Emma France's Journey to Swimming the English Channel: Photo Gallery

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2009
Relay race - 14th August 2009
Lake Zurich - 26th July 2009
Training
CS&PF Annual Dinner
2008
3 Birds & a Boat re swim
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3 Birds & a Boat v1
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2007
Shingle Stompers Relay
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Relay race - 14th August 2009

 

Lake Zurich - 26th July 2009

 

Training 2009
 

 

CS&PF Annual Dinner and 'Morning After' swim

Lauren & Sam

Georgia

Josh

Sam & Lauren

The CS&PF annual dinner

CS&PF annual dinner

Blowing balloons can be hard work!

Really hard work

But fun!!

Happy, happy, happy!!

Lauren, Sam & Josh

Me

Ellery & Jim

Jo

Jo - and the meal really was delicious

Camera shy Josh

Josh

Josh in his very warm jacket

Lauren in her gorgeous dress

Lauren

Lauren

Rosalind Hardiman - The Frank Richards Endurance Award - for the unsuccessful CS&PF endurance English Channel swim of 2008

Dee Richards - winner of the Peter Adams Award - for the successful CS&PF endurance English Channel swim of 2008

Paul Foreman - The Barrie Darling Award - for the CS&PF Pilot / Crew member of 2008

Jenni Hanson - CS&PF Observer of the year 2008

3 Birds & a Boat receiving our award

Katie Goodall - Seafarer Award 2008 - Fastest solo CS&PF swim by a British swimmer

Sneaky picture of Neil Streeter - pilot extraordinaire

There were loads of balloons

And I mean loads!!

The gathering before the swim

Lauren braved the water

So did I!

I think the look on Lauren is nerves - not cold - the air was lovely

Lauren not entirely sure at this point!

What a lot of people - without knowing how cold it was it would look perfect

Caution - this water contains nuts!

A bit further in

All the way in!

Front crawl - brain freeze!!! Lauren still leg deep

It's all good

Me & Hoffy

 

3 birds & a Boat - re-swim - 9th October 2008

2Swim4Life

 

3 Birds & A Boat v1

 

Training 2008

 

CS & PF Annual Dinner and morning after swim 15th & 16th March 2008

Jo & Alex

Jim, Sue, Rory & Jo

Rory

Jim taking wine with Kevin Murphy and the other 2007 successful soloists

Jim (in background) going up to collect the 'Des Renford Award for most meritorious male solo swim of 2007'. Rory, Jo & Alex in foreground.

Jim being presented award by King & Queen of the English Channel - Kevin Murphy & Alison Streeter.

CS&PF 2007 award winners

Jim & Rory before morning after harbour dip

Alison Streeter being interviewed on Street Doctors which was being filmed at the morning harbour dip

Jim almost strpped and ready for action

Rory raring to go

Carlos sprinting (yes sprinting) into the water. I don't know what must have hurt more - the pebbles on the feet or the sudden entry into 9C water!

Jim & Rory going in

Jim & Rory making it look easy to get into cold water

And they're off!!

Everyone else getting in

They're all barking mad!!

Rory coming out

Glad that's over!

Jim coming out

Street Doctors (BBC1) camera woman

Some of them were mad enough to go to the wall and back!!

Carlos trying to work out where it's gone!

Street Doctor trying to drum up trade - I hope they've brought a pyschiatrist with them

Shingle Stompers Relay Channel Relay 13th September 2007

Shipping activity during swim

Our route across

Some of the ships are really big and really close

It sure is dark out there

Peter Hanson about to start the relay

You can just about see the start

Peter Hanson's first swim

Margaret's first swim

Celia's first swim

Busy shipping lane

Margaret's 2nd swim

P&O Ferry

Georgia in favourite position for the day

Taking a rest

Peter Midwood 2nd swim

More activity in the shipping lane

Flat calm water for my 2nd swim

Peter Hanson's 3rd swim

Cap Gris Nez

David Aslet 3rd swim

Margaret heading for land

View of Cap Blanc Nez

The finish

A beautiful day

The white cliffs of Dover

Reflections over Dover

Solo Channel Attempt 4th August 2007

Sunrise over the channel

 

Training 2007

Satellite view of the swimmers' beach at Dover.

Feeding time on the qualifying swim in Gozo

Fungus Rock at the edge of the bay in which we did our qualifying swim in Gozo

The Gozo Groupies

The start of the 6 hour qualifier in Gozo

Just as we started our first trial swim in Gozo

The three soloists from Guilford - Jim, Dana & Emma

Just after the start of the qualifying swim in Gozo

The bay outside the hotel in Gozo

The bay from outside the hotel in Gozo

Dover

Getting started in Dover in the rain

Here we go - probably easier in the water than on the beach

Satellite view of the Channel