Search swimsCurrently displaying: 8 results You've searched for:Nationality: "Spain" xDirection: "France-England" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Success Successful (3)Failed (5)Filter by Crossings One Way Swim (3)Filter by Ratified Butlins (1)CSA (3)Filter by Surname C (1)D (1)G (1)M (1)O (1)R (1)T (1)V (1)Filter by Year 1926 (1)1958 (4)1959 (3)Filter by Decade 1920s (1)1950s (7) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number de Lars (Delara), Luis Rodriguez - 20/09/1926Swimmer(s) Lara (Delara), Luis Rodriguez deDate 20/09/1926Duration of swim UnknownNotes Fatal Unescorted Attempt. Body found at Boulogne 29/9/27. Rodriguez de Lara was apparently a member of Spanish nobility and son of a Colonel but as a young officer he had deserted when his regiment was sent to fight in Morocco. He had fled to France and became a waiter in Boulogne. There is a strong suggestion that, on a day off at the beach, having bragged he too could swim the Channel after the fanfare of Gertrude Ederle’s success a month earlier, his friends threw him in the sea at Cran aux Oeufs as a prank and he decided to show them and try and swim it.Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Castello, Segundo - 24/08/1958Swimmer(s) Castello, SegundoDate 24/08/1958Duration of swim 09:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Galiano, Louis - 27/08/1958Swimmer(s) Galiano, LouisDate 27/08/1958Duration of swim 01:30Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Tresserras, Montserrat 'Monty' - 27/08/1958Description START 7. 00 a.m. (approx). FINISH 21 14 p.m. Cap Gris-Nez - St Margaret’s Bay. Observer Ray Scott.Swimmer(s) Tresserras, Montserrat 'Monty'Date 27/08/1958Successful swim number 107Successful swimmer number 75Successful swim number France - England 89Duration of swim 14:14Pilot Capt. Lenard HutchinsonPilot boat VictorNotes First Spanish SuccessSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Vitos, Jose - 27/08/1958Description START 7 00 a.m. (approx). Cap Gris-Nez - Shakespeare Beach. Observer G Forsyth.Swimmer(s) Vitos, JoseDate 27/08/1958Successful swim number 108Successful swimmer number 76Successful swim number France - England 90Duration of swim 15:11Pilot A.LiddonPilot boat Golden HarvestNotes Landed Shakespeare BeachSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Martin, Demetrio - 17/08/1959Swimmer(s) Martin, DemetrioDate 17/08/1959Duration of swim 14:00Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ortiz, Agustin - 17/08/1959Swimmer(s) Ortiz, AgustinDate 17/08/1959Duration of swim 14:00Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Rodriguez, Rodolfo - 09/09/1959Swimmer(s) Rodriguez, RodolfoDate 09/09/1959Successful swim number 124Successful swimmer number 89Successful swim number France - England 105Duration of swim 12:53Notes Cap Gris Nez to Fan BaySuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)