Search swimsCurrently displaying: 8 results You've searched for:Direction: "France-England" xDecade: "1930s" xSuccess: "Successful" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Ratified Independent (4)Filter by Nationality Austria (1)England (1)Germany (1)South Africa (1)Sweden (1)UK (4)Filter by Surname B (2)D (1)F (1)L (1)P (1)T (1)W (1)Filter by Year 1930 (1)1933 (1)1934 (1)1935 (1)1937 (1)1938 (2)1939 (1) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Duncan, Miss (Margaret) Peggy - 10/09/1930Description START 8 20pm Sept 9. FINISH 12 37am Sept 10. Cap Gris-Nez - South Foreland. Grease; Lambs fat. Food; Cocoa, coffee, beef tea. Trudgeon. Temp. 63.5. Weight 200lbs. Started. 4h 28 before high tide. Spring tides. Good conditions. Stung on face by Jelly fish.Swimmer(s) Duncan, Miss (Margaret) PeggyDate 10/09/1930Successful swim number 17Successful swimmer number 17Successful swim number France - England 14Duration of swim 16:17Pilot Joe CostaPilot boat Jenner tugTrainer Jabez WolffeNotes Her father originally from Glasgow. She received 300 cables from South Africa, Including General Hertzog the Prime Minister, Mr N. C. Havenga, Minister of Finance, The High Commissioner for London, and Mr Bitizeus, Mayor of Capetown. She carried a message from the Mayor of Calais to the Mayor of Dover, translated for the Mayor by Joe Costa. Peggy came back to England in 1931 and waited all summer, but was unable to make an attempt due to poor weather.Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Lowry, Ethel 'Sunny' - 29/08/1933Description START. 6 36pm Aug 28. FINISH 10 17am Aug 29. Cap Gris-Nez - St Margaret’s Bay. Grease; Chilli paste & Lanolin. Food; Coffee, cocoa, beef tea from a medicine bottle(no solids). Weight 14 st 7 lbs. Height 5ft 4ins. Stroke; Front Crawl. Started 1h 45m after high tide. Neap tide. C.S.A Observer Mr Roger Bazin.Swimmer(s) Lowry, Ethel 'Sunny'Date 29/08/1933Successful swim number 18Successful swimmer number 18Successful swim number France - England 15Duration of swim 15:41Pilot Louis Corthes with the Betts brothers as boatmenPilot boat IsabelleTrainer Jabez WolffeNotes Ratified by C.S.A. 30 March 1958. 24 witnesses, including her Mother. This was her third attempt. 2005 awarded M.B.E. for services to swimming. 2003 inducted into the swimming hall of fame. There were 18 attempts in 1933. Only Sunny was successful. Two sisters - Annie, who was Northern Counties back stroke champion, and Betty, represented Manchester school girls.Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Faber, Emma - 18/08/1934Description Started Cap Gris Nez 12.45 am, finished South Foreland 2.51 pmSwimmer(s) Faber, EmmaDate 18/08/1934Successful swim number 20Successful swimmer number 19Successful swim number France - England 16Duration of swim 14:06Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Taylor, Haydn - 22/08/1935Description Started Cap Grisnez 1.35am and arrived Lydden Spout, Dover at 4.23pm. Used Crawl StrokeSwimmer(s) Taylor, HaydnDate 22/08/1935Successful swim number 21Successful swimmer number 20Successful swim number France - England 17Duration of swim 14:48Pilot E. Stone; crew G. Obree, V.M. Whorlow, T. Brockman. Observer J. BrockmanPilot boat Ocean KingSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Blower, Tom - 04/08/1937Swimmer(s) Blower, TomDate 04/08/1937Successful swim number 22Successful swimmer number 21Successful swim number France - England 18Duration of swim 13:29Notes Cap Gris Nez to Abbots CliffSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Plarre, Bruna Wendel - 25/08/1938Description Covered 70 kilometers in 14 degrees of cold water. The reason for this was the current and the two changes of ebb and flow.Swimmer(s) Plarre, Frau Bruna WendelDate 25/08/1938Successful swim number 23Successful swimmer number 22Successful swim number France - England 19Duration of swim 15:33Pilot boat “Notre Dame de Lourdes,’ of CalaisNotes Ratified and Observed by F.F.N.S. (Federation Francaise de Natation et de Sauvetage, i.e. French Swimming and Life-saving Federation)Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Wheatcroft, Fernley - 28/08/1938Swimmer(s) Wheatcroft, FernleyDate 28/08/1938Successful swim number 24Successful swimmer number 23Successful swim number France - England 20Duration of swim 13:45Notes Cap Gris Nez to Abbots CliffSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)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)