Georges Pourcelle swim in 1958
| Swimmer |
| Name | Pourcelle, Georges |
| Gender | M |
| Age | 27 |
| Nationality | UK [England] |
| Country | UK [England] |
| Swim |
| Year | 1958 |
| No of Ways, Leg, Direction | 1-way, 1st, F-E |
| Swim Time, Departure, Arrival | 13:01:00, , 10:41:00 |
| Ratifying Organisation | CSA |
| Miscellaneous |
| Comment | "In the 1950s, Georges Pourcelle, this tall, sympathetic blonde raising a victorious arm in front of the Matelote building, was a famous figure on the beach. Each summer, this Armentiérois was recruited as a lifeguard. On September 6, 1958, he swam across the Channel in the direction Calais-Dover in thirteen hours and one minute, a feat timed by the police sergeant. Georges Pourcelle was thus the 5th Frenchman to succeed in the crossing in this direction." |
| Website/URL | https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/773831/article/2020-07-06/calais-georges-pourcelle-reussit-la-traversee-de-la-manche?&didomiOK |
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