Search swimsCurrently displaying: 52 results You've searched for:Surname: "P" x Field to search All fieldsSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer numberSwim ranking (England-France)Swim ranking (France-England) Search term Filter by Success Successful (21)Failed (31)Filter by Direction England-France (16)France-England (36)Filter by Crossings One Way Swim (21)Filter by Ratified Butlins (12)CS&PF (2)CSA (15)Daily Mail (1)Independent (1)Filter by Nationality Argentina (2)Canada (7)Denmark (2)England (9)France (7)Germany (2)Ireland (1)Italy (2)New Zealand (1)Portugal (5)Rhodesia (1)UK (7)USA (9)Filter by Year 1908 (1)1922 (3)1923 (3)1924 (1)1926 (5)1927 (1)1928 (1)1937 (1)1938 (1)1949 (1)1950 (1)1952 (1)1954 (2)1955 (3)1956 (2)1957 (1)1958 (5)1959 (4)1961 (1)1964 (1)1970 (1)1978 (1)1979 (2)1980 (1)1981 (1)1982 (1)1983 (1)1986 (3)2002 (1)2004 (1)Filter by Decade 1900s (1)1920s (14)1930s (2)1940s (1)1950s (19)1960s (2)1970s (4)1980s (7)2000s (2)Filter by Century 20th (50)21st (2) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number PAGE: 123Next > Paulus, Emile - 12/08/1908Description Started Admiralty Pier 2.10am; heavy seas and rough weather made him unwell and he held on to the trawler when he went to it for a feed of hot chocolate. This ended his attempt and he was hauled aboard after 4 hours swimmingSwimmer(s) Paulus, EmileDate 12/08/1908Duration of swim 04:00Pilot boat Pole Star trawlerNotes Admiralty PierSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Pouilley, Georges - 04/08/1922Description Began 5 a.m. Cap Gris Nez, swam for 4 hoursSwimmer(s) Pouilley, GeorgesDate 04/08/1922Duration of swim 04:00Notes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perreault, Omer - 16/08/1922Description Abandoned due to seasicknessSwimmer(s) Perreault, OmerDate 16/08/1922Duration of swim 02:58Trainer Armand VincentSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Patterson, Walter - 26/09/1922Description Started 3.40 pm Cap Gris Nez. Covered 10 miles before giving up 7.40 pm due to cold and cramp in legsSwimmer(s) Patterson, WalterDate 26/09/1922Duration of swim 04:00Pilot T. W. BurgessTrainer Nat McPhee & T. W. BurgessSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perreault, Omer - 05/08/1923Description Got to within 8Km of English coastSwimmer(s) Perreault, OmerDate 05/08/1923Duration of swim 12:00Trainer Armand VincentSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perks, Frank - 02/09/1923Description Started Shakespeare Beach, swam for 11:00 18 miles, cramp in legs, badly stung by jellyfish. Swimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 02/09/1923Duration of swim 11:00Pilot Captain James Learmont, Cinque Ports PilotSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Perreault, Omer - 02/09/1923Description Started 1.10 pm Cap Gris Nez. Pilot boat had a jazz band on board. Got to within 5Km of coast. Suffered from cold and tides turnedSwimmer(s) Perreault, OmerDate 02/09/1923Duration of swim 10:00Trainer Armand VincentNotes Minor burns after being washed down with petrol which caught alightSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perks, Frank - 26/08/1924Swimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 26/08/1924Duration of swim 14:15Notes West Beach (Shakespeare)Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) England-France (657)Perks, Frank - 14/07/1926Swimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 14/07/1926Duration of swim 09:30Pilot Captain PearsonNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perreault, Omer - 08/08/1926Description Cap Gris NezSwimmer(s) Perreault, OmerDate 08/08/1926Duration of swim 02:00Trainer Armand VincentNotes Sets up training camp for summer at Dunkirk with Jeanne SionSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perreault, Omer - 10/08/1926Description Starts Cap Gris Nez 11pm with Jeanne Sion. Bad weather forces