Unprecedented Perimeter Swim Around The