Search swimsCurrently displaying: 7 results You've searched for:Nationality: "England" xSurname: "P" 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 (2)France-England (5)Filter by Nationality UK (1)Filter by Year 1923 (1)1924 (1)1926 (2)1927 (1)1928 (1)1964 (1)Filter by Decade 1920s (6)1960s (1) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Perks, Frank - 02/09/1923Description Started Shakespeare Beach, swam for 11:00 18 miles, cramp in legs, badly stung by jellyfish. Swimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 02/09/1923Duration of swim 11:00Pilot Captain James Learmont, Cinque Ports PilotSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Perks, Frank - 26/08/1924Swimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 26/08/1924Duration of swim 14:15Notes West Beach (Shakespeare)Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Perks, Frank - 14/07/1926Swimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 14/07/1926Duration of swim 09:30Pilot Captain PearsonNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perks, Frank - 27/08/1926Description Staggered start with Corson at Cap Gris Nez, 10 mins befiore Corson, at 11.22pm; gave up exhausted 1pm a mile west of Admiralty PierSwimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 27/08/1926Duration of swim 14:28Pilot boat Brockman & Sons motor boatSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perks, Frank - 19/08/1927Swimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 19/08/1927Duration of swim 10:05Notes Is this error - swim of 1928??Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perks, Frank - 19/08/1928Swimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 19/08/1928Duration of swim 10:05Pilot Captain Pearson from WalmerPilot boat Ocean QueenTrainer Billy KellingleyNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Pickering, William - 31/08/1964Description Started Cap Gris Nez, abandoned 10 miles of France due to bad weatherSwimmer(s) Pickering, WilliamDate 31/08/1964Duration of swim 9:03Notes Wife Clarice Pickering and father Robert Pickering, 70, were in escort boatSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)