Search swimsCurrently displaying: 22 results You've searched for:Surname: "K" xDirection: "France-England" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Success Successful (7)Failed (15)Filter by Crossings One Way Swim (7)Filter by Ratified Butlins (3)CSA (4)Daily Mail (3)Independent (1)Filter by Nationality Australia (1)Denmark (3)Egypt (2)England (1)Germany (5)Greece (1)Israel (1)Netherlands (1)Pakistan (1)UK (4)USA (2)Filter by Year 1908 (1)1926 (1)1932 (2)1933 (3)1934 (1)1950 (2)1951 (1)1952 (2)1954 (1)1958 (1)1959 (1)1960 (1)1966 (1)1969 (1)1974 (2)1981 (1)Filter by Decade 1900s (1)1920s (1)1930s (6)1950s (8)1960s (3)1970s (2)1980s (1) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Kearsley, Fred - 08/09/1908Description Started 12.10 pm at Sangatte. Swim called off by pilot due to bad weather, covered 6 miles in 2 hoursSwimmer(s) Kearsley, FredDate 08/09/1908Duration of swim 02:00Pilot Billy KellingleyPilot boat Sea Wolfe steam yachtTrainer Fred Fairhurst of Wigan (sacked just before swim)Notes Kellingley listed as owner of Sea WolfSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Kemmerich, Otto - 23/08/1926Description Started Cap Gris Nez 7.50 pm, attacked by shark or porpoise which head-butted him in stomach, 12 miles in 4 hours. Wore webbed gloves. Training diet was beer and cigarsSwimmer(s) Kemmerich, OttoDate 23/08/1926Duration of swim 04:00Pilot boat Maurice of Boulogne trawlerSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Kanaar, Adrian C. - 29/08/1932Description Started 7.40 am Cap Gris Nez, gave up 8.30 pm off DoverSwimmer(s) Kanaar, Adrian C.Date 29/08/1932Duration of swim 12:50Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Koch, Fraulein Lu (Louisa) –15/09/1932Swimmer(s) Koch, Fraulein Lulu (Louisa)Date 15/09/1932Duration of swim 06:00Notes Girls Try Channel. CAPE CRIS NEZ, France. A German girl, Lee Koch, and a Dutch girl F. Brouwer, started simultaneously to swim the English channel. It was the Brouwer girl's second attempt. They hoped to reach Dover together. Lincoln Nebraska State Journal September 15, 1932. THIRST BALKS GIRLS' CHANNEL ATTEMPTS. Cape Gris Nez, France. Sept. 15. A German girl. Loe Koch, and a Dutch Miss F. Brouwer, both abandoned attempts to swim the English Channel today after they had covered about ten miles. Both said they were unable to continue because of thirst. September 16 1932 Daily News from New York Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)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)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)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)Koch, Fraulein Lu (Louisa) - 01/09/1934Swimmer(s) Koch, Fraulein Lulu (Louisa)Date 01/09/1934Duration of swim 14:30Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Kamberos, Panagiotis - 22/08/1950Swimmer(s) Kamberos, PanagiotisDate 22/08/1950Duration of swim 08:15Notes First Daily Mail RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Kammersgaard, Jenny - 22/08/1950Swimmer(s) Kammersgaard, JennyDate 22/08/1950Successful swim number 44Successful swimmer number 38Successful swim number France - England 38Duration of swim 16:27Notes First Daily Mail Race. Landed Dover HarbourSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Kammersgaard, Jenny - 16/08/1951Swimmer(s) Kammersgaard, JennyDate 16/08/1951Successful swim number 65Successful swimmer number 38Successful swim number France - England 58Duration of swim 15:38Notes Second Daily Mail RaceSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Kader, Ahmed Abdel - 23/08/1952Swimmer(s) Kamberos, PanagiotisDate 23/08/1952Duration of swim 03:15Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Kader, Ahmed Abdel - 23/08/1952Description Butlins swimSwimmer(s) Kader, Ahmed AbdelDate 23/08/1952Duration of swim 3:15Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Kammersgaard, Jenny - 21/08/1954Swimmer(s) Kammersgaard, JennyDate 21/08/1954Duration of swim 14:50Notes 2nd Butlins RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Klinghoffer, Joseph - 24/08/1958Swimmer(s) Klinghoffer, JosephDate 24/08/1958Duration of swim 01:35Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Khan, Shaukat ul Islam - 27/08/1959Swimmer(s) Khan, Shaukat ul IslamDate 27/08/1959Duration of swim 00:00Notes Did Not StartSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Kok, Mary - 18/08/1960Swimmer(s) Kok, MaryDate 18/08/1960Successful swim number 138Successful swimmer number 98Successful swim number France - England 116Duration of swim 12:25Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Kaye, Philip - 18/08/1966Swimmer(s) Kaye, PhilipDate 18/08/1966Successful swim number 176Successful swimmer number 124Successful swim number France - England 143Duration of swim 16:16Notes Cap Gris Nez to SandgateSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Koorey, John - 06/09/1969Swimmer(s) Koorey, JohnDate 06/09/1969Successful swim number 207Successful swimmer number 144Successful swim number France - England 162Duration of swim 10:32Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Keshka, Sandra - 14/08/1974Swimmer(s) Keshka, SandraDate 14/08/1974Successful swim number 261Successful swimmer number 172Successful swim number France - England 176Duration of swim 10:30Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Kleissl, Siegfried - 28/08/1974Swimmer(s) Kleissl, SiegfriedDate 28/08/1974Duration of swim 14:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Kelsey, Lisa - 10/08/1981Swimmer(s) Kelsey, LisaDate 10/08/1981Successful swim number 424Successful swimmer number 250Successful swim number France - England 199Duration of swim 15:22Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)