Search swimsCurrently displaying: 19 results You've searched for:Nationality: "Denmark" xCentury: "20th" xDirection: "France-England" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Success Successful (4)Failed (15)Filter by Crossings One Way Swim (4)Filter by Ratified Butlins (9)Daily Mail (4)Filter by Nationality Netherlands (1)USA (1)Filter by Surname A (9)J (3)K (3)O (1)P (2)W (1)Filter by Year 1927 (1)1938 (1)1946 (1)1947 (2)1948 (1)1950 (3)1951 (1)1953 (1)1954 (1)1955 (1)1956 (1)1957 (1)1958 (2)1959 (2)Filter by Decade 1920s (1)1930s (1)1940s (4)1950s (13) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Jenson, Miss Edith - 21/08/1927Description Start Cap Gris Nez. failed 4h 21m, cramp in stomach, bad weather and choppy seas Swimmer(s) Jensen, Miss EdithDate 21/08/1927Duration of swim 04:21Notes Hilda Harding, 19, of Hove and Edith Jensen, 17, of Copenhagen, left Cap Gris Nez together. Harding 6h 5m collapsed unconscious and removed by trainer Wolfe and Jensen 4h 21m cramp in stomachSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Winckler, Miss Asta - 06/08/1938Description Woman Fails In English Channel Swim LONDON, Saturday - Because of a recurrence of a leg injury, which compelled her to swim with her arms only for several hours, Asta Winckler, the Danish girl, was forced to abandoned her effort to swim the English Channel when she was 16 miles from the French coast. Miss Winckler, who weighs 20 stone, had been 15 hours in a rough seaSwimmer(s) Winckler, Miss AstaDate 06/08/1938Duration of swim 15:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Anderson, Elna - 17/09/1946Swimmer(s) Anderson, ElnaDate 17/09/1946Duration of swim 03:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Anderson, Elna - 27/07/1947Swimmer(s) Anderson, ElnaDate 27/07/1947Duration of swim 02:20Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Anderson, Elna - 05/09/1947Swimmer(s) Anderson, ElnaDate 05/09/1947Duration of swim 21:15Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Anderson, Elna - 16/09/1948Swimmer(s) Anderson, ElnaDate 16/09/1948Duration of swim 02:05Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Anderson, Elna - 22/08/1950Swimmer(s) Anderson, ElnaDate 22/08/1950Duration of swim 14:27Notes First Daily Mail RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Kammersgaard, Jenny - 22/08/1950Swimmer(s) Kammersgaard, JennyDate 22/08/1950Successful swim number 44Successful swimmer number 38Successful swim number France - England 38Duration of swim 16:27Notes First Daily Mail Race. Landed Dover HarbourSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Olsen, Edmund Valther - 22/08/1950Swimmer(s) Olsen, Edmund ValtherDate 22/08/1950Duration of swim 06:00Notes First Daily Mail RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Kammersgaard, Jenny - 16/08/1951Swimmer(s) Kammersgaard, JennyDate 16/08/1951Successful swim number 65Successful swimmer number 38Successful swim number France - England 58Duration of swim 15:38Notes Second Daily Mail RaceSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Anderson, Elna - 06/08/1953Swimmer(s) Anderson, ElnaDate 06/08/1953Duration of swim 08:20Notes 1st Butlins Race - no finishersSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Kammersgaard, Jenny - 21/08/1954Swimmer(s) Kammersgaard, JennyDate 21/08/1954Duration of swim 14:50Notes 2nd Butlins RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Anderson, Elna - 15/08/1955Swimmer(s) Anderson, ElnaDate 15/08/1955Duration of swim 07:38Notes 3rd Butlins RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Andersen, Greta Marie - 15/08/1956Swimmer(s) Andersen, Greta MarieDate 15/08/1956Duration of swim 02:05Notes 4th Butlins Race, No FinishersSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Andersen, Greta Marie - 21/08/1957Description START 4 10 a.m. FINISH 6 03 p.m. Observer A Barnet.Swimmer(s) Andersen, Greta MarieDate 21/08/1957Successful swim number 98Successful swimmer number 68Successful swim number France - England 80Duration of swim 13:53Pilot L. PiercePilot boat Lilian Helena IIINotes 5th Butlins Race. 1st of 2 finishers. Landed Lydden SpoutSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Butlins (192)Jensen, Helge - 24/08/1958Swimmer(s) Jensen, HelgeDate 24/08/1958Duration of swim 00:00Notes WithdrewSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Poulsen, Gunnar - 24/08/1958Swimmer(s) Poulsen, GunnarDate 24/08/1958Duration of swim 15:01Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Jensen, Helge - 27/08/1959Description Start 1 53 a.m. Finish. 3 10 p.m. Cap Gris-Nez - near The Warren. Observer. D Jackson.Swimmer(s) Jensen, HelgeDate 27/08/1959Successful swim number 117Successful swimmer number 84Successful swim number France - England 98Duration of swim 13:17Pilot D. WardPilot boat ThistleNotes Twice winner of the European Championship swim in the Loire river (France) in 1955 and 1956 This was the 7th. Billy Butlin Channel race.Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Butlins (192)Poulsen, Gunnar - 27/08/1959Swimmer(s) Poulsen, GunnarDate 27/08/1959Duration of swim 00:00Notes Did Not StartSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)