Getting Closer And Closer To The Oceans Seven
As swimmers around the world are getting closer and closer to achieving the Oceans Seven (see below), the interest in following each of the leading competitors is building.
Later this summer, Australian adventurer Penny Palfrey will attempt her sixth swim (Tsugaru Channel) of the seven Oceans Seven channels. With one more channel to go (North Channel between Ireland and Scotland) and a proven ability to swim in waters below 13°F (55°F), Penny is leading the pack.
Report on the Oceans Seven and Anne Cleveland was produced by Suzanne Sataline for the Wall Street Journal.
But whether the swimmers are blazing fast like Penny or swimmers who are swimming for their own personal goals or for selected charities, marathon swimmers are achieving goals the world over.
Ranie Pearce is one of those late-bloomers who is making up for lost time…fast. After swimming on a Maui Channel Swim relay in Hawaii, she soon stepped it up from her base in San Francisco Bay and completed the English Channel (18:40) and the Strait of Gibraltar. Who knows where it will end for swimmers like Ranie?
Our guess is that her curiosity in exploring her own open water swimming potential will lead her along the Oceans Seven.
Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
Later this summer, Australian adventurer Penny Palfrey will attempt her sixth swim (Tsugaru Channel) of the seven Oceans Seven channels. With one more channel to go (North Channel between Ireland and Scotland) and a proven ability to swim in waters below 13°F (55°F), Penny is leading the pack.
Report on the Oceans Seven and Anne Cleveland was produced by Suzanne Sataline for the Wall Street Journal.
But whether the swimmers are blazing fast like Penny or swimmers who are swimming for their own personal goals or for selected charities, marathon swimmers are achieving goals the world over.
Ranie Pearce is one of those late-bloomers who is making up for lost time…fast. After swimming on a Maui Channel Swim relay in Hawaii, she soon stepped it up from her base in San Francisco Bay and completed the English Channel (18:40) and the Strait of Gibraltar. Who knows where it will end for swimmers like Ranie?
Our guess is that her curiosity in exploring her own open water swimming potential will lead her along the Oceans Seven.
Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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