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Le Chatelet (C.G.Nez) 9.50am Sept 6; TIME 22h 35m.Swimmer(s) Burgess, Thomas WilliamDate 06/09/1911Successful swim number 2Successful swimmer number 2Successful swim number England - France 2Duration of swim 22:30Notes South Foreland at 11.15 am on the 6th. Landed Le ChateletSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Blower, Tom - 04/08/1937Swimmer(s) Blower, TomDate 04/08/1937Successful swim number 22Successful swimmer number 21Successful swim number France - England 18Duration of swim 13:29Notes Cap Gris Nez to Abbots CliffSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Bauer, Sally - 27/08/1939Description START 5 50am Aug 27. FINISH 9 12pm. Cap Gris Nez to Warren Halt. Food; Cocoa, Malt, Bananas, Tea. Stroke; Front crawl, 54 spm. Observer Mr Holloway. Start four hours before high tideSwimmer(s) Bauer, SallyDate 27/08/1939Successful swim number 25Successful swimmer number 24Successful swim number France - England 21Duration of swim 15:22Pilot George Obree with Mr. Gipson and Mr. KalfussPilot boat Ocean Prince and SkylarkNotes Due to the fear of the imminent second world war, Sally had to rush back home. Therefore swim not added to C.S.A. list until 1975. Sally went on to swim the Channel again in the Daily Mail 1951 race in a time of 14hrs 40 min. Other crew; Mr Gipson. Mr Kalfuss and Mr T. Brockman jnr. Witnesses; Briscoe Ray (A. S. A.), L W Holloway (Observer) (RLSS), Mr Gosta Westin (Swedish Consul General), Mr H Eirmark. Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Blower, Tom - 30/08/1948Swimmer(s) Blower, TomDate 30/08/1948Successful swim number 29Successful swimmer number 21Successful swim number England - France 5Duration of swim 15:31Notes Western Beach 8.14 pm on 29th. Landed 11.45 am on 30th. Abandoned 2-way on returnSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned' - 22/08/1950Swimmer(s) Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned'Date 22/08/1950Successful swim number 40Successful swimmer number 35Successful swim number France - England 34Duration of swim 14:45Notes First Daily Mail Race. Landed Shakespeare BeachSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned' - 28/07/1951Swimmer(s) Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned'Date 28/07/1951Successful swim number 47Successful swimmer number 35Successful swim number England - France 7Duration of swim 19:02Notes Landed Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned' - 16/08/1951Swimmer(s) Barnie, Dr. William Edward 'Ned'Date 16/08/1951Successful swim number 64Successful swimmer number 35Successful swim number France - England 57Duration of swim 15:01Notes First swimmer to do both ways in one seasonSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Bauer, Sally - 16/08/1951Description START 7 30 am Aug 16. FINISH 10 10pm. Cap Gris-Nez. Grease; Lanolin. Weight 170lbs. Height 1.7m. Temp. 62. Stroke; Freestyle. Start 4 hrs before high water.Swimmer(s) Bauer, SallyDate 16/08/1951Successful swim number 63Successful swimmer number 24Successful swim number France - England 56Duration of swim 14:40Pilot F. ArnoldPilot boat SunbeamTrainer Frille Sjo Notes Second Daily Mail Race. Daily Mail Umpire. J. W. Collins.Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Blower, Tom - 11/09/1951Swimmer(s) Blower, TomDate 11/09/1951Successful swim number 67Successful swimmer number 21Successful swim number England - France 9Duration of swim 18:42Notes St Margarets Bay at 6 a.m. Tried a 2-way but gave up return after 80 minsSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Birkett, Victor - 15/08/1952Swimmer(s) Birkett, VictorDate 15/08/1952Successful swim number 68Successful swimmer number 50Successful swim number France - England 59Duration of swim 15:36Notes Cap Gris Nez to Abbots CliffSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Beltran, Damian Piza - 02/08/1953Description First Mexican SuccessSwimmer(s) Beltran, Damian PizaDate 02/08/1953Successful swim number 76Successful swimmer number 54Successful swim number England - France 14Duration of swim 15:23Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Bleik, Toufic A. - 