Search swimsCurrently displaying: 18 results You've searched for:Surname: "H" xSuccess: "Successful" 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)CSA (10)Daily Mail (3)Independent (2)Filter by Nationality Egypt (6)England (1)Netherlands (1)New Zealand (2)Sweden (1)UK (3)USA (5)Filter by Year 1928 (2)1949 (1)1950 (1)1951 (2)1952 (1)1954 (1)1958 (1)1959 (1)1960 (1)1965 (1)1967 (1)1970 (1)1971 (1)1975 (1)1983 (1)1985 (1)Filter by Decade 1920s (2)1940s (1)1950s (7)1960s (3)1970s (3)1980s (2) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Hawke, Miss Ivy - 19/08/1928Description START 9 59pm. FINISH 5 15pm. Cap Gris-Nez - Hope Point. Grease; Lanolin. Food; Tea, chocolate, three pears, one lemon. Stroke; Trudgeon. Started 1h 23m after high tide. It was the longest France-England swim. Spring tide.Swimmer(s) Hawke, Miss IvyDate 19/08/1928Successful swim number 14Successful swimmer number 14Successful swim number France - England 11Duration of swim 19:16Pilot Joe Costa (Louis Corthes) with Thomas BurgessPilot boat AlsaceTrainer Thomas BurgessNotes This was Miss Hawk’s third attempt. 27 Independent witnesses, including Dr T H Dawson, Dr Munrow, Dr Schiff, Mrs Console and family, Jabez Wolffe, Hilda Sharp.Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Helmi, Ishak - 01/09/1928Description Started 31st Cap Gris Nez 23:40 pm, landed Folkestone on 1st 1.46pmSwimmer(s) Helmi, IshakDate 01/09/1928Successful swim number 16Successful swimmer number 16Successful swim number France - England 13Duration of swim 23:40Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Hamad, Mahri Hassan - 18/09/1949Swimmer(s) Hamad, Mahri HassanDate 18/09/1949Successful swim number 33Successful swimmer number 30Successful swim number France - England 27Duration of swim 15:22Notes Cap Gris Nez to St. Margarets BaySuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Hamad, Mahri Hassan - 22/08/1950Swimmer(s) Hamad, Mahri HassanDate 22/08/1950Successful swim number 38Successful swimmer number 30Successful swim number France - England 32Duration of swim 12:04Notes First Daily Mail Race. Landed Shakespeare CliffSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Hemsbergen, Jan van - 16/08/1951Swimmer(s) Hemsbergen, Jan vanDate 16/08/1951Successful swim number 62Successful swimmer number 49Successful swim number France - England 55Duration of swim 14:30Notes Second Daily Mail RaceSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Hamad, Mahri Hassan - 16/08/1951Swimmer(s) Hamad, Mahri HassanDate 16/08/1951Successful swim number 48Successful swimmer number 30Successful swim number France - England 41Duration of swim 12:12Notes 2nd Daily Mail Race. Cap Gris Nez to Shakespeare CliffSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Hussein, Bakr - 15/08/1952Date 15/08/1952Successful swim number 70Successful swimmer number 52Successful swim number France - England 61Duration of swim 18:12Notes Cap Gris Nez to Folkestone West BeachSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Hamad, Mahri Hassan - 21/08/1954Description Start 4 hours before high water. START Aug 21 12 31 am. FINISH 1 20 pm.Swimmer(s) Hamad, Mahri HassanDate 21/08/1954Successful swim number 81Successful swimmer number 30Successful swim number France - England 66Duration of swim 12:49Notes Cap Gris-Nez. Landed South ForelandSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Butlins (192)Herron, Paul M. - 07/09/1958Description Cap Gris-Nez - St Margaret’s Bay. Observer C. Royce.Swimmer(s) Herron, Paul M.Date 07/09/1958Successful swim number 111Successful swimmer number 79Successful swim number France - England 93Duration of swim 12:00Pilot D. WardPilot boat Thistle IINotes St. Margarets BaySuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Hill, Gordon - 11/09/1959Swimmer(s) Hill, GordonDate 11/09/1959Successful swim number 130Successful swimmer number 93Successful swim number France - England 109Duration of swim 12:48Notes Cap Gris Nez to Shakespeare BeachSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Hasselberg, Steffan - 18/08/1960Swimmer(s) Hasselberg, SteffanDate 18/08/1960Successful swim number 137Successful swimmer number 97Successful swim number France - England 115Duration of swim 14:30Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Hancox, Keith - 07/08/1965Swimmer(s) Hancox, KeithDate 07/08/1965Successful swim number 169Successful swimmer number 120Successful swim number France - England 137Duration of swim 15:33Notes 1st New ZealanderSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Hetzel, Thomas - 26/08/1967Swimmer(s) Hetzel, ThomasDate 26/08/1967Successful swim number 186Successful swimmer number 132Successful swim number France - England 152Duration of swim 18:54Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Hetzel, Thomas - 20/09/1970Swimmer(s) Hetzel, ThomasDate 20/09/1970Successful swim number 224Successful swimmer number 132Successful swim number France - England 169Duration of swim 14:14Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Hetzel, Thomas - 07/09/1971Swimmer(s) Hetzel, ThomasDate 07/09/1971Successful swim number 232Successful swimmer number 132Successful swim number France - England 173Duration of swim 13:59Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Heaton, Anthony - 30/08/1975Swimmer(s) Heaton, AnthonyDate 30/08/1975Successful swim number 294Successful swimmer number 194Successful swim number France - England 186Duration of swim 13:08Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Horner, Elizabeth J. - 18/08/1983Swimmer(s) Horner, Elizabeth J.Date 18/08/1983Successful swim number 480Successful swimmer number 262Successful swim number France - England 209Duration of swim 10:43Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Heim, Suzanne - 18/08/1985Swimmer(s) Heim, SuzanneDate 18/08/1985Successful swim number 515Successful swimmer number 298Successful swim number France - England 222Duration of swim 10:11Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)