Search swimsCurrently displaying: 66 results You've searched for:Success: "Failed" xSurname: "S" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Direction England-France (20)France-England (42)Filter by Ratified Butlins (18)CS&PF (1)Daily Mail (1)Filter by Nationality Australia (1)Belgium (1)British Guyana (1)Egypt (5)England (7)France (5)Germany (5)Hungary (1)India (9)Italy (1)Netherlands (2)New Zealand (4)Portugal (1)Switzerland (2)Syria (2)Turkey (5)UK (5)USA (9)Filter by Year 1817 (1)1907 (1)1909 (2)1911 (3)1913 (2)1914 (1)1920 (2)1921 (3)1922 (1)1924 (1)1925 (1)1926 (1)1927 (1)1928 (1)1929 (2)1931 (1)1948 (1)1949 (1)1950 (2)1951 (4)1953 (2)1954 (1)1955 (5)1956 (6)1957 (3)1958 (5)1959 (5)1961 (2)1962 (2)1974 (1)1976 (1)2001 (1)Filter by Decade 1810s (1)1900s (3)1910s (6)1920s (13)1930s (1)1940s (2)1950s (33)1960s (4)1970s (2)2000s (1)Filter by Century 19th (1)20th (64)21st (1) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number PAGE: 123Next > Salati, Giovan Maria - 16/08/1817Description Dover to BoulogneSwimmer(s) Salati (Saletti), Giovan MariaDate 16/08/1817Duration of swim 00:00Notes Saletti is said to have dived off a Dover prison hulk and swam to Boulogne beach. French sourcs say 16/08/1815. Italian sources say 16/08/1817Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Stearne, William - 31/08/1907Swimmer(s) Stearne, WilliamDate 31/08/1907Duration of swim 04:32Pilot boat Togo motor yachtSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Stearne, William - 11/08/1909Swimmer(s) Stearne, WilliamDate 11/08/1909Duration of swim 07:00Pilot B. GruetPilot boat Angus motor boatTrainer Billy KellingleyNotes South ForelandSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Stearne, William - 13/09/1909Swimmer(s) Stearne, WilliamDate 13/09/1909Duration of swim 05:00Pilot boat Ethel trawlerNotes Admiralty PierSuccess/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)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)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)Sullivan, Henry - 26/08/1913Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 26/08/1913Duration of swim 10:03Pilot Harry PearsonPilot boat Elsie motor boatNotes South ForelandSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Sullivan, Henry - 04/08/1914Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 04/08/1914Duration of swim 00:00Trainer Jack WeidmanNotes In Dover from 31/7/14 for an attempt when war declared and left for USASuccess/failure Failed (725)Sullivan, Henry - 25/08/1920Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 25/08/1920Duration of swim 18:45Notes Shakespeare CliffSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Sullivan, Henry - 08/09/1920Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 08/09/1920Duration of swim 18:00Pilot Captain SmithPilot boat The FloraTrainer Jack WeidmanNotes Shakespeare BeachSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Sullivan, Henry - 25/08/1921Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 25/08/1921Duration of swim 10:10Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Sullivan, Henry - 09/09/1921Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 09/09/1921Duration of swim 12:35Notes Shakespeare BeachSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Sullivan, Henry - 21/09/1921Swimmer(s) Sullivan, HenryDate 21/09/1921Duration of swim 08:40Pilot boat The FloraNotes Shakespeare CliffSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Sion, Madame Jeanne - 05/09/1922Swimmer(s) Sion, Madame JeanneDate 05/09/1922Duration of swim 14:35Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Sion, Madame Jeanne - 21/07/1924Swimmer(s) Sion, Madame JeanneDate 21/07/1924Duration of swim 11:00Pilot Captain LemairePilot boat Champion tugNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Sion, Madame Jeanne - 04/08/1925Swimmer(s) Sion, Madame JeanneDate 04/08/1925Duration of swim 13:40Pilot boat Champion tug of CalaisNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Sion, Madame Jeanne - 10/08/1926Swimmer(s) Sion, Madame JeanneDate 10/08/1926Duration of swim 04:00Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Schiff, Dr. Siegfried - 29/08/1927Swimmer(s) Schiff, Dr. SiegfriedDate 29/08/1927Duration of swim 07:00Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Schiff, Dr. Siegfried - 24/08/1928Swimmer(s) Schiff, Dr. SiegfriedDate 24/08/1928Duration of swim 06:00Pilot boat La Morinie tugNotes Cap Gris NexSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Schiff, Dr. Siegfried - 20/08/1929Swimmer(s) Schiff, Dr. SiegfriedDate 20/08/1929Duration of swim UnknownNotes Time not recorded as made "little progress"Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Schiff, Dr. Siegfried - 05/09/1929Swimmer(s) Schiff, Dr. SiegfriedDate 05/09/1929Duration of swim UnknownNotes Cap Gris Nez. Time not recorded as made "little progress"Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Snel, Martha - 8/9/1931Swimmer(s) Snel, MarthaDate 8/9/1931Duration of swim Did not start?Trainer PolderNotes The Hague swimmer Martha Snel, who would attempt to swim the Channel on Tuesday morning, has not started. The weather conditions were such that her trainer Mr. Polder decided in consultation with the Dutch consul Ch. Ravisse and Rancan, the controller of the magazine "Het Leven" for this year the attempt to give up and postpone it until September 1932: Wednesday 9 September 1931 Haarlem's DagbladSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736) PAGE: 123Next >