Search swimsCurrently displaying: 2 results You've searched for:Decade: "1930s" xSurname: "R" 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 (1)France-England (1)Filter by Nationality France (1)South Africa (1)Filter by Year 1930 (1)1936 (1) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Retief, Miss Pat - 01/09/1930Description Left Boulogne in the tug Jenner at eleven o'clock on Saturday night, landed near Dover - Retief greased and in water when stopped due to fogSwimmer(s) Retief, Miss PatDate 01/09/1930Duration of swim 00:00Pilot Joe CostaPilot boat JennerTrainer Jabez WolffeNotes Abandoned in fogSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Roux, Gabriel - 01/09/1936Description Started 6.58 pm Cap Gris Nez. Gave up after 4 hours due to cold, was 9 miles west of Cap Gris Nez. Returned to Calais on tug, arriving 1.30 a.m.Swimmer(s) Roux, GabrielDate 01/09/1936Duration of swim 04:00Pilot boat Le Ramier tug of CherbourgSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)