Search swimsCurrently displaying: 15 results You've searched for:Success: "Failed" xYear: "1933" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Direction England-France (8)France-England (7)Filter by Nationality Austria (1)England (2)Germany (2)Netherlands (1)UK (9)USA (2)Filter by Surname C (1)F (1)G (3)H (1)K (3)L (1)M (2)T (1)Z (2) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Lowry, Ethel 'Sunny' - 28/07/1933Description START 7 40pm July 27. FINISH 1 30am July 28. Cap Gris Nez - swam 10 miles. Stroke; Front crawl. Sister Betty on board. Food; Coffee, Cocoa, Beef Tea taken from a medicine bottle. Grease; Chilli Paste and Lanolin. Height 5ft 3ins Weight 12 stone 10 lb. Thunderstorms.Swimmer(s) Lowry, Ethel 'Sunny'Date 28/07/1933Duration of swim 5:50Pilot Louis Corthes (Joe Costa)Pilot boat IsabelleTrainer Jabez WolffeSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Gleitze, Miss Mercedes - 02/08/1933Swimmer(s) Gleitze, Miss MercedesDate 02/08/1933Duration of swim 07:45Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Zibelman, Charles "Zimmy" - 14/08/1933Swimmer(s) Zibelman, Charles "Zimmy"Date 14/08/1933Duration of swim 10:55Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Koch, Fraulein Lu (Louisa) - 25/08/1933Description Started 11.30 am, abandoned midnight, 1 mile off english coast, fainted in water. Eva Coleman, pqacemakerSwimmer(s) Koch, Fraulein Lulu (Louisa)Date 25/08/1933Duration of swim 12:20Pilot boat France tug of DunkirkNotes Lulu Koch, Germany, abandoned her try after twelve hours and twenty minutes in the water. Miss Koch was but 1,640 feet from the English coast...Middletown Times Herald 26 August 1933Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Faber, Emma - 26/08/1933Swimmer(s) Faber, EmmaDate 26/08/1933Duration of swim 11:35Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Milton, Frederick George - 28/08/1933Description Started South Foreland 6.04 a.m.,12.55 p.m. removed semi-conscious about 9 miles off English coastSwimmer(s) Milton, Frederick GeorgeDate 28/08/1933Duration of swim 06:51Pilot boat Muria tug of LondonNotes Cllr F. H. Morecroft, Mayor, Dover Gold Cup observer; fellow members of Otter Swimming Club Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Gleitze, Miss Mercedes - 29/08/1933Swimmer(s) Gleitze, Miss MercedesDate 29/08/1933Duration of swim 14:59Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Haarlem, Joaf - 29/08/1933Swimmer(s) Haarlem, JoafDate 29/08/1933Duration of swim 02:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Temme, Edward H. - 29/08/1933Swimmer(s) Temme, Edward H.Date 29/08/1933Duration of swim 11:45Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Zibelman, Charles "Zimmy" - 29/08/1933Swimmer(s) Zibelman, Charles "Zimmy"Date 29/08/1933Duration of swim 13:02Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Kanaar, Adrian C. - 31/08/1933Description Started 5.17 am Cap Gris Nez, abandoned 14 hours off dover, 2 miles S.E. of Admiralty Pier 7.18 pm, exhaustedSwimmer(s) Kanaar, Adrian C.Date 31/08/1933Duration of swim 14:01Pilot boat Folkestone fishing trawlerSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Morris, Captain G. - 02/09/1933Description Started 12.25 p.m. South Foreland. Gave up 5.15 p.m. owing to an attack of cramp, 8 miles off St. Margaret's BaySwimmer(s) Morris, Captain GeorgeDate 02/09/1933Duration of swim 04:50Pilot Captain Pearson of DealPilot boat Jack Burwill's Early MornTrainer Billy KellingleySuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Coleman, Miss Eva - 03/09/1933Description Started 12.32 a.m. Cap Gris Nez, gave up 13 hours, 4 miles off english coastSwimmer(s) Coleman, Miss EvaDate 03/09/1933Duration of swim 13:00Pilot Van RandergemTrainer Thomas BurgessNotes Her mother lived at Cotswold St., Kensington, LiverpoolSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Koch, Fraulein Lu (Louisa) - 03/09/1933Description Started 8.37 am Cap Gris NezSwimmer(s) Koch, Fraulein Lulu (Louisa)Date 03/09/1933Duration of swim 12:30Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Gleitze, Miss Mercedes - 15/09/1933Swimmer(s) Gleitze, Miss MercedesDate 15/09/1933Duration of swim 13:51Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)