Search swimsCurrently displaying: 7 results You've searched for:Surname: "W" xDecade: "1930s" 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 (1)Failed (6)Filter by Crossings One Way Swim (1)Filter by Nationality Denmark (1)Germany (3)UK (3)USA (1)Filter by Year 1930 (1)1931 (1)1937 (2)1938 (3) Sort by: OldestNewestSwimmerSuccessful swim numberSuccessful swimmer number Westenborg, Miss Elsie 'Micky West' - 27/08/1930Description Started Cap Gris Nez 10.35pm. Gave up after 12 hours, 3 miles off Dover, due to exhaustion and seasicknessSwimmer(s) Westenborg, Miss Elsie 'Mickey West'Date 27/08/1930Duration of swim 12:00Pilot Joe CostaPilot boat JennerTrainer Jabez WolffeSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Weynell, Anni - 01/09/1931Description Started 10pm Cap Gris Nez, abandoned after 5 miles, high windsSwimmer(s) Weynell, AnniDate 01/09/1931Duration of swim 02:10Trainer Elli TetschkeSuccess/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Werner, Fritz Waldemar - 08/05/1937Description Pulled out due to coldSwimmer(s) Werner, Fritz WaldemarDate 08/05/1937Duration of swim 06:30Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Werner, Fritz Waldemar - 23/08/1937Description Started Petit Fort-Phillipe near Dunkirk 8 pm, got to Rytengen Lightship in North Sea off Ostend 3.30 pm.Swimmer(s) Werner, Fritz WaldemarDate 23/08/1937Duration of swim 19:30Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Wheatcroft, Fernley - 22/07/1938Swimmer(s) Wheatcroft, FernleyDate 22/07/1938Duration of swim 09:10Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Winckler, Miss Asta - 06/08/1938Description Woman Fails In English Channel Swim LONDON, Saturday - Because of a recurrence of a leg injury, which compelled her to swim with her arms only for several hours, Asta Winckler, the Danish girl, was forced to abandoned her effort to swim the English Channel when she was 16 miles from the French coast. Miss Winckler, who weighs 20 stone, had been 15 hours in a rough seaSwimmer(s) Winckler, Miss AstaDate 06/08/1938Duration of swim 15:00Success/failure Failed (725)Direction(s) France-England (736)Wheatcroft, Fernley - 28/08/1938Swimmer(s) Wheatcroft, FernleyDate 28/08/1938Successful swim number 24Successful swimmer number 23Successful swim number France - England 20Duration of swim 13:45Notes Cap Gris Nez to Abbots CliffSuccess/failure Successful (681)Direction(s) France-England (736)Number of crossings One Way Swim (644)