Search swimsCurrently displaying: 2 results You've searched for:Nationality: "Denmark" xNationality: "USA" xSuccess: "Failed" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Direction England-France (1)France-England (1)Filter by Surname C (1)W (1)Filter by Year 1923 (1)1938 (1)Filter by Decade 1920s (1)1930s (1) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Corson, Mrs Millicent C. - 06/08/1923Description START 9 30am. FINISH 12 midnight. Shakespeare Beach - 2 miles from Sangatte. FOOD; Lump sugar, cracker biscuits, coffee. Temp 60’f - 62’f. Half Trudgeon, half Scissor stroke.Swimmer(s) Corson, Mrs Millicent C.Date 06/08/1923Duration of swim 12:30Pilot Captain James Learmont, Cinque Ports PilotNotes Not F-E as given in Across the Channel Her husband Clemington Corson and a coloured Sailor rowed a boat for the entire time of the swim. This was an attempt for the Daily Sketch £1000 prize. One of six children. She swam around Manhattan Island in 1921, time 15 hours 57 mins.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)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)