The day before, smeared in porpoise oil for insulation, he departed Dover (England) and twenty-one hours and 45 minutes later waded ashore at Cape Gris Nez, near Calais (France).

• 游泳前一天，他在身上涂抹海豚油以护身后，从英国多佛出发,而于二十四小时又四十五分钟后在法国加来附近的格里斯内斯海角上岸。