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Meyer, Edward - 31/08/1910
Description
Started 11.56 am South Foreland, abandoned due to irritation of eyes at 2.50 pm after 5 3/4 miles
Swimmer(s)

Meyer, Edward
Date
31/08/1910
Duration of swim
02:54
Pilot
Brockman
Pilot boat
Columbia tug
Notes
Was originally supposed to be a race with Dutch champion Piet Ooms but Ooms never started
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

England-France (657)
Meyer, Edward - 03/09/1911
Swimmer(s)

Meyer, Edward
Date
03/09/1911
Duration of swim
05:03
Pilot boat
Java tug
Notes
Admiralty Pier
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

England-France (657)
Meyer, Edward - 11/07/1913
Description
Abandoned due to rough seas
Swimmer(s)

Meyer, Edward
Date
11/07/1913
Duration of swim
01:09
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

England-France (657)
Jenson, Miss Edith - 21/08/1927
Description
Start Cap Gris Nez. failed 4h 21m, cramp in stomach, bad weather and choppy seas
Swimmer(s)

Jensen, Miss Edith
Date
21/08/1927
Duration of swim
04:21
Notes
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 stomach
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Bakker, Alexander Wilhelm - 29/08/1928
Swimmer(s)

Bakker, Alexander Wilhelm
Date
29/08/1928
Duration of swim
03:15
Pilot boat
Neptune
Notes
Cap Gris Nez
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Brouwers, Greetje - 06/09/1930
Description
Quits Channel Swim CAPE GRIS NEZ, France - Madame Brouwer, Dutch swimmer, abandoned an attempt to swim the English Channel after she had covered eight kilometers (approximately five miles) at 11:30 a. m. Saturday. She entered the water at 7:35 a. m. Weather conditions were bad. September 6, 1930 El Paso Evening Post, Texas
Swimmer(s)

Brouwers, Greetje
Date
06/09/1930
Duration of swim
03:30
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Snel, Martha - 8/9/1931
Swimmer(s)

Snel, Martha
Date
8/9/1931
Duration of swim
Did not start?
Trainer
Polder
Notes
The Hague swimmer Martha Snel, who would attempt to swim the Channel on Tuesday morning, has not started. The weather conditions were such that her trainer Mr. Polder decided in consultation with the Dutch consul Ch. Ravisse and Rancan, the controller of the magazine "Het Leven" for this year the attempt to give up and postpone it until September 1932: Wednesday 9 September 1931 Haarlem's Dagblad
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Brouwers, Greetje - 15/09/1932
Swimmer(s)

Brouwers, Greetje
Date
15/09/1932
Duration of swim
06:00
Notes
Girls Try Channel. CAPE CRIS NEZ, France. A German girl, Lee Koch, and a Dutch girl F. Brouwer, started simultaneously to swim the English channel. It was the Brouwer girl's second attempt. They hoped to reach Dover together. Lincoln Nebraska State Journal September 15, 1932. THIRST BALKS GIRLS' CHANNEL ATTEMPTS. Cape Gris Nez, France. Sept. 15. A German girl. Loe Koch, and a Dutch Miss F. Brouwer, both abandoned attempts to swim the English Channel today after they had covered about ten miles. Both said they were unable to continue because of thirst. September 16 1932 Daily News from New York
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)
Rijsel, Miss Willi Croes van - 26/07/1949
Swimmer(s)

Rijsel, Miss Willi Croes van
Date
26/07/1949
Duration of swim
14:15
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Schermer, Dick - 23/08/1949
Swimmer(s)

Schermer, Dick
Date
23/08/1949
Duration of swim
04:30
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Rijsel, Miss Willi Croes van - 26/08/1949
Description
Cap Gris Nez. Abandoned 2 miles off Dover, thick fog and vomiting. Pacemaker Philip Mickman
Swimmer(s)

Rijsel, Miss Willi Croes van
Date
26/08/1949
Duration of swim
16:52
Pilot
John 'Jack' Burwill
Trainer
E. H. Temme
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Jonkher, Miss Tini - 17/09/1949
Swimmer(s)

Jonkher, Miss Tini
Date
17/09/1949
Duration of swim
Unknown
Notes
Gave up mid-Channel
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

England-France (657)
Rijsel, Miss Willi Croes van - 22/08/1950
Swimmer(s)

Rijsel, Miss Willi Croes van
Date
22/08/1950
Duration of swim
04:15
Notes
First Daily Mail Race
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Ratified

Daily Mail (47)
Walle, Jos de - 23/08/1950
Description
Started 2.37 a.m. Cap Gris Nez, gave up after 5 hours 7.30 a.m., exhausted and semi-conscious
Swimmer(s)

Walle, Jos de
Date
23/08/1950
Duration of swim
4:53
Notes
Made 'little progress'
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Hemsbergen, Jan van - 16/08/1951
Swimmer(s)

Hemsbergen, Jan van
Date
16/08/1951
Successful swim number
62
Successful swimmer number
49
Successful swim number France - England
55
Duration of swim
14:30
Notes
Second Daily Mail Race
Success/failure

Successful (681)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Number of crossings

One Way Swim (644)
Ratified

Daily Mail (47)
Meesters, Maria - 15/08/1956
Swimmer(s)

Meesters, Maria
Date
15/08/1956
Duration of swim
05:30
Notes
4th Butlins Race, No Finishers "Womens Runner-up"
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Ratified

Butlins (192)
Meesters, Maria - 21/08/1957
Swimmer(s)

Meesters, Maria
Date
21/08/1957
Duration of swim
13:00
Notes
5th Butlins Race.
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Ratified

Butlins (192)
Free, Stina - 24/08/1958
Swimmer(s)

Free, Stina
Date
24/08/1958
Duration of swim
13:10
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Ratified

Butlins (192)
Free, Christina - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)

Free, Christina
Date
27/08/1959
Duration of swim
04:37
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Ratified

Butlins (192)
Weemhoff, Bastiaan - 27/08/1959
Swimmer(s)

Weemhoff, Bastiaan
Date
27/08/1959
Duration of swim
06:19
Success/failure

Failed (725)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Ratified

Butlins (192)
Willemse, Herman - 27/08/1959
Description
Start 1 53 a.m. Finish. 2. 42. p.m. Cap Gris-Nez - Folkestone Beach. Observer B Blowers.
Swimmer(s)

Willemse, Herman
Date
27/08/1959
Successful swim number
115
Successful swimmer number
83
Successful swim number France - England
96
Duration of swim
12:49
Pilot
A. White
Pilot boat
Seabird
Notes
He was thirteen times National champion of the Netherlands. Twice winner of the Scheldt cup. Dutch champion 100m, 400m, and 1500m. 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)
Kok, Mary - 18/08/1960
Swimmer(s)

Kok, Mary
Date
18/08/1960
Successful swim number
138
Successful swimmer number
98
Successful swim number France - England
116
Duration of swim
12:25
Success/failure

Successful (681)
Direction(s)

France-England (736)
Number of crossings

One Way Swim (644)
Ratified

Independent (34)
Scheyndal, Jan van - 10/09/1969
Swimmer(s)

Scheyndal, Jan van
Date
10/09/1969
Successful swim number
209
Successful swimmer number
146
Successful swim number England - France
46
Duration of swim
12:47
Success/failure

Successful (681)
Direction(s)

England-France (657)
Number of crossings

One Way Swim (644)
Ratified

CSA (473)

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