stop - Sion carried on for 6 hoursSwimmer(s) Perreault, OmerDate 10/08/1926Duration of swim 02:00Trainer Armand VincentNotes Sets up training camp for summer at Dunkirk with Jeanne SionSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perks, Frank - 27/08/1926Description Staggered start with Corson at Cap Gris Nez, 10 mins befiore Corson, at 11.22pm; gave up exhausted 1pm a mile west of Admiralty PierSwimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 27/08/1926Duration of swim 14:28Pilot boat Brockman & Sons motor boatSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perreault, Omer - 10/10/1926Swimmer(s) Perreault, OmerDate 10/10/1926Duration of swim 04:00Trainer Armand VincentNotes Sets up training camp for summer at Dunkirk with Jeanne SionSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perks, Frank - 19/08/1927Swimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 19/08/1927Duration of swim 10:05Notes Is this error - swim of 1928??Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Perks, Frank - 19/08/1928Swimmer(s) Perks, FrankDate 19/08/1928Duration of swim 10:05Pilot Captain Pearson from WalmerPilot boat Ocean QueenTrainer Billy KellingleyNotes Cap Gris NezSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Plarre, Bruna Wendel - 25/08/1937Description Started Cap Gris Nez 5.50pm, gave up 9.30 am 5 miles off doverSwimmer(s) Plarre, Frau Bruna WendelDate 25/08/1937Duration of swim 16:25Trainer T.W. BurgessSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Plarre, Bruna Wendel - 25/08/1938Description Covered 70 kilometers in 14 degrees of cold water. The reason for this was the current and the two changes of ebb and flow.Swimmer(s) Plarre, Frau Bruna WendelDate 25/08/1938Successful swim number 23Successful swimmer number 22Successful swim number France - England 19Duration of swim 15:33Pilot boat “Notre Dame de Lourdes,’ of CalaisNotes Ratified and Observed by F.F.N.S. (Federation Francaise de Natation et de Sauvetage, i.e. French Swimming and Life-saving Federation)Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Independent (34)Perez, Francois - 04/09/1949Swimmer(s) Perez, FrancoisDate 04/09/1949Duration of swim 04:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Pique, Germaine - 22/08/1950Swimmer(s) Pique, GermaineDate 22/08/1950Duration of swim 05:15Notes First Daily Mail RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Daily Mail (47)Paysour, Robert 'Bob' Frederick - 14/08/1952Swimmer(s) Paysour, Robert 'Bob' FrederickDate 14/08/1952Duration of swim 12:15Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Paysour, Robert 'Bob' Frederick - 21/08/1954Swimmer(s) Paysour, Robert 'Bob' FrederickDate 21/08/1954Duration of swim 12:40Notes 2nd Butlins RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192)Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista - 21/08/1954Description Start 4 hours before high water. This was the second Billy Butlin swim. START Aug 21 12 31 am. FINISH. 12 57 pm.Swimmer(s) Pereira, (Joaquim) BaptistaDate 21/08/1954Successful swim number 80Successful swimmer number 57Successful swim number France - England 65Duration of swim 12:26Pilot S. T. LiddonNotes Cap Gris-Nez. Landed South ForelandSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Butlins (192)Park, Thomas Laurie - 15/08/1955Description START 5 47 am. FINISH 5 49 pm. Stroke. Front Crawl.Swimmer(s) Park, Thomas LaurieDate 15/08/1955Successful swim number 90Successful swimmer number 62Successful swim number France - England 75Duration of swim 12:02Notes Cap Gris Nez to St Margaret’s Bay.Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Butlins (192)Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista - 15/08/1955Swimmer(s) Pereira, (Joaquim) BaptistaDate 15/08/1955Duration of swim 00:00Notes 3rd Butlins RaceSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Ratified Butlins (192) PAGE: 123Next >