Search swimsCurrently displaying: 88 results You've searched for:Surname: "M" xCentury: "20th" 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 (36)Failed (51)Unknown (1)Filter by Crossings One Way Swim (33)Two Way Swim (3)Filter by Ratified Butlins (18)CSA (26)Daily Mail (4)Independent (4)Filter by Nationality Australia (3)Belgium (3)Canada (2)Cuba (2)Egypt (5)England (5)France (19)Hungary (2)Ireland (2)Netherlands (2)Pakistan (2)Spain (1)Sweden (2)UK (32)UK (NI) (9)USA (3)Filter by Year 1908 (1)1922 (6)1923 (1)1926 (5)1927 (1)1948 (2)1949 (4)1950 (3)1951 (5)1952 (2)1954 (3)1955 (2)1956 (4)1957 (3)1958 (5)1959 (6)1960 (3)1961 (2)1962 (1)1963 (5)1964 (1)1965 (1)1966 (2)1967 (2)1970 (2)1972 (1)1975 (1)1976 (1)1979 (1)1983 (3)1984 (3)1987 (1)1990 (1)1992 (1)1993 (1)1994 (1)1996 (1)Filter by Decade 1900s (1)1920s (13)1940s (6)1950s (33)1960s (17)1970s (6)1980s (7)1990s (5) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number PAGE: 1234Next > Mahoney, Samuel - 11/09/1908Description Probable scamSwimmer(s) Mahoney, SamuelDate 11/09/1908Duration of swim 19:55Pilot boat Sophie of BoulogneTrainer Henry HamblinNotes THE CHANNEL SWIM. AN AMERICAN YARN: The "wonderful feat" of Sam Mahoney, USA, who according to a Boston paper succeeded in swimming the English Channel in September last, proves to be little more than a "wonderful" effort of imagination, says the Boulogne correspondent of the "Evening News". In the Boston journal, which gave a page headline to Sam Mahoney's stealthy swim, a certificate was quoted from the master and crew of the French tug Sophie, which was said to have accompanied the modest swimmer during his exploit. Here is the tug master's version of the mysterious performance - "Mahoney and two others," he says "hired my tug on September 12. The boat left Boulogne Harbour at 6 am. After greasing Mahoney made several swims lasting about an hour each. Several photographs were taken of the 'swim' and another showed the 'send off' by spectators in a small boat flying the Stars and Stripes. "Mahoney was unable to battle with the six knot current and he eventually returned to Boulogne on the Sophie. "The tug boat," added the captain "was never more than four miles fiom the French coast". The Sydney Morning Herald Fri 25 Dec 1908Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 27/07/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 27/07/1922Duration of swim 16:00Pilot boat EcllaireurNotes Cap Gris Nez. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 02/08/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 02/08/1922Duration of swim 02:00Notes Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 03/08/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 03/08/1922Duration of swim 09:00Notes Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 14/08/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 14/08/1922Duration of swim 07:10Notes Boulogne. Dail Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 20/08/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 20/08/1922Duration of swim 18:30Pilot boat Sea SmackNotes Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 02/09/1922Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 02/09/1922Duration of swim UnknownNotes Point du Ridan. Daily Sketch £1000 prize attemptSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 02/09/1923Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 02/09/1923Duration of swim 10:30Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 08/08/1926Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 08/08/1926Duration of swim 13:00Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)MacLellan, Miss Mona - 03/09/1926Swimmer(s) MacLellan, Miss MonaDate 03/09/1926Duration of swim 11:30Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 03/09/1926Swimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 03/09/1926Duration of swim 02:00Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Unknown (9)Direction(s) France-England (736)Michel, Georges - 10/09/1926Description Started Cap Gris Nez, finished St Margarets Bay 7.25amSwimmer(s) Michel, GeorgesDate 10/09/1926Successful swim number 9Successful swimmer number 9Successful swim number France - England 6Duration of swim 11:06Notes LONDON, Sept. 10 1926 -- The world's English Channel swimming record, held within five weeks by an American for twenty-four days and by a German for eleven, flitted to France today when Georges Michel, doughty Paris baker, kneaded his way across "La Manche" (the Sleeve), as the French call the Channel, in 11 hours 5 minutes. Michel landed in St