Search swimsCurrently displaying: 11 results You've searched for:Decade: "1900s" xDirection: "France-England" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Nationality Austria (1)England (7)Italy (1)Scotland (1)UK (5)USA (1)Filter by Surname B (1)C (1)H (5)I (1)K (1)M (1)W (1)Filter by Year 1900 (1)1901 (1)1902 (2)1906 (2)1907 (1)1908 (3)1909 (1) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Isacescu, Countess Walpurga von - 05/09/1900Description Start 7.30am, finish 6.00pm. Started from Calais Casino. Had 2 eggs and glass of port before starting - fed on lump sugar and tea a la Russe with lemon via a feeding bottle. Heavy mist and strong waves caused her to stop. Grease - rubbed all over with pork fatSwimmer(s) Isacescu, Walpurga vonDate 05/09/1900Duration of swim 10:30Pilot M. LevavasseurPilot boat Jeanette, steam tugNotes An Austrian Countess the first woman to swim the Channel. From the San Francisco Examiner. She made her start from Calais with a tug as support boat. Rubbed down with pork fat. Started 6 am. Fed on cold beef tea and anchovy toast and later small pieces of rare beef. Didn't land but was taken on board the tug in the surf off Shakespeare Cliff. The Gastonia Gazette, North Carolina 29 Nov 1900 Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 25/08/1901Description START 3 49pm Aug 24. FINISH 4 35am Aug 25. C.G.Nez. - 5 miles from Dover. Back stroke some breast stroke. Food; Raw eggs. Sandwiches. Brown bread and sugar sandwiches, hot milk and Bergen’s food. In a feeding bottle on a string. Fed every 20mins. He wore a white hat and goggles. Grease; Porpoise oil. Showing early signs of collapse. Ropes tied to a huge towel to lift him out of the water. Eyes swollen shut from exposure to salt water. Heavy seas breaking over him. Unable to see for 4 days.Swimmer(s) Holbein, Montague 'Monty'Date 25/08/1901Duration of swim 12:46Pilot Fred May & Captain C. LambertPilot boat Granville tug and Banshee lugger crewed by Fred Ladd, Charles Cole, James DriscollTrainer Tom GrayNotes The three crew were each given a silver commemorative medal, with the inscription. "Presented to (name) August 24, 1901. For the very able manner in which he assisted my dear friend Tom Gray In manning the lugger Banshee through a very anxious night, during the whole 13hrs 07mins of my first attempt to swim the Channel." (Fred Ladd’s medal can be seen at the Dover Museum) On board; Mrs Holbein, Mrs Tom Gray, A Sinclair (RLSS), S C Chapman, Frank Shoreland, F May, Arthur Brown, Mr Clapham, W Broad, E Hughes, (Dover standard), R P Watson (Sporting life), Tug Crew; A Treadwell (Mate), seamen A Cadbert and P Stanley, Chief Engineer J Tagg, second engineer C Tugwell, Stoker E Stanley. Folkestone Express gives time as 13 ½ hrs Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 01/08/1902Description START 5 38 pm July 31. FINISH. Aug 1 6 00am. C.G.Nez - 8 miles from Dover. Grease; Oil and Iodine. High tide 7 33am. He consumed three quarts of milk food-milk and virol, a quart of cocoa, a drink of tea, a quantity of Bovril, and six raw eggs. Breast stroke 25 pm then back stroke 20 pm. A linen mask with mica goggles fixed with Collodion.Swimmer(s) Holbein, Montague 'Monty'Date 01/08/1902Duration of swim 12:22Pilot Fred May & Captain C. Lambert, crew Charles Cole, W. Cole and Driscoll.Pilot boat Granville tug & Sarah Ann galleyTrainer Tom GrayNotes Holbein's wife and her sister Miss Farley, organized the feeds. He was followed by the steam launch Brunette with a large party of friends including two medical men, Dr Murphy and Dr Baird, F. May, Arthur Brown, and Messrs Clarke, J. M. Dick, Holt, White, Holt. And Ashton, A Perman, Frank Shoreland, G. Gray and T. Gray of the Cygnus Broad, Dover swimming club, Hughes, H. Watson, and H Sinclair. Animated Photographic Apparatus. Acetylene lamps used during the nightSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 28/08/1902Description START 3 20 pm Aug 27. FINISH. Aug 28 1 41pm. C.G.Nez - 1 mile from England, ½ mile Admiralty pier. Mask fastened on with Collodian. FOOD; Bovril, Virol, Milk, Cocoa, Bovril sandwiches and Chocolate. Back stroke/ Breast stroke. Temp 61’f to 64’f. He could no longer battle with the currents. Severe cramps. When Holbein was lifted into the Tug he collapsed exhausted. He was wrapped in thick blankets, which were drenched with buckets of hot water from the tugs boilers.Swimmer(s) Holbein, Montague 'Monty'Date 28/08/1902Duration of swim 22:21Pilot Captain W. Sharp & Fred May. Boatmen W Cole, H Pascall, W Ladd, Jimmy Driscoll and Charlie Cole.Pilot boat Lady Vita tug and Man of War cutterNotes On board; Mrs Holbein, and her sister Miss Farley, Mr B Bailey and Mr Tom Gray (Cygnus swimming club), George Gray S.C.A.S.A., Fred May, Frank Shortland, Hamilton Clarke, Percy Nix-Cohen (Otter swimming club), Dr Murphy, W.H.Broad, F Simmons, and R Barton (Dover swimming club), Mr R Watson (Sporting Life), Mr A Sinclair (RLSS), Mr J H Gibson (Dover Observer), Mr E Hughes (Dover Standard). And representatives of the Daily News, Daily Mail, Daily Express, and Evening News. And an operator of the biograph to depict pictorially the main events of the swim. His crew used two powerful acetylene lamps during the night. Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Cattaneo, Davide - 14/08/1906Description START 7 00am. FINISH. 2 00pm. Sangatte - halfway across. Severe cramp (Sciatic Neuralgia) according to Dr Crespin. 62’f. Rough conditions; Burgess had refused to start. Stroke; Side stroke. Food; Hot chicken broth and raw eggs. He wore a combined mask and goggles. Swimmer(s) Cattaneo, DavideDate 14/08/1906Duration of swim 07:00Pilot boat Jeannette steam trawlerNotes On board; Dr Crispen, M. Bresson of Calais.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Burgess, Thomas William - 13/09/1906Swimmer(s) Burgess, Thomas WilliamDate 13/09/1906Duration of swim 09:03Pilot McKeen & Captain RossPilot boat Simla tugNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 02/09/1907Swimmer(s) Holbein, Montague 'Monty'Date 02/09/1907Duration of swim 07:15Pilot Pilot Fred May and Capt PaynePilot boat Premier tug & Napier Major motor boat. Lugger Bertha, manned by Driscoll and ColeTrainer Mr. DuffyNotes On board; Mrs Holbein, Trainer Duffy. plus 20 others.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Wolffe, Jabez - 23/07/1908Swimmer(s) Wolffe, JabezDate 23/07/1908Duration of swim 12:15Pilot Captain Birchfield & Henri DutertrePilot boat Sea Wolfe steam yachtTrainer Billy KellingleyNotes SangatteSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Kearsley, Fred - 08/09/1908Description Started 12.10 pm at Sangatte. Swim called off by pilot due to bad weather, covered 6 miles in 2 hoursSwimmer(s) Kearsley, FredDate 08/09/1908Duration of swim 02:00Pilot Billy KellingleyPilot boat Sea Wolfe steam yachtTrainer Fred Fairhurst of Wigan (sacked just before swim)Notes Kellingley listed as owner of Sea WolfSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Mahoney, Samuel - 11/09/1908Description Probable scamSwimmer(s) Mahoney, SamuelDate 11/09/1908Duration of swim 19:55Pilot boat Sophie of BoulogneTrainer Henry HamblinNotes THE CHANNEL SWIM. AN AMERICAN YARN: The "wonderful feat" of Sam Mahoney, USA, who according to a Boston paper succeeded in swimming the English Channel in September last, proves to be little more than a "wonderful" effort of imagination, says the Boulogne correspondent of the "Evening News". In the Boston journal, which gave a page headline to Sam Mahoney's stealthy swim, a certificate was quoted from the master and crew of the French tug Sophie, which was said to have accompanied the modest swimmer during his exploit. Here is the tug master's version of the mysterious performance - "Mahoney and two others," he says "hired my tug on September 12. The boat left Boulogne Harbour at 6 am. After greasing Mahoney made several swims lasting about an hour each. Several photographs were taken of the 'swim' and another showed the 'send off' by spectators in a small boat flying the Stars and Stripes. "Mahoney was unable to battle with the six knot current and he eventually returned to Boulogne on the Sophie. "The tug boat," added the captain "was never more than four miles fiom the French coast". The Sydney Morning Herald Fri 25 Dec 1908Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 12/08/1909Description START 5 37pm. Aug 11. FINISH. 5 15am. Aug 2. Cap Gris Nez - 8 mile from Dover. Temp 64’f. Old English Backstroke. Food; Peptomised milk, Meat Extract. White water polo cap, Goggles made of copper. Very sick.Swimmer(s) Holbein, Montague 'Monty'Date 12/08/1909Duration of swim 11:38Pilot Captain Pain and Charlie Cole.Pilot boat Premier tugNotes This was an attempt for the Alexander Cup. On board; Mr Jonas (Secretary Channel swimming Club), H D Faith, Mr A Du Cros, Mr Wauchope Watson (in medical charge), J Weston, H Trill, Carmelo Longo, Digby, H Marriott Smallwood, Bob Marks, A T Jones, Watson and Mr Perrin swam with him at times. This is the first of Holbein’s swims that Mrs Holbein has missed.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)