Search swimsCurrently displaying: 1 result You've searched for:Year: "1939" xNationality: "Sweden" xSuccess: "Successful" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Bauer, Sally - 27/08/1939Description START 5 50am Aug 27. FINISH 9 12pm. Cap Gris Nez to Warren Halt. Food; Cocoa, Malt, Bananas, Tea. Stroke; Front crawl, 54 spm. Observer Mr Holloway. Start four hours before high tideSwimmer(s) Bauer, SallyDate 27/08/1939Successful swim number 25Successful swimmer number 24Successful swim number France - England 21Duration of swim 15:22Pilot George Obree with Mr. Gipson and Mr. KalfussPilot boat Ocean Prince and SkylarkNotes Due to the fear of the imminent second world war, Sally had to rush back home. Therefore swim not added to C.S.A. list until 1975. Sally went on to swim the Channel again in the Daily Mail 1951 race in a time of 14hrs 40 min. Other crew; Mr Gipson. Mr Kalfuss and Mr T. Brockman jnr. Witnesses; Briscoe Ray (A. S. A.), L W Holloway (Observer) (RLSS), Mr Gosta Westin (Swedish Consul General), Mr H Eirmark. Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)