Search swimsCurrently displaying: 8 results You've searched for:Surname: "P" 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 (3)CSA (4)Independent (1)Filter by Nationality England (1)France (1)Germany (1)Portugal (2)Rhodesia (1)UK (1)USA (2)Filter by Year 1938 (1)1954 (1)1955 (1)1958 (1)1959 (2)1961 (1)1970 (1)Filter by Decade 1930s (1)1950s (5)1960s (1)1970s (1) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number 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)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)Pourcelle, Georges - 06/09/1958Swimmer(s) Pourcelle, GeorgesDate 06/09/1958Successful swim number 109Successful swimmer number 77Successful swim number France - England 91Duration of swim 13:01Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Pearson, Denis - 14/07/1959Description Cap Gris-Nez - Folkestone Beach.Swimmer(s) Pearson, DenisDate 14/07/1959Successful swim number 113Successful swimmer number 81Successful swim number France - England 94Duration of swim 15:36Pilot Capt. Leonard HutchinsonPilot boat VictorNotes On Board. Margaret White. Dover Express on strike so very little information.Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Pereira, (Joaquim) Baptista - 27/08/1959Swimmer(s) Pereira, (Joaquim) BaptistaDate 27/08/1959Successful swim number 116Successful swimmer number 57Successful swim number France - England 97Duration of swim 13:12Pilot boat Good HeartNotes Cap Gris-Nez. Landed Folkestone Beach. Start 1 53 a.m. Finish. 3 05 p.m. Start 4 hrs before high water. European record holder for 166 km. Nile marathon. Loire marathon. The European record holder for Endurance, 150 km in 28h 04m. This was the 7th Billy Butlin Channel race.Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified Butlins (192)Perkins, Dorothy - 06/06/1961Description Cap Gris Nez to WalmerSwimmer(s) Perkins, DorothyDate 06/06/1961Successful swim number 142Successful swimmer number 100Successful swim number France - England 118Duration of swim 20:26Pilot Len HutchinsonPilot boat VictorSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)Paesler, Michael - 19/09/1970Swimmer(s) Paesler, MichaelDate 19/09/1970Successful swim number 223Successful swimmer number 151Successful swim number France - England 168Duration of swim 11:45Success/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)Ratified CSA (473)