Channel Swimming - Successful Swim by Hilda Winifred Sharp (1928)
Introduction - Successful Channel Swims - Records - Swimmers - Pilots - Statistics - Fatalities - Forum
Hilda Winifred Sharp - UK (England)
Time: 14 hours 58 minutes
Date: 24 August 1928
Route: France » England
Date: 24 August 1928
Route: France » England
Organisation: Channel Swimming Association
Observer: Unknown
Pilot: UnknownObserver: Unknown
Escort Boat: Unknown
Additional Swim Information:
Trained by Mr Jabez Wolffe at Brighton from 1927-28.
Photos show Hilda being helped onto the tug after swimming the Channel, the reception at Victoria Station, and the reception upon arriving home.
Trained by Mr Jabez Wolffe at Brighton from 1927-28.
Photos show Hilda being helped onto the tug after swimming the Channel, the reception at Victoria Station, and the reception upon arriving home.
