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Jenny James swam the English Channel on Aug 16 1951, in a time of 13 hr 55 Min's, Her Pilot was W. E. Cockings, the boat was Charles 11 she was 23 years old. this was the second Daily Mail swim, she was the third female to finish after Brenda Fisher 12hrs 42mins and Winnie Roach of Canada 13 hrs 25 Min's.
She was the 12 swimmer overall.
Jenny was unsuccessful in 1952 when she was sea sick.
Jenny was entered in the 1953, 54,55, and 56 Butlin swims, but for various reasons was unable to swim.
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How many people have swam the English Channel?
To swim the English Channel, It would tak an estimated time of... **(450mins)*** - About 7 and a half hours!!! To swim the English Channel, It would tak an estimated time of...**(450mins)*** - About 7 and a half hours!!!
Who was the first swimmer that crossed the English channel?
Giovanni Maria Salati (Malesco,1796 - ?, ...) was an Italian soldier.Son of Domenico and Anna Maria Salati, he was recruited into Napoleonic army. The 16 August 1817, Giovanni Maria Salati had been a prisoner for a few months in Dover, captured by the English and kept in an old ship used as a concentration camp.That day would have been his last day of captivity: overnight the 21-year-old marine rifleman, wounded and defeated at Waterloo, jumped into the water heading toward the coast of France.He was the first man in the world to have crossed the Channel by swimming. Captain Matthew Webb was the first. He was killed trying to swim agross the Niagra River in Canada/US He swam the channel in 1875.
Who was James Bruce?
James Bruce (1730-1794) was a Scottish explorerthat went into Africa (mainly Egypt). The reason why he went there was to find the source of the Blue Nilecompared to other rivers in Egypt. He wanted to claim discovery of it. He went with a small group of Scottish men. Before he left he had to learn to speak 11 different languages! In order to find where they were, they took maps and compasses with them. After his expedition, people learned that the Blue Nile wasn't as long as first thought. They found that the White Nile was much longer. He also introduced Ethiopia to the Western world. ---- Here is a time line of his expedition~ 1763~ James Bruce reached Algiers in March. 1765~ In August James Bruce explored Roman ruins in Barbary, in Eastern Algeria. He travelled by land from Tunis and then to Tripoli. He took a passage at Ptolemeta to get to Candia, but he was shipwrecked near Benghazi and needed to swim ashore. He soon travelled to Crete but then decided to travel through Syria. He visited Palmyraand Baalbek. James Bruce made drawings of ruins from which he found in Barbary and Levent. He also learnt about medicines so he could continue his exploration through the East. 1768~ In June, James Bruce arrived in Alexandria to discover the source of the Nile. He later arrived at Cairo and he visited Thebes. He explored the tomb of Ramesses the third and crossed the desert to Kossier to look at a dress worn by a Turkish sailer. 1769~ James Bruce reached Jiddahin May. He stayed in Arabia and went back to the Red Sea. He landed at Masswa on September 19. 1770~ He reached Gondar and Ethiopia on February 14. He was welcomed by Ethiopia's ruler and by some Ethiopian's. 1771~ James Bruce set out from Gondar in December to return back home. He had many difficulties from Sennar to Nubia but he still managed to make his way to the Blue and White Nile. 1772~ On November the 9th, he reached Aswan to recover his abandoned luggage and journals, before leaving to France and settling back home in Kinnaird, England. For other information follow the related link below.
What was expected of a daughter in Shakespeare's time?
to learn to dance and be selfish and swim and fart and burp and slouch and meet rohinton and jp and aaron and mary and doodle and lauren and shea and walker and allie and keegan and kala and courtney and ajay and josie and jakob and alexandria
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Who is CN Janaki?
She was the first disable person to swim across the English channel.
Who was the first Canadian to swim the English channel?
Winnie Roach Leuszler was the first Canadian to swim the English Channel.
Who is the Youngest person to swim across the English channel?
In 1988 the youngest person to swim the English channel was Thomas Gregory. He was 11 years and 11 months old.
Did Gertude Ederle swim another ocean after she swam the English channel?
No, swimming the English Channel was her primary achievement
Why is Gertrude famous?
she was the first women to swim the English channel
When did johnny weissmuller swim the English channel?
never
Who was the first man from Florida to swim the English Channel?
One of the first documented attempts to swim the Channel was the failed attempt of J.B. Johnson in 1872.
Who was the first woman to swim the english channel in 1926?
Gertrude Ederle was the first lady to cross the English channel.
Who was the first diabetic person to swim the English Channel?
sunny leone
When is the best time of year to swim the English channel?
summer holidays!
When did the first man swim across the english channel?
August 25, 1875.
Was Gertrude Ederle the first woman to swim across the English Channel?
yes.
