Search swimsCurrently displaying: 5 results You've searched for:Decade: "1950s" xNationality: "Canada" xDirection: "France-England" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Success Successful (3)Failed (2)Filter by Crossings One Way Swim (3)Filter by Ratified Butlins (2)CSA (2)Daily Mail (1)Filter by Surname A (1)B (1)C (2)R (1)Filter by Year 1951 (1)1955 (1)1956 (2)1958 (1) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Roach, Winnie Francis - 16/08/1951Swimmer(s) Roach, Winnie FrancisDate 16/08/1951Successful swim number 54Successful swimmer number 44Successful swim number France - England 47Duration of swim 13:25Notes Second Daily Mail RaceSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Bell, Marilyn - 31/07/1955Description START 5 53am. FINISH 8 30 pm.Swimmer(s) Bell, MarilynDate 31/07/1955Successful swim number 88Successful swimmer number 61Successful swim number France - England 73Duration of swim 14:37Pilot John 'Jack' BurwillTrainer Gus RyderNotes 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 - 17/07/1956Description Cap Gris-Nez to South ForelandSwimmer(s) Amyot, JaquesDate 17/07/1956Successful swim number 96Successful swimmer number 66Successful swim number France - England 79Duration of swim 13:02Pilot boat Rolande SoniaSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Cloutier, Jaques - 15/08/1956Swimmer(s) Cloutier, JaquesDate 15/08/1956Duration of swim 00:00Notes 4th Butlins Race, No FinishersSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Cloutier, Jaques - 24/08/1958Swimmer(s) Cloutier, JaquesDate 24/08/1958Duration of swim 03:27Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)