Search swimsCurrently displaying: 24 results You've searched for:Decade: "1920s" xNationality: "USA" 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 (16)France-England (7)Filter by Nationality Denmark (1)Filter by Surname B (2)C (4)E (1)H (2)P (1)R (2)S (5)T (5)W (1)Z (1)Filter by Year 1920 (2)1921 (3)1922 (4)1923 (6)1925 (1)1926 (5)1927 (2)1929 (1) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Sullivan, Henry - 25/08/1920Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 25/08/1920Duration of swim 18:45Notes Shakespeare CliffSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Sullivan, Henry - 08/09/1920Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 08/09/1920Duration of swim 18:00Pilot Captain SmithPilot boat The FloraTrainer Jack WeidmanNotes Shakespeare BeachSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Sullivan, Henry - 25/08/1921Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 25/08/1921Duration of swim 10:10Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Sullivan, Henry - 09/09/1921Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 09/09/1921Duration of swim 12:35Notes Shakespeare BeachSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Sullivan, Henry - 21/09/1921Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 21/09/1921Duration of swim 08:40Pilot boat The FloraNotes Shakespeare CliffSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Richards, Sam - 02/09/1922Swimmer(s) Richards, SamDate 02/09/1922Duration of swim 02:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Toth, Charles - 02/09/1922Swimmer(s) Toth, CharlesDate 02/09/1922Duration of swim 11:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Toth, Charles - 22/09/1922Swimmer(s) Toth, CharlesDate 22/09/1922Duration of swim 16:00Notes Shakespeare CollierySuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Patterson, Walter - 26/09/1922Description Started 3.40 pm Cap Gris Nez. Covered 10 miles before giving up 7.40 pm due to cold and cramp in legsSwimmer(s) Patterson, WalterDate 26/09/1922Duration of swim 04:00Pilot T. W. BurgessTrainer Nat McPhee & T. W. BurgessSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Corson, Mrs Millicent C. - 06/08/1923Description START 9 30am. FINISH 12 midnight. Shakespeare Beach - 2 miles from Sangatte. FOOD; Lump sugar, cracker biscuits, coffee. Temp 60’f - 62’f. Half Trudgeon, half Scissor stroke.Swimmer(s) Corson, Mrs Millicent C.Date 06/08/1923Duration of swim 12:30Pilot Captain James Learmont, Cinque Ports PilotNotes Not F-E as given in Across the Channel Her husband Clemington Corson and a coloured Sailor rowed a boat for the entire time of the swim. This was an attempt for the Daily Sketch £1000 prize. One of six children. She swam around Manhattan Island in 1921, time 15 hours 57 mins.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Richards, Sam - 11/08/1923Swimmer(s) Richards, SamDate 11/08/1923Duration of swim 04:45Notes Shakespeare Beach. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Toth, Charles - 11/08/1923Swimmer(s) Toth, CharlesDate 11/08/1923Duration of swim 18:09Notes Shakespeare Beach. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Hunt, Herman - 17/08/1923Date 17/08/1923Duration of swim 00:00Notes Arrived to swim Channel but expenses never came and he attempted suicide in dispairSuccess/failure Failed (725)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)Toth, Charles - 04/09/1923Description Started 6.15 pm Shakespeare Cliff, trudgeon strokeSwimmer(s) Toth, CharlesDate 04/09/1923Duration of swim 14:05Pilot boat Sara, Folkestone luggerSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Ederle, Miss Gertrude - 18/08/1925Description START 7 10am. FINISH 3 59pm. TIME 8h 49m. Cap Gris Nez - Varne Shoal. Grease; Lard and Vaseline (3 coats.). FOOD. Beef tea. Temp 63’f - 64’f. Breast strokeSwimmer(s) Ederle, Miss GertrudeDate 18/08/1925Duration of swim 08:49Pilot Joe Costa with Captain VidalPilot boat La Morinie tug of BoulogneTrainer Jabez WolffeNotes Cap Gris Nez. First pilot boat to have wireless radio On board; Thomas Burgess, Jabez Wolffe, Ishak Helmy, Vera Tanner, Lillian Harrison & Jeane Sion (pacemakers), Elsie Viets, a three piece Jazz Band. plus many reporters. 