Channel Swimming - Successful Swim by Thomas Burgess (1911)
Time: 22 hours 35 minutes
Date: 5 September 1911 + 1
Route: England » France
Date: 5 September 1911 + 1
Route: England » France
Organization: Channel Swimming Association
Observer: Unknown
Pilot: H W PearsonObserver: Unknown
Escort Boat: Elsie
Additional Swim Information:
Started from South Foreland
Landed at Le Chatelet
On-board the escort boat were Wyborn, Flood, Mercer Snr., Mercer Jnr., Fache, Jeffery, Beer, Watson, Whorwell (the official photographer) and Weidman (the pacemaker).
Started from South Foreland
Landed at Le Chatelet
On-board the escort boat were Wyborn, Flood, Mercer Snr., Mercer Jnr., Fache, Jeffery, Beer, Watson, Whorwell (the official photographer) and Weidman (the pacemaker).