XEE4158614 Swimming the English Channel. Englishman Jabez Wolffe making the first of his 22 unsuccessful attempts to swim across the Channel. La traversee de la manche a la swim by Jabez Wolffe (1877-1943) - Illustration for Le petit Journal, 12 August 1906. by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Swimming the English Channel. Englishman Jabez Wolffe making the first of his 22 unsuccessful attempts to swim across the Channel. La traversee de la manche a la swim by Jabez Wolffe (1877-1943) - Illustration for Le Pepetit Journal, 12 August 1906.); Stefano Bianchetti.