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Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 25/08/1901
Description
START 3 49pm Aug 24. FINISH 4 35am Aug 25. C.G.Nez. - 5 miles from Dover. Back stroke some breast stroke. Food; Raw eggs. Sandwiches. Brown bread and sugar sandwiches, hot milk and Bergen’s food. In a feeding bottle on a string. Fed every 20mins. He wore a white hat and goggles. Grease; Porpoise oil. Showing early signs of collapse. Ropes tied to a huge towel to lift him out of the water. Eyes swollen shut from exposure to salt water. Heavy seas breaking over him. Unable to see for 4 days.
Swimmer(s)

Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
25/08/1901
Duration of swim
12:46
Pilot
Fred May & Captain C. Lambert
Pilot boat
Granville tug and Banshee lugger crewed by Fred Ladd, Charles Cole, James Driscoll
Trainer
Tom Gray
Notes
The three crew were each given a silver commemorative medal, with the inscription. "Presented to (name) August 24, 1901. For the very able manner in which he assisted my dear friend Tom Gray In manning the lugger Banshee through a very anxious night, during the whole 13hrs 07mins of my first attempt to swim the Channel." (Fred Ladd’s medal can be seen at the Dover Museum) On board; Mrs Holbein, Mrs Tom Gray, A Sinclair (RLSS), S C Chapman, Frank Shoreland, F May, Arthur Brown, Mr Clapham, W Broad, E Hughes, (Dover standard), R P Watson (Sporting life), Tug Crew; A Treadwell (Mate), seamen A Cadbert and P Stanley, Chief Engineer J Tagg, second engineer C Tugwell, Stoker E Stanley. Folkestone Express gives time as 13 ½ hrs
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 01/08/1902
Description
START 5 38 pm July 31. FINISH. Aug 1 6 00am. C.G.Nez - 8 miles from Dover. Grease; Oil and Iodine. High tide 7 33am. He consumed three quarts of milk food-milk and virol, a quart of cocoa, a drink of tea, a quantity of Bovril, and six raw eggs. Breast stroke 25 pm then back stroke 20 pm. A linen mask with mica goggles fixed with Collodion.
Swimmer(s)

Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
01/08/1902
Duration of swim
12:22
Pilot
Fred May & Captain C. Lambert, crew Charles Cole, W. Cole and Driscoll.
Pilot boat
Granville tug & Sarah Ann galley
Trainer
Tom Gray
Notes
Holbein's wife and her sister Miss Farley, organized the feeds. He was followed by the steam launch Brunette with a large party of friends including two medical men, Dr Murphy and Dr Baird, F. May, Arthur Brown, and Messrs Clarke, J. M. Dick, Holt, White, Holt. And Ashton, A Perman, Frank Shoreland, G. Gray and T. Gray of the Cygnus Broad, Dover swimming club, Hughes, H. Watson, and H Sinclair. Animated Photographic Apparatus. Acetylene lamps used during the night
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 28/08/1902
Description
START 3 20 pm Aug 27. FINISH. Aug 28 1 41pm. C.G.Nez - 1 mile from England, ½ mile Admiralty pier. Mask fastened on with Collodian. FOOD; Bovril, Virol, Milk, Cocoa, Bovril sandwiches and Chocolate. Back stroke/ Breast stroke. Temp 61’f to 64’f. He could no longer battle with the currents. Severe cramps. When Holbein was lifted into the Tug he collapsed exhausted. He was wrapped in thick blankets, which were drenched with buckets of hot water from the tugs boilers.
Swimmer(s)

Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
28/08/1902
Duration of swim
22:21
Pilot
Captain W. Sharp & Fred May. Boatmen W Cole, H Pascall, W Ladd, Jimmy Driscoll and Charlie Cole.
Pilot boat
Lady Vita tug and Man of War cutter
Notes
On board; Mrs Holbein, and her sister Miss Farley, Mr B Bailey and Mr Tom Gray (Cygnus swimming club), George Gray S.C.A.S.A., Fred May, Frank Shortland, Hamilton Clarke, Percy Nix-Cohen (Otter swimming club), Dr Murphy, W.H.Broad, F Simmons, and R Barton (Dover swimming club), Mr R Watson (Sporting Life), Mr A Sinclair (RLSS), Mr J H Gibson (Dover Observer), Mr E Hughes (Dover Standard). And representatives of the Daily News, Daily Mail, Daily Express, and Evening News. And an operator of the biograph to depict pictorially the main events of the swim. His crew used two powerful acetylene lamps during the night.
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 02/09/1907
Swimmer(s)

Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
02/09/1907
Duration of swim
07:15
Pilot
Pilot Fred May and Capt Payne
Pilot boat
Premier tug & Napier Major motor boat. Lugger Bertha, manned by Driscoll and Cole
Trainer
Mr. Duffy
Notes
On board; Mrs Holbein, Trainer Duffy. plus 20 others.
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 12/08/1909
Description
START 5 37pm. Aug 11. FINISH. 5 15am. Aug 2. Cap Gris Nez - 8 mile from Dover. Temp 64’f. Old English Backstroke. Food; Peptomised milk, Meat Extract. White water polo cap, Goggles made of copper. Very sick.
Swimmer(s)

Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
12/08/1909
Duration of swim
11:38
Pilot
Captain Pain and Charlie Cole.
Pilot boat
Premier tug
Notes
This was an attempt for the Alexander Cup. On board; Mr Jonas (Secretary Channel swimming Club), H D Faith, Mr A Du Cros, Mr Wauchope Watson (in medical charge), J Weston, H Trill, Carmelo Longo, Digby, H Marriott Smallwood, Bob Marks, A T Jones, Watson and Mr Perrin swam with him at times. This is the first of Holbein’s swims that Mrs Holbein has missed.
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 03/09/1911
Description
START 4 05pm Sept 2. FINISH. 2 35am Sept 3 Cap Gris-Nez - swam 14 miles. Temp. 67’f. Thick fog. Backstroke 20 s p m.
Swimmer(s)

Holbein, Montague 'Monty'
Date
03/09/1911
Duration of swim
10:30
Pilot boat
Victor tug
Trainer
Walter Brickett
Notes
On Board; Mr Mathew Webb (son of Capt Webb) who swam for a time, J. Weston, H. Trill, Carmelo Longley, Digby, H. Marriott, Smallwood and Bob Marks.
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Hamilton, Mrs. Arthur - 21/08/1921
Description
Cap Gris Nez
Swimmer(s)

Hamilton, Mrs. Arthur
Date
21/08/1921
Duration of swim
21:45
Pilot
Captain Courtes
Pilot boat
Vigilent tug
Notes
The Pilot Mr Courtes and the crew claimed that they put a rope around her to support during feeds. The Lighthouse Keeper at Cap Gris Nez saw no swimmers. The proprietors of the Cap Gris Nez Hotel saw no swimmers. Mrs Hamilton refused to discuss the swim. No Log book or Chart exists. The swim was never recognised.
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Hawke, Miss Ivy - 08/09/1922
Description
START 3 00am. FINISH 1 00pm. France - 6 miles from shore. Temp 58’f. Grease; Lanolin. 13 stone 3 lbs. Trudgeon. Strong North wind.
Swimmer(s)

Hawke, Miss Ivy
Date
08/09/1922
Duration of swim
04:30
Pilot
T.E. Saunders
Trainer
Billy Kellingley
Notes
Miss Hawkes has won the fifteen miles Championship of Surrey Ladies swimming club for the last three years.
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Harrison, Miss Lillian Gemma - 11/08/1924
Swimmer(s)

Harrison, Miss Lillian Gemma
Date
11/08/1924
Duration of swim
03:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Helmi, Ishak - 05/09/1924
Description
Started 11.45 pm Cap Gris Nez
Swimmer(s)

Helmi, Ishak
Date
05/09/1924
Duration of swim
8:30
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Harrison, Miss Lillian Gemma - 16/07/1925
Swimmer(s)

Harrison, Miss Lillian Gemma
Date
16/07/1925
Duration of swim
8.57
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Harrison, Miss Lillian Gemma - 10/08/1925
Swimmer(s)

Harrison, Miss Lillian Gemma
Date
10/08/1925
Duration of swim
07:15
Trainer
Jack Weidman
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Helmi, Ishak - 14/09/1925
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez 6.10am, stopped 8.40pm, 3.5 miles off dover
Swimmer(s)

Helmi, Ishak
Date
14/09/1925
Duration of swim
14:05
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Helmi, Ishak - 08/08/1926
Swimmer(s)

Helmi, Ishak
Date
08/08/1926
Duration of swim
13:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Helmi, Ishak - 27/08/1926
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez, stopped after 3 hours and was semi-conscious
Swimmer(s)

Helmi, Ishak
Date
27/08/1926
Duration of swim
03:00
Notes
Cap Gris Nez. Fainted and rescued by Jabez Wolffe
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Helmi, Ishak - 07/08/1927
Swimmer(s)

Helmi, Ishak
Date
07/08/1927
Duration of swim
08:15
Pilot boat
Alsace tug
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Harding, Miss Hilda - 29/08/1927
Swimmer(s)

Harding, Miss Hilda
Date
29/08/1927
Duration of swim
09:00
Trainer
Jabez Wolffe
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Hawke, Miss Ivy - 30/08/1927
Description
START 5 25pm Aug 29. FINISH 12 25am Aug 30. C.G.Nez - far off her course. Temp. 64’f. Grease; Lanolin. Stroke; Trudgeon.
Swimmer(s)

Hawke, Miss Ivy
Date
30/08/1927
Duration of swim
07:00
Pilot boat
Maurice
Trainer
Thomas Burgess
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Hudson, Miss Millie - 16/09/1927
Description
Started Cap Gris Nez at either 10.54 am or 11.06 am, depending on source
Swimmer(s)

Hudson, Miss Millie
Date
16/09/1927
Duration of swim
13:00
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Haarlem, Joaf - 29/08/1933
Swimmer(s)

Haarlem, Joaf
Date
29/08/1933
Duration of swim
02:00
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Hamad, Mahri Hassan - 29/08/1948
Swimmer(s)

Hamad, Mahri Hassan
Date
29/08/1948
Duration of swim
07:00
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Hamad, Mahri Hassan - 29/08/1949
Swimmer(s)

Hamad, Mahri Hassan
Date
29/08/1949
Duration of swim
14:00
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Hanks, Willis 17/08/1953
Description
Did not start due to rough weather.
Swimmer(s)

Hanks, Willis
Date
17/08/1953
Duration of swim
0:00
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Hanks, Willis 21/08/1954
Description
Started 10.15 p.m., quit 5.15 a.m. Started same time as Butlins racers
Swimmer(s)

Hanks, Willis
Date
21/08/1954
Duration of swim
7 hours
Pilot boat
Wild Rose
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)

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