Search swimsCurrently displaying: 5 results You've searched for:Success: "Failed" xNationality: "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 Ratified Butlins (1)Filter by Surname C (1)D (1)G (1)M (1)O (1)Filter by Year 1926 (1)1958 (2)1959 (2)Filter by Decade 1920s (1)1950s (4) 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 Ederleās 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)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)