03/08/1953Description START Aug 2. About 2 00am.?? FINISH. About 6 pm??. Swam into a thick patch of oil discharged from a tanker. And had difficulty with his goggles. Neap Tide Swimmer(s) Bleik, Toufic A.Date 03/08/1953Successful swim number 77Successful swimmer number 55Successful swim number France - England 63Duration of swim 16:05Notes Cap Gris Nez to St. Margarets BaySuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Burlingame, Glen - 21/08/1954Description Cap Gris-Nez. Fan BaySwimmer(s) Burlingame, GlenDate 21/08/1954Successful swim number 87Successful swimmer number 60Successful swim number France - England 72Duration of swim 14:10Notes Cap Gris Nez to Fan Bay. Very little Press notice due to the Billy Butlin race in progress.Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Bell, Marilyn - 31/07/1955Description START 5 53am. FINISH 8 30 pm.Swimmer(s) Bell, MarilynDate 31/07/1955Successful swim number 88Successful swimmer number 61Successful swim number France - England 73Duration of swim 14:37Pilot John 'Jack' BurwillTrainer Gus RyderNotes Cap Gris Nez to The Warren. Black bathing costume, red helmet, green goggles. Mascots, four leaf clover, small stuffed dog given to her by Shirley Dunbar. First person to swim Lake Ontario. She swam the Juan de Fuca Strait in 1956 (18.3 miles) time 11 hrs 35mins.Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Beltran, Damian Piza - 15/08/1955Description This was the third Billy Butlin swim. Start 4 hrs before high water. LanolinSwimmer(s) Beltran, Damian PizaDate 15/08/1955Successful swim number 92Successful swimmer number 54Successful swim number France - England 77Duration of swim 15:08Pilot John 'Jack' BurwillNotes Cap Gris Nez to St. Margarets Bay, 5.47am to 8.55pmSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Butlins (192)Bristow, William Burgess - 27/08/1959Description Start 1 53 a.m. Finish 7 54 p.m.Swimmer(s) Bristow, William BurgessDate 27/08/1959Successful swim number 122Successful swimmer number 87Successful swim number France - England 103Duration of swim 18:01Pilot P. ObrienPilot boat LucySuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Butlins (192)Birtley, John (Stanley?) - 22/07/1968Swimmer(s) Birtley, John (Stanley?)Date 22/07/1968Successful swim number 194Successful swimmer number 135Successful swim number England - France 38Duration of swim 20:26Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Bales, Peter Elwin - 18/08/1969Swimmer(s) Bales, Peter ElwinDate 18/08/1969Successful swim number 206Successful swimmer number 143Successful swim number England - France 45Duration of swim 13:38Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Brewer, Kenneth - 13/08/1970Swimmer(s) Brewer, KennethDate 13/08/1970Successful swim number 219Successful swimmer number 150Successful swim number France - England 167Duration of swim 14:10Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Bischoff, Tina - 05/08/1976Swimmer(s) Bischoff, TinaDate 05/08/1976Successful swim number 305Successful swimmer number 198Successful swim number England - France 117Duration of swim 09:03Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Brook, Wendy - 31/08/1976Swimmer(s) Brook, WendyDate 31/08/1976Successful swim number 313Successful swimmer number 202Successful swim number England - France 124Duration of swim 08:56Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Beniston, Karl - 30/07/1978Swimmer(s) Beniston, KarlDate 30/07/1978Successful swim number 348Successful swimmer number 219Successful swim number England - France 157Duration of swim 12:25Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Brouwer, Ton - 04/08/1979Swimmer(s) Brouwer, TonDate 04/08/1979Successful swim number 368Successful swimmer number 228Successful swim number England - France 176Duration of swim 08:44Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Bradshaw, Julie - 19/08/1979Swimmer(s) Bradshaw, JulieDate 19/08/1979Successful swim number 380Successful swimmer number 235Successful swim number England - France 187Duration of swim 10:09Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) England-France (657)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473) PAGE: 123Next >