Search swimsCurrently displaying: 13 results You've searched for:Decade: "1920s" xSurname: "D" 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 (2)France-England (11)Filter by Nationality England (9)Spain (1)Switzerland (3)UK (2)Filter by Year 1926 (7)1927 (4)1929 (2) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Derham, Norman Leslie - 31/07/1926Swimmer(s) Derham, Norman LeslieDate 31/07/1926Duration of swim 12:00Pilot F. FeatherbeePilot boat Alfred motor launchNotes FolkestoneSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Derham, Norman Leslie - 03/09/1926Swimmer(s) Derham, Norman LeslieDate 03/09/1926Duration of swim 14:00Pilot F. Featherbee of FolkestonePilot boat Alfred motor lauchNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Darwin, Miss Jane - 08/09/1926Swimmer(s) Darwin, Miss JaneDate 08/09/1926Duration of swim 08:30Pilot Mr. WalkerPilot boat Ocean KingNotes CapGris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Darwin, Miss Jane - 16/09/1926Swimmer(s) Darwin, Miss JaneDate 16/09/1926Duration of swim 13:00Pilot boat Ocean KingNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)de Lars (Delara), Luis Rodriguez - 20/09/1926Swimmer(s) Lara (Delara), Luis Rodriguez deDate 20/09/1926Duration of swim UnknownNotes Fatal Unescorted Attempt. Body found at Boulogne 29/9/27. Rodriguez de Lara was apparently a member of Spanish nobility and son of a Colonel but as a young officer he had deserted when his regiment was sent to fight in Morocco. He had fled to France and became a waiter in Boulogne. There is a strong suggestion that, on a day off at the beach, having bragged he too could swim the Channel after the fanfare of Gertrude Ederle’s success a month earlier, his friends threw him in the sea at Cran aux Oeufs as a prank and he decided to show them and try and swim it.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Darwin, Miss Jane - 22/09/1926Description Start Cap Gris Nez 9.00pm, abandoned 12.00 mid-day, 6 miles off Dover, exhaustion and adverse weatherSwimmer(s) Darwin, Miss JaneDate 22/09/1926Duration of swim 15:00Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Darwin, Miss Jane - 30/09/1926Description Started Cap Gris Nez 3.20pm 30/9/1926, abandoned 3 miles off England 7.53 am 1/10/1926Swimmer(s) Darwin, Miss JaneDate 01/10/1926Duration of swim 16:30Notes England, Oct. 1. Miss L. E. Marriott, of England, abandoned her fourth attempt to swim the English channel at 7:53 a.m. this morning when she was within three miles of her goal. Miss Marriott left Cap Gris Nez, France, under favorable conditions yesterday afternoon at 3:20 and was reported swimming strong throughout the night until the coldness of the water forced her to give up. Miss Marriott uses the name of Jane Darwin for swimming Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Doria, René - 29/08/1927Description Started 5.30 a.m. Cap Gris NezSwimmer(s) Doria, RenéDate 29/08/1927Duration of swim 06:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Darwin, Miss Jane - 01/09/1927Swimmer(s) Darwin, Miss JaneDate 01/09/1927Duration of swim 03:00Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Darwin, Miss Jane - 03/09/1927Swimmer(s) Darwin, Miss JaneDate 03/09/1927Duration of swim 07:10Pilot Captain WalkerPilot boat SabinaNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Daborn, Albert Harry - 05/09/1927Description Started South Foreland but slipped getting in and injured his leg. Swam for 15 minutes but pain in leg became too severeSwimmer(s) Daborn, Albert HarryDate 05/09/1927Duration of swim 00:15Notes Described in press as "A. H. Dayborn of Layford, Woking, swimming teacher"Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Doria, René - 02/09/1929Description Started 12.07 p.m. Cap Gris Nez, gave up 8.30 p.m. stomach pains, 7 miles off Folkestone. Miss Rahman and Hilmy Bey, both channel aspirants, pacemakersSwimmer(s) Doria, RenéDate 02/09/1929Duration of swim 08:35Pilot boat La Morinie tugNotes Arrived at Cap Gris Nez training camp in early August 1929 and made first attempt 3 weeks laterSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Doria, René - 10/09/1929Description Either started 12.00 midnight from Boulogne and gave up or did not start at all due to high windsSwimmer(s) Doria, RenéDate 10/09/1929Duration of swim 0:00?Pilot boat La Morinie tugSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)