Barbara Pellick Archives – World Open Water Swimming Association

Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class Of 2020/2021 Announced
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Steven Munatones 12/01/2020 No Comment

Courtesy of Christopher Guesdon, Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Today the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame announced 24 additional Honorees. These athletes are members of the Inaugural Class of 2020/2021. Christopher Guesdon who explains the background and history of the Hall of Fame, explained, "These swimmers and contributors are

Jeremy McClure And Other Record Holders to Rottnest Island
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Steven Munatones 07/12/2019 No Comment

Jeremy McClure And Other Record Holders to Rottnest Island Courtesy of Rottnest Channel Swim Association, Rottnest Island, Western Australia. When Gerd von Dincklage-Schulenburg first swam from the shores of Western Australia to Rottnest Island, he kicked off the most popular competitively swum channel in the world - the 19.7 km Rottnest Channel. 307 solo

At 25, Barbara Pellick Does Another Rotto
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Steven Munatones 02/23/2014 No Comment

There are so many extraordinary human interest stories among the participants in the annual Rottnest Channel Swim, one of the World's Top 100 Open Water Swims for very good reasons. Hosted by the Rottnest Channel Swim Association, the organisation was inducted as an Honour Organisation by the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2011. The 19.7

Barbara Pellick Looks Back And Looks Forward
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Steven Munatones 10/04/2013 No Comment

In the process of pondering her Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming achievement, Western Australia's Barbara Pellick reviewed her three swims - in the English Channel, in the Catalina Channel, and around Manhattan Island - in the context of how technology has changed from the time I started swimming marathons back in 1992. "During my English Channel swim

Barbara Pellick, 20 Years In The Making Of A Heroine
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Steven Munatones 10/03/2013 No Comment

From the shores of Western Australia, Barbara Pellick rises like a mermaid, swims like a dolphin, and smiles like a star wherever her marathon swims take her. This August 11th, she completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with an 11 hour 19 minute crossing of the Catalina Channel. A veteran of over 20 years of marathon swimming, she has also

Making The Cut Around Hall Head Island
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Steven Munatones 04/28/2012 No Comment

It is highly unusual to see a swimmer in the Dawesville Cut. In fact permission is required to use this waterway, so the afternoon fishermen were surprised to see this occurrence. Little did they know what they were witnessing. But one fisherman called out across the water, "Hey what’s going on?" He almost dropped his stubby of beer when he deciphered the

Barbara Pellick, Endurance Swimmer Extraordinaire
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Steven Munatones 01/15/2010 No Comment

Barbara Pellick of Western Australia is one of the most soft-spoken, humble marathon swimmers one can ever have the pleasure of meeting.She is always willing to lend a hand and an ear to those who seek your knowledge and wish to benefit from her experience.A veteran of over 20 years of marathon swimming with a 12:23 solo English Channel swim, a three-way