50 people altogether. The La Morinie was equipped with wireless installation. A Reporter on board sent messages in Morse code to London where they were then sent by radio to Canada and the U. S. A. First time ever used on a channel swim. Very rough conditions. She wore a woolen swim suit. Report in Dover Standard Aug 20 page 3.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Barrett, Miss Clarabelle - 02/08/1926Description Started Shakespeare Beach 8 am, taken out 2 miles off Cap Gris Nez 5.35 am, exhaustionSwimmer(s) Barrett, Miss ClarabelleDate 02/08/1926Duration of swim 21:40Pilot Captain James LearmontTrainer Walter BrickettNotes CHANNEL TOO MUCH FOR NEW YORK GIRL. Clarabelle Barrett Taken From Water Two Miles From Cape Gris Nez, France. Dover, England. Aug. 3 Miss Clarabelle Barrett, of New Rochelle. N. Y., failed in her attempt to swim the English Channel. She got within two miles of Cape Gris Nez, France, when she had to be taken out of the water. She was in an exhausted condition. Miss Barrett started her swim from here Monday morning at eight o'clock. It was 5.35 o'clock this morning when she was forced to give up the swim that no woman has ever yet made. She was in the water, for 21 hours and 35 minutes. The News, Frederick, Maryland 3/8/1926Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Cannon, Miss Lillian - 17/08/1926Description 12.55am to 3.25am, abandoned due to severe stormSwimmer(s) Cannon, Miss LillianDate 17/08/1926Duration of swim 03:00Pilot boat Alsace tugNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Cannon, Miss Lillian - 23/08/1926Description Gave up with abdominal crampsSwimmer(s) Cannon, Miss LillianDate 23/08/1926Duration of swim 06:30Pilot boat Alsace tugNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Barrett, Miss Clarabelle - 23/08/1926Swimmer(s) Barrett, Miss ClarabelleDate 23/08/1926Duration of swim 04:00Pilot Captain James LearmontTrainer Walter BrickettNotes Shakespeare BeachSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Timson, Louis - 10/09/1926Description Started Cap Gris Nez 10.05 pm, gave up 5.05 am strong winds, swam 15 miles to 10 miles off CalaisSwimmer(s) Timson, LouisDate 10/09/1926Duration of swim 07:00Pilot Harry Pearson of DealPilot boat Viking of Folkestone motor launchTrainer Billy KellingleySuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Zittenfield Twins, Bernice & Phyllis - 02/09/1927Swimmer(s) Zittenfield Twins, Bernice & PhyllisDate 02/09/1927Duration of swim 04:30Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Corson, Mrs Millicent C. - 06/09/1927Description START 8 55am. FINISH 6 36pm. South Foreland - 4 Miles from France. Trudgeon 16 spm. Food; Cocoa, sugar lumps, biscuits. Start was at the end of the flood tide.Swimmer(s) Corson, Mrs Millicent C.Date 06/09/1927Duration of swim 09:40Pilot Captain Pearson of WalmerPilot boat Ocean KingTrainer Billy and Ethel Kellingley of DealNotes She was very cold. Rough conditions, wind at times was 20 miles per hour. Most Easterly point allowed by rules of Dover Town cup. This was an attempt for the Dover Gold Cup. On board; Mr Corson, Norman Derham, Mr Frank Perks, Mr Fuller Hazleden The Press Association’s Deal Correspondent and a Cinematograph operator, Mr John Hayward, swimming Corespondent of the Daily Sketch. She swam France to England last year in a time of 15 hrs 28 mins She swam around Manhattan Island in 1921 time 15 hours 57 mins. Swam 160 miles in the Hudson river, from Albany to Newyork in 63 hours. September 2 to the 8th 1921. She swam 11 ½ hrs each day. She received a medal from the King off Denmark in 1919 for Life Saving. Awarded the Carnigie Hero Trophy in 1920. Swam Dover to Ramsgate 6 hours 20 minutes. Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Huddlestone, Mrs. Myrtle - 13/09/1929Swimmer(s) Huddlestone, Mrs. MyrtleDate 13/09/1929Duration of swim 21:13Pilot Captain SpicerPilot boat La Morinie tugTrainer Billy KellingleyNotes South Foreland LighthouseSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)