22/08/1950Duration of swim 08:00Notes First Daily Mail RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Wozniak, Steve - 22/08/1950Swimmer(s) Wozniak, SteveDate 22/08/1950Duration of swim 00:00Notes First Daily Mail RaceeSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Walle, Jos de - 23/08/1950Description Started 2.37 a.m. Cap Gris Nez, gave up after 5 hours 7.30 a.m., exhausted and semi-consciousSwimmer(s) Walle, Jos deDate 23/08/1950Duration of swim 4:53Notes Made 'little progress'Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Warle, Lars-Bertil - 27/07/1951Swimmer(s) Warle, Lars-BertilDate 27/07/1951Duration of swim UnknownNotes Gave up 1 Mile from DoverSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Wray, Kenneth James – 11/09/1951Description Started Cap Gris Nez, gave up due to crampSwimmer(s) Wray, Kenneth JamesDate 11/09/1951Duration of swim 2:30Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Wray, Kenneth James - 05/07/1953Swimmer(s) Wray, Kenneth JamesDate 05/07/1953Duration of swim 03:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Wray, Kenneth James - 06/08/1953Swimmer(s) Wray, Kenneth JamesDate 06/08/1953Duration of swim 12:15Notes 1st Butlins Race - no finishersSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Wray, Kenneth James - 21/08/1954Swimmer(s) Wray, Kenneth JamesDate 21/08/1954Duration of swim 02:00Notes 2nd Butlins RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Wray, Kenneth James - 15/08/1955Swimmer(s) Wray, Kenneth JamesDate 15/08/1955Duration of swim 00:00Notes 3rd Butlins RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Wild, Elizabeth 'Beth' - 18/07/1956Swimmer(s) Wild, Elizabeth 'Beth'Date 18/07/1956Duration of swim 13:37Notes St Margarets BaySuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657) PAGE: < Prev123Next >