Luke Birch Goes Shore-to-Shore Again
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. English Channel swimmer Luke Birch and his friend Jamie Sparks finished a 2-man row across the Atlantic Ocean in the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge yesterday.
The two buddies took 54 days 5 hours and 56 minutes and raised over £200k raised for Breast Cancer Care.
“Thanks to hundreds of donations by people who have been inspired by the 2 Boys in a Boat, we have now raised DOUBLE what we originally hoped for Breast Cancer Care.
Thank you everybody for your generousity, it will help thousands of people affected by Breast Cancer,” said the two boys in a boat.
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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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