Search swimsCurrently displaying: 1 result You've searched for:Century: "19th" xCrossings: "One Way Swim" xSuccess: "Failed" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Holmes, Frank - 18/08/1899Description Started Dover 6 am Friday morning. Strong north-westerly wind sprang up. Had posponed 3 am attempt on Thursday 17th whilst on shore due to Pilot's assessment of conditionsSwimmer(s) Holmes, Frank (Francis)Date 18/08/1899Duration of swim ?Pilot W. BinghamSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)