Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Adam Walker talks to ITV London about his life-changing Oceans Seven journey swimming 7 channels around the world that he described in his autobiography Man vs. Ocean: "[Adam Walker]...took on arguably the toughest extreme sport on the planet - to swim non-stop across seven of the world's deadliest oceans
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "Adam Walker is not your everyday record-breaking sportsman. He took on arguably the toughest extreme sport on the planet - to swim non-stop across seven of the world's deadliest oceans wearing only swim trunks, cap and goggles. It is not a test for the faint-hearted: swimmers face freezing temperatures,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pet owners know how best to communicate with their pets. After years of swimming in the ocean and various encounters, many open water swimmers also develop the knack of how to interact with marine life...especially dolphins. When we see dolphins swim under us and around us, whether it is in Huntington
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Aquamasters Masters is a 4-day competitive swimming event (3 pool + 1 open water) in Marmaris, Turkey at the end of October. The 1.5 km, 3 km and 6 km open water swimming events are held in Icmeler Beach near the 5-star Marta Resort De Luxe Haman Hotel in 22ºC water. In 2016, there is also a 5 Day
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Stephen Redmond heard the call of the whales during his Molokai Channel crossing in Hawaii. Adam Walker literally experienced self-preservation when he was surrounded by dolphins in the Cook Strait. And innumerable ocean swimmers have personally felt the joy and awe of swimming with whales and dolphins on
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Wilson Vinano Jr. is the visionary behind the Electronic Shark Defense System (ESDS) and 808 eSharkForce, an easy-to-carry and easy-to-swim-with shark deterrent system. Linda Kaiser and the Kaiwi Channel Swimmers Association have teamed up with 808eSharkForce and Vinano to extend an unprecedented
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This week's New Yorker cartoon about ocean swimming in offshore waters of Japan reminds us of Adam Walker's crossing of the Tsugaru Channel between Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan where massive, unpredictable eddies and a battering of conflicting currents make the 19.5 km channel more difficult than usually
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Adam Walker encountered all kinds of marine life en route to his achievement of the Oceans Seven. Stung from the North Channel and tossed around in the Tsugaru Channel, Walker was impacted profoundly on his journey from the English Channel to the Catalina Channel in California. Along the way, he
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. What do Olympic champions Mark Spitz (2012), Ian Thorpe (2013) and Inge de Brujin (2014) have in common with Adam Walker? These renowned swimmers are the only 4 people who have officially hosted the Samsung Bosphorus Cross Continental Swimming Race (Boğazıçi Kitalararasi Yarislari). Walker hosted and
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. BBC Breakfasts Mike Bushell interviewed Adam Walker about open water swimming in Lake Windermere for an upcoming BBC show sometime to be aired in June or July. Whether it is Colin Hill or Adam Walker or Keri-Anne Payne, open water swimming is well-represented on the airways, quite possibly greater than
