Natalia Chuich And The Wake Of Many Great Russian Swimmers Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Over the last few decades, Russia has produced a number of outstanding professional marathon swimmers including Larisa Ilchenko, Aleksey Akatyev, Vladimir Dyatchin, Daniil Serebrennikov, Yuri Kudinov, Ekaterina Seliverstova, Ivan Afanevich,
Courtesy of WOWSA, English Channel + Catalina Channel + Manhattan Island. Courtney Moates Paulk has two extraordinary sides to her persona: * as a litigation attorney at Hirschler Fleischer * as a marathon swimmer around the world Paulk has been recognized by her peers as selected a Super Lawyer since 2010. She was recently selected as her firm's first
Chad Schneider Wins Stage 1 Of 8 Bridges Down The Hudson Results courtesy of Rondi Davies, Hudson River, New York Open Water. Video courtesy of kayaker Michael Smalley. 46-year-old Chad Schneider traveled the furthest of all the competitors to get to the 9th annual 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim - going from Coogee, Australia to the Hudson River in New York -
Swimming The Islands In The Hudson River Courtesy of Rondi Davies, Hudson River, New York Open Water. The ninth annual 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim began this morning. Stage 1 of the 7 stages is called The Islands, 29.4 km along a narrow, peaceful, and rural part of the Hudson River from the Rip Van Winkle Bridge to the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge. Two of
While ultra marathon swimmer Penny Palfrey is coming up on her halfway point of her 166 km solo swim from Cuba to Florida, another group of ultra marathon swimmers have reached their halfway point on their 193 km (120-mile) stage swim down the Hudson River in New York. Like Palfrey, the swimmers in New York are stretching the boundaries of what is possible.
What started as one man's dream last year has blossomed to the world's longest and largest ultra-marathon stage swim. David Barra and Rondi Davies organize the 2nd 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim, a 7-day stage swim down the Hudson River in the state of New York that covers 120 miles (193 km). The swim, begins at the Rip Van Winkle Bridge and ends at the
Of the hundreds of new open water swimming events that were started during 2011, most have established a firm course for a successful future. In New York, the new 7-day, 7-stage 8 Bridges Hudson River Swim last July was one such unique event - just quite a bit longer and more challenging. Dr. Rondi Davis and Dave Barra were the only swimmers to start all
