Search swimsCurrently displaying: 11 results You've searched for:Nationality: "USA" xSurname: "B" xDirection: "England-France" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Success Successful (8)Failed (3)Filter by Crossings One Way Swim (8)Filter by Ratified CS&PF (5)CSA (3)Filter by Year 1926 (2)1957 (1)1976 (1)1982 (1)1986 (1)2001 (1)2002 (1)2004 (3)Filter by Decade 1920s (2)1950s (1)1970s (1)1980s (2)2000s (5)Filter by Century 20th (6)21st (5) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Barrett, Miss Clarabelle - 02/08/1926Description Started Shakespeare Beach 8 am, taken out 2 miles off Cap Gris Nez 5.35 am, exhaustionSwimmer(s) Barrett, Miss ClarabelleDate 02/08/1926Duration of swim 21:40Pilot Captain James LearmontTrainer Walter BrickettNotes CHANNEL TOO MUCH FOR NEW YORK GIRL. Clarabelle Barrett Taken From Water Two Miles From Cape Gris Nez, France. Dover, England. Aug. 3 Miss Clarabelle Barrett, of New Rochelle. N. Y., failed in her attempt to swim the English Channel. She got within two miles of Cape Gris Nez, France, when she had to be taken out of the water. She was in an exhausted condition. Miss Barrett started her swim from here Monday morning at eight o'clock. It was 5.35 o'clock this morning when she was forced to give up the swim that no woman has ever yet made. She was in the water, for 21 hours and 35 minutes. The News, Frederick, Maryland 3/8/1926Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Barrett, Miss Clarabelle - 23/08/1926Swimmer(s) Barrett, Miss ClarabelleDate 23/08/1926Duration of swim 04:00Pilot Captain James LearmontTrainer Walter BrickettNotes Shakespeare BeachSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Brickner, Gustave Adolph - 07/08/1957Description Used 8lbs of lanolin. Sponsored by Bill Falconer, a Pittsburgh trucking contractor.Swimmer(s) Brickner, Gustave AdolphDate 07/08/1957Duration of swim 05:30Notes Failed 4.5 miles from French coast, cramps and paralyzed legsSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Bischoff, Tina - 05/08/1976Swimmer(s) Bischoff, TinaDate 05/08/1976Successful swim number 305Successful swimmer number 198Successful swim number England - France 117Duration of swim 09:03Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Beckman, Sharon - 28/08/1982Swimmer(s) Beckman, SharonDate 28/08/1982Successful swim number 454Successful swimmer number 263Successful swim number England - France 252Duration of swim 09:06Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Bossert, Carol - 13/08/1986Swimmer(s) Bossert, CarolDate 13/08/1986Successful swim number 538Successful swimmer number 314Successful swim number England - France 312Duration of swim 11:48Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Blanke, David - 25/08/2001Swimmer(s) Blanke, DavidDate 25/08/2001Duration of swim 11:32Pilot M. OramPilot boat Aegean BlueSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CS&PF (101)Bayles, James - 29/07/2002Swimmer(s) Bayles, JamesDate 29/07/2002Duration of swim 10:59Pilot M. OramPilot boat Aegean BlueTrainer J. CarterSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CS&PF (101)Burke, Brian - 13/07/2004Swimmer(s) Burke, BrianDate 13/07/2004Duration of swim 11:29Pilot L. OramPilot boat Sea SatinTrainer B. BeadleSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CS&PF (101)Bunting, Josiah - 26/08/2004Swimmer(s) Brunstad, GeorgeDate 26/08/2004Duration of swim 09:44Pilot L. OramPilot boat Sea SatinTrainer B. BeadleSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CS&PF (101)Brunstad, George - 28/08/2004Swimmer(s) Brunstad, GeorgeDate 28/08/2004Duration of swim 15:59Pilot M. OramPilot boat Aegean BlueTrainer M. MacDonaldNotes World record - oldest man.Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CS&PF (101)