Search swimsCurrently displaying: 51 results You've searched for:Direction: "England-France" xSurname: "S" xCrossings: "One Way Swim" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Ratified CS&PF (11)CSA (39)Independent (1)Filter by Nationality Egypt (4)Guatemala (1)India (3)Ireland (1)Lebanon (1)Netherlands (3)New Zealand (3)Poland (1)Syria (4)UK (25)USA (5)Filter by Year 1923 (1)1958 (1)1964 (1)1968 (1)1969 (3)1970 (1)1973 (1)1974 (1)1975 (4)1976 (5)1977 (3)1978 (3)1979 (3)1980 (1)1981 (2)1982 (1)1983 (3)1984 (2)1985 (1)1986 (2)2001 (2)2002 (2)2003 (5)2004 (2)Filter by Decade 1920s (1)1950s (1)1960s (5)1970s (21)1980s (12)2000s (11)Filter by Century 20th (40)21st (11) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number PAGE: 123Next > Sullivan, Henry - 06/08/1923Description HENRY SULLIVAN (U.S.A.) 1 Jan 1893 - 22 Dec 1955, aged 63. 1923 success; START Shakespeare Cliff 5.15pm, Sun, 5 Aug.; FINISH Calais Beach 8.05pm, Mon. Aug 6th. TIME 26h 50m. E-F. Recognized by C.S.A. 16-8-1928. Folkestone Lugger Day Spring. Pilot Capt. Leslie (Joe) Smith, Capt. James Harris, Trainer John Conlon. Grease; 3 lbs. Lard. FOOD; One meal of egg and milk at 8.50pm. Age 34. Height 5ft 4ins. Weight 16 stone. Temp 62°f. High water 5.44pm. Started on the last hour of the ebb tide. He lost 20 lbs of weight during swim. Double Trudgeon and Breast stroke, 33 strokes per min. This was his 7th attempt. He received £1000 from the Daily Sketch and the Alexander challenge cup. Married with one daughter aged 4 years. Wife A. Locksberg. Married 18 July 1916. This was the longest Channel swim on record until July 2010 when Jackie Cobell took 28 hrs 44 min. On board, Seamen John Harris and Sidney Harris of Folkestone, John Conlon (Trainer), C. Manning Jack Weston junr of Dover Swimming Club, E G Amos, Mr Ben White and B. White junr, Eugene Amos (Dover Sailing Club.), Reginald Williams “Dover Standared”, Mr Tom Gatehouse, Joseph Reuben Gatehouse, Tiraboschi (Italian), Alfred Joseph Revell and Mr Cox.Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 06/08/1923Successful swim number 3Successful swimmer number 3Successful swim number England - France 3Duration of swim 26:50:00Notes Shakespeare Cliff st 5.15 pm on the 5th. Landed Calais Sands 8.05 p.m on 6thSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Sen, Mihir - 27/09/1958Description Shakespeare Beach - Sangatte. Front crawl. Observer. J. U. Wood. Swimmer(s) Sen, MihirDate 27/09/1958Successful swim number 112Successful swimmer number 80Successful swim number England - France 19Duration of swim 14:45Pilot Reid, Bert, mate Val NoakesNotes First Indian Success 16 Nov 1930 - 11 June 1997. He had five unsuccessful attempts. In 1966 he swan across 5 channels in one calendar year, including, Palk Strait, Dardanelles, Bosphorous, Strait of Gibraltar, Panama Canal. He died of a combination of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Schofield, Gregory - 21/08/1964Swimmer(s) Schofield, GregoryDate 21/08/1964Successful swim number 162Successful swimmer number 115Successful swim number England - France 28Duration of swim 15:35Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Sharp, Mervyn - 20/07/1968Swimmer(s) Sharp, MervynDate 20/07/1968Successful swim number 192Successful swimmer number 133Successful swim number England - France 36Duration of swim 17:52Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Sharp, Mervyn - 06/08/1969Swimmer(s) Sharp, MervynDate 06/08/1969Successful swim number 202Successful swimmer number 133Successful swim number England - France 44Duration of swim 14:29Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Scheyndal, Jan van - 10/09/1969Swimmer(s) Scheyndal, Jan vanDate 10/09/1969Successful swim number 209Successful swimmer number 146Successful swim number England - France 46Duration of swim 12:47Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Sharp, Mervyn - 03/10/1969Swimmer(s) Sharp, MervynDate 03/10/1969Successful swim number 212Successful swimmer number 133Successful swim number England - France 48Duration of swim 19:41Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Sharp, Mervyn - 31/07/1970Swimmer(s) Sharp, MervynDate 31/07/1970Successful swim number 215Successful swimmer number 133Successful swim number England - France 50Duration of swim 15:14Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Sharp, Mervyn - 07/10/1973Swimmer(s) Sharp, MervynDate 07/10/1973Successful swim number 258Successful swimmer number 133Successful swim number England - France 83Duration of swim 15:17Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Sharp, Mervyn - 18/07/1974Swimmer(s) Sharp, MervynDate 18/07/1974Successful swim number 259Successful swimmer number 133Successful swim number England - France 84Duration of swim 13:42Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Saleh, Maher - 14/08/1975Swimmer(s) Saleh, MaherDate 14/08/1975Successful swim number 278Successful swimmer number 185Successful swim number England - France 96Duration of swim 10:32Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Saleh, Marawan - 14/08/1975Swimmer(s) Saleh, MarawanDate 14/08/1975Successful swim number 277Successful swimmer number 184Successful swim number England - France 95Duration of swim 09:59Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Sharafeldin, Zohir - 14/08/1975Swimmer(s) Sharafeldin, ZohirDate 14/08/1975Successful swim number 283Successful swimmer number 188Successful swim number England - France 101Duration of swim 13:20Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Saati, Yehya El - 14/08/1975Swimmer(s) Saati, Yehya ElDate 14/08/1975Successful swim number 280Successful swimmer number 186Successful swim number England - France 98Duration of swim 11:40Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Stewart, Jamie - 21/07/1976Swimmer(s) Stewart, JamieDate 21/07/1976Successful swim number 301Successful swimmer number 197Successful swim number England - France 113Duration of swim 14:31Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Shazley, Nabil el - 06/08/1976Swimmer(s) Shazley, Nabil elDate 06/08/1976Successful swim number 307Successful swimmer number 199Successful swim number England - France 119Duration of swim 09:45Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Saleh, Marawan - 18/08/1976Swimmer(s) Saleh, MarawanDate 18/08/1976Successful swim number 309Successful swimmer number 184Successful swim number England - France 121Duration of swim 09:27Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Sifleet, Christine - 31/08/1976Swimmer(s) Sifleet, ChristineDate 31/08/1976Successful swim number 315Successful swimmer number 204Successful swim number England - France 126Duration of swim 14:56Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)St. Paer, Robert de - 17/09/1976Swimmer(s) St. Paer, Robert deDate 17/09/1976Successful swim number 321Successful swimmer number 206Successful swim number England - France 131Duration of swim 12:07Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Shazley, Nasser el - 21/08/1977Swimmer(s) Shazley, Nasser elDate 21/08/1977Successful swim number 329Successful swimmer number 208Successful swim number England - France 139Duration of swim 08:45Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Staveren, Joke van - 22/08/1977Swimmer(s) Staveren, Joke vanDate 22/08/1977Successful swim number 335Successful swimmer number 211Successful swim number England - France 145Duration of swim 10:02Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Stockdale, Christopher - 08/09/1977Swimmer(s) Stockdale, ChristopherDate 08/09/1977Successful swim number 343Successful swimmer number 214Successful swim number England - France 152Duration of swim 17:20Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Smith, Melanie - 28/07/1978Swimmer(s) Smith, MelanieDate 28/07/1978Successful swim number 345Successful swimmer number 216Successful swim number England - France 154Duration of swim 11:10Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Szopa, Romauld - 12/08/1978Swimmer(s) Szopa, RomauldDate 12/08/1978Successful swim number 349Successful swimmer number 221Successful swim number England - France 158Duration of swim 12:49Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473) PAGE: 123Next >