With so much global interest in Stephen Redmond‘s Tsugaru Channel attempt today, the Daily News of Open Water Swimming thought it would link a few of its previous articles about the Tsugaru Channel.

The least known of the Oceans Seven waterways, the 19.5 km Tsugaru Channel is a fast-flowing, rough channel sandwiched between the main island of Japan (Honshu) and its northernmost island (Hokkaido) where winds howl and whitecaps regularly sprout in a dynamic movement of water:

•　Channel Swimming In The Land Of The Rising Sun
•　Is Radiation Impacting The Oceans Seven?
•　Rules Of The Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association
•　Achieving The Oceans Seven
•　Twice The Pleasure, Double The Trouble
•　From The Sea Of Japan To The Pacific Ocean
•　Bravery In The Tsugaru Channel
•　Tunnel Under Tsugaru Channel Broken By Swiss
•　Masuyuki Moriya Crosses The Tsugaru Channel
•　If There Were Sister Swims In The Open Water
•　Top 50 Open Water Swims In Asia
•　Seven Summits vs. Oceans Seven – Which Is Harder?
•　A Short List Of Long Marathon Swims
•　Oceans Seven Coming Down To A Summer Climax
•　Helping Others Navigate The Channels Of Japan
•　Seven Up – Swimmers Heading To The Oceans Seven
•　That’s No Bull – Stephen Redmond Is A Star
•　Why Stephen Redmond Will Do It…And Why He Will Not
•　Miyuki Fujita On Swimming The Tsugaru Channel (in Japanese)

What does the Tsugaru Channel normally look like　on a calm day?



Follow Stephen Redmond here across the tempestuous channel.

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