Search swimsCurrently displaying: 10 results You've searched for:Nationality: "England" xDecade: "1910s" 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 (1)Failed (9)Filter by Crossings One Way Swim (1)Filter by Ratified Independent (1)Filter by Nationality UK (4)Filter by Surname B (1)H (4)R (1)S (4)Filter by Year 1910 (1)1911 (5)1913 (4) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Heaton, Edward 'Ted' - 01/09/1910Swimmer(s) Heaton, Edmund Caunce Nowell 'Ted'Date 01/09/1910Duration of swim 15:43Pilot boat Champion tugNotes Dover CollierySuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Heaton, Edward 'Ted' - 08/08/1911Swimmer(s) Heaton, Edmund Caunce Nowell 'Ted'Date 08/08/1911Duration of swim 10.3Notes Shakespeare CliffSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Stearne, William - 01/09/1911Swimmer(s) Stearne, WilliamDate 01/09/1911Duration of swim 10:00Pilot boat Win motor boatNotes Admiralty PierSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Burgess, Thomas William - 06/09/1911Description THOMAS WILLIAM BURGESS (ENG) (Naturalized Frenchman. Living in Paris). 15 June 1872 – 5 July 1950. 1911 success. START South Foreland 11.15am. Tue, Sept 5.; FINISH. Le Chatelet (C.G.Nez) 9.50am Sept 6; TIME 22h 35m.Swimmer(s) Burgess, Thomas WilliamDate 06/09/1911Successful swim number 2Successful swimmer number 2Successful swim number England - France 2Duration of swim 22:30Notes South Foreland at 11.15 am on the 6th. Landed Le ChateletSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Stearne, William - 08/09/1911Swimmer(s) Stearne, WilliamDate 08/09/1911Duration of swim 12:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Stearne, William - 03/10/1911Swimmer(s) Stearne, WilliamDate 03/10/1911Duration of swim 06:45Pilot Percy WalkerPilot boat Win motor boatNotes Shakespeare BeachSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Record, Fred - 11/08/1913Description Dover start - abandoned due to weatherSwimmer(s) Record, FredDate 11/08/1913Duration of swim 0:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Smith, Miss Lily - 21/08/1913Description Started St Margarets Bay 3.36 am. Pacemakers James Dean and Alfred Hudson. Swam 7.25 miles in 3.13 hours taken out 6.47 am exhausted and numb from cold south east of South Goodwin Lightship. Trudgeon stroke. Swimmer(s) Smith, Miss LilyDate 21/08/1913Duration of swim 03:13Pilot Harry Pearson of WalmerTrainer Walter BrickettNotes In rowboat were her fiance J.W. Dean of the Amateur Swimming Club, and Alfred Hudson of ASC. On motor launch pilot boat were her father J.G. Smith, sister Nellie, reporters and photographersSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 22/08/1913Description START 12 37am. FINISH. 2 45am. West of St. Margaret’s - South Goodwin’s. Very Rough. Northerly wind. Temp 61’f. Leaking Goggles, causing severe pain.Swimmer(s) Holbein, Montague 'Monty'Date 22/08/1913Duration of swim 02:08Pilot boat Angus motor boatNotes Not in Across the StraightsSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Holbein, Montague 'Monty' - 11/09/1913Description START 12 55am. FINISH 5 00am. South Foreland. Fresh South Westerly. Strong windsSwimmer(s) Holbein, Montague 'Monty'Date 11/09/1913Duration of swim 04:05Pilot boat Triton boatNotes Not in Across the StraightsSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)