Search swimsCurrently displaying: 16 results You've searched for:Direction: "France-England" xSurname: "D" xSuccess: "Failed" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Ratified Butlins (3)Filter by Nationality Brazil (1)Egypt (1)England (7)Portugal (1)Spain (1)Switzerland (3)UK (2)Filter by Year 1926 (6)1927 (3)1929 (2)1952 (1)1955 (1)1957 (2)1958 (1)Filter by Decade 1920s (11)1950s (5) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Derham, Norman Leslie - 03/09/1926Swimmer(s) Derham, Norman LeslieDate 03/09/1926Duration of swim 14:00Pilot F. Featherbee of FolkestonePilot boat Alfred motor lauchNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Darwin, Miss Jane - 08/09/1926Swimmer(s) Darwin, Miss JaneDate 08/09/1926Duration of swim 08:30Pilot Mr. WalkerPilot boat Ocean KingNotes CapGris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Darwin, Miss Jane - 16/09/1926Swimmer(s) Darwin, Miss JaneDate 16/09/1926Duration of swim 13:00Pilot boat Ocean KingNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)de Lars (Delara), Luis Rodriguez - 20/09/1926Swimmer(s) Lara (Delara), Luis Rodriguez deDate 20/09/1926Duration of swim UnknownNotes Fatal Unescorted Attempt. Body found at Boulogne 29/9/27. Rodriguez de Lara was apparently a member of Spanish nobility and son of a Colonel but as a young officer he had deserted when his regiment was sent to fight in Morocco. He had fled to France and became a waiter in Boulogne. There is a strong suggestion that, on a day off at the beach, having bragged he too could swim the Channel after the fanfare of Gertrude Ederle’s success a month earlier, his friends threw him in the sea at Cran aux Oeufs as a prank and he decided to show them and try and swim it.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Darwin, Miss Jane - 22/09/1926Description Start Cap Gris Nez 9.00pm, abandoned 12.00 mid-day, 6 miles off Dover, exhaustion and adverse weatherSwimmer(s) Darwin, Miss JaneDate 22/09/1926Duration of swim 15:00Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Darwin, Miss Jane - 30/09/1926Description Started Cap Gris Nez 3.20pm 30/9/1926, abandoned 3 miles off England 7.53 am 1/10/1926Swimmer(s) Darwin, Miss JaneDate 01/10/1926Duration of swim 16:30Notes England, Oct. 1. Miss L. E. Marriott, of England, abandoned her fourth attempt to swim the English channel at 7:53 a.m. this morning when she was within three miles of her goal. Miss Marriott left Cap Gris Nez, France, under favorable conditions yesterday afternoon at 3:20 and was reported swimming strong throughout the night until the coldness of the water forced her to give up. Miss Marriott uses the name of Jane Darwin for swimming Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Doria, René - 29/08/1927Description Started 5.30 a.m. Cap Gris NezSwimmer(s) Doria, RenéDate 29/08/1927Duration of swim 06:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Darwin, Miss Jane - 01/09/1927Swimmer(s) Darwin, Miss JaneDate 01/09/1927Duration of swim 03:00Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Darwin, Miss Jane - 03/09/1927Swimmer(s) Darwin, Miss JaneDate 03/09/1927Duration of swim 07:10Pilot Captain WalkerPilot boat SabinaNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Doria, René - 02/09/1929Description Started 12.07 p.m. Cap Gris Nez, gave up 8.30 p.m. stomach pains, 7 miles off Folkestone. Miss Rahman and Hilmy Bey, both channel aspirants, pacemakersSwimmer(s) Doria, RenéDate 02/09/1929Duration of swim 08:35Pilot boat La Morinie tugNotes Arrived at Cap Gris Nez training camp in early August 1929 and made first attempt 3 weeks laterSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Doria, René - 10/09/1929Description Either started 12.00 midnight from Boulogne and gave up or did not start at all due to high windsSwimmer(s) Doria, RenéDate 10/09/1929Duration of swim 0:00?Pilot boat La Morinie tugSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Dawoud, Mustafa - 22/07/1952Swimmer(s) Dawoud, MustafaDate 22/07/1952Duration of swim 10:44Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Dunbar, Shirley - 31/07/1955Swimmer(s) Dunbar, ShirleyDate 31/07/1955Duration of swim 05:22Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Da Silva, Jose - 21/08/1957Swimmer(s) Da Silva, JoseDate 21/08/1957Duration of swim 11:00Notes 5th Butlins Race.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Da Silva, Walter Antonio - 21/08/1957Swimmer(s) Da Silva, Walter AntonioDate 21/08/1957Duration of swim 02:00Notes 5th Butlins Race.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Da Silva, Jose - 24/08/1958Swimmer(s) Da Silva, JoseDate 24/08/1958Duration of swim 9:40Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)