Search swimsCurrently displaying: 3 results You've searched for:Year: "1908" 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 England (1)Scotland (1)UK (1)USA (1)Filter by Surname K (1)M (1)W (1) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number 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)