Search swimsCurrently displaying: 15 results You've searched for:Nationality: "Denmark" xDirection: "France-England" 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 (7)Daily Mail (2)Filter by Nationality Netherlands (1)USA (1)Filter by Surname A (8)J (2)K (1)O (1)P (2)W (1)Filter by Year 1927 (1)1938 (1)1946 (1)1947 (2)1948 (1)1950 (2)1953 (1)1954 (1)1955 (1)1956 (1)1958 (2)1959 (1)Filter by Decade 1920s (1)1930s (1)1940s (4)1950s (9) 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)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)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)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)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)