• Desmond Robert Renford MBE (25 August 1927 – 30 December 1999) was an Australian long-distance swimmer who swam the English Channel 19 times from 19 attempts...
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  • Renford may refer to: Renford Bambrough (1926–1999), British philosopher Renford Cogle (born 1948), singer and songwriter Renford Reese, professor at...
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  • set a new Australian crossing record, taking the previous record from Des Renford. On 15 August 2020, she completed her 35th swim of the English Channel...
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    and gymnastics. Located on the south-east corner of the park is the Des Renford Leisure Centre, a council-owned gym, aquatic and fitness centre. The...
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    Graham (born 1948) is an Australian-born clinician-scientist. He is the Des Renford Professor of Medicine at University of New South Wales and the Head of...
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  • record for swimming the English Channel, with the help of her mentor Des Renford. In 1999, Maroney was admitted to hospital after having a severe asthma...
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    Road and Robey Street is a particularly large park. It accommodates the Des Renford Leisure Centre with indoor and outdoor pools, tennis courts, sports fields...
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  • Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge and Fernsehturm Stuttgart (b. 1909) 1999 – Des Renford, Australian swimmer (b. 1927) 1999 – Sarah Knauss, American supercentenarian...
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    associated with Wylie's Baths is long-distance ocean swimmer, Des Renford (1927-1999). Renford swam the English Channel 19 times, was a Papal Knight and is...
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  • – Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (d. 2003) 1927 – Des Renford, Australian swimmer (d. 1999) 1928 – John "Kayo" Dottley, American football...
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    Nothing Great is Easy: The Des Renford Story. Hall of Fame Long Distance Swimmer who swam the English Channel 19 times. (Des Renford with Ian Heads, Ironbark...
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    which was to begin late in 1979. Accompanied by long-distance swimmer Des Renford, and escorted by four volunteer professional divers from Sea Life and...
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    war.                       Nothing Great is Easy: the Des Renford story (2000).     --- Des Renford was an Australian athlete, who took up marathon swimming...
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  • the 'King of the channel' title from 1974-1975, it was then broken by Des Renford. He was a member of Weymouth swimming club in Weymouth. "Channel Swimmers"...
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  • former King, Des Renford, he finally became King of the Channel in 1979 and took the record number of crossings from 17 to 31, with Des snatching back...
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  • footballer 29 October – Eric Reece, 90, Premier of Tasmania 30 December – Des Renford, 72, Marathon Swimmer 1999 in Australian television List of Australian...
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  • Left My Heart (The Size of Phar Lap's) in San Fransisco [sic?]" -0:44 "Des Renford - 'In My Day'" - 3:23 "Reg Barry Motors" - 2:00 "Crazy Prices!" - 1:59...
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  • original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2020. Renford P. Brown GL Website, accessed 1 March 2014 Renford P. Brown GL company data, accessed 1 March 2014...
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    of the "JACK's Morning Glory" breakfast show. Rosenthal has appeared in Renford Rejects and Footballers' Wives. He has twice been named as the Royal Television...
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  • Balakrishnan (born 1966) Tom Baldwin (born 1947) Étienne Balibar (born 1942) Renford Bambrough (1926–1999) Hassan al-Banna (1906–1949) Michael Banner (born...
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  • only child, he was born to Elizabeth A. Smith, a homemaker, and Albert Renford Smith, a chauffeur for Ralph Pulitzer. Both of his parents were immigrants...
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  • British linguist. Tsvyatko Pashkulev, 74, Bulgarian Olympic wrestler (1964). Renford Pinnock, 82, Jamaican cricketer. Dave Quirke, 72, Irish footballer (Gillingham)...
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  • Peter Franchot (D-MD) Maryland State Board of Education Student Member Renford G. Freemantle Anne Arundel County Councilman Jamie Benoit Anne Arundel...
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