Margarets Bay, midway between Dover and Deal. When he took the water last evening sea conditions were favorable, and there was good swimming virtually all the way to England until the last two miles, when the wind began to stiffen. At the start there was a fast tide under, him, and when flood tide began it carried him along way across. Started on Ebb Tide Michel, in addition to breaking the record, also upset all precedents in starting. He left the rocks at Gris-Nez an hour before low tide, Instead of four hours before high tide. He believed that in starting thus he could accomplish the feat before him in 10 hours. The experts, however, doubted this... Perhaps his best previous swim was Aug 1 when he won the cross Paris Marathon on the River Seine. He made the 26 miles, aided by a strong current, in llh 20m. The first Frenchman to swim the Channel is of Herculean build and is outclassed in size among Channel aspirants only by the giant Egyptian, Ishak Helmy, who has failed in all his efforts to get from France to the chalk cliffs about Dover. Michel had been trying every year since 1922 to make the trip. His last attempt before today was on Sept 4, when he was balked by bad weather after being in the water a little more than an hour... Michel is no youngster, but is nearing middle age. He is remarkable for his size, being taller than most Frenchmen, and only a few can boast of being broader either around the shoulders or waist. He carries more than one chin above his broad, fleshy shoulders. Nine times before last night, Michel strode into the channel in attempt to conquer her. Two of his unsuccessful starts were made this year. He never set up training quarters at Gris-Nez and devoted weeks to accustoming himself to the Channel waters, as do most of those who make the attempt. It was always his practice, whenever the notion struck him with particular force, to turn his bakery shop in a Parisian suburb over to his wife, take a train to the coast and, after two or three days of practice, start for the English shore. Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)MacLellan, Miss Mona - 19/09/1926Description Joint attempt with Carey. Started Cap Gris Nez 5.32 pm. Carey stopped after 5 hours, making no progress. Mclellan mostly backstroke, pulled out about half mile off Western Entrance - rough seas and making no headway Swimmer(s) MacLellan, Miss MonaDate 19/09/1926Duration of swim 25:25:00Trainer Horace CareySuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)MacLellan, Miss Mona - 29/08/1927Swimmer(s) MacLellan, Miss MonaDate 29/08/1927Duration of swim 14:15Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Mohamed, Abdel Megid - 29/08/1948Swimmer(s) Mohamed, Abdel MegidDate 29/08/1948Duration of swim 06:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Mickman, Philip - 31/08/1948Swimmer(s) Mickman, PhilipDate 31/08/1948Duration of swim 12:15Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Mickman, Philip - 24/07/1949Swimmer(s) Mickman, PhilipDate 24/07/1949Duration of swim 13:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Mickman, Philip - 23/08/1949Swimmer(s) Mickman, PhilipDate 23/08/1949Successful swim number 30Successful swimmer number 28Successful swim number France - England 25Duration of swim 23:48Notes Cap Gris Nez to KingsdownSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Moulin, Fernand du - 03/09/1949Description Cap Gris Nez to Abbots Cliff. Started 9 p.m.Swimmer(s) Moulin, Fernand duDate 03/09/1949Successful swim number 31Successful swimmer number 29Successful swim number France - England 26Duration of swim 21:59Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Marheim, Abdul Abdu - 04/09/1949Swimmer(s) Marheim, Abdul AbduDate 04/09/1949Duration of swim 14:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Morvan, Roger Le - 22/08/1950Swimmer(s) Morvan, Roger LeDate 22/08/1950Successful swim number 37Successful swimmer number 33Successful swim number France - England 31Duration of swim 11:03Notes First Daily Mail Race. Landed South ForelandSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Mussche, Eduard - 22/08/1950Swimmer(s) Mussche, EduardDate 22/08/1950Duration of swim 01:30Notes First Daily Mail RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Moulin, Fernand du - 23/08/1950Description Started Cap Gris NezSwimmer(s) Moulin, Fernand duDate 23/08/1950Duration of swim 12:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Mayoh, Kathleen - 27/07/1951Swimmer(s) Mayoh, KathleenDate 27/07/1951Duration of swim 15:20Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736) PAGE: 1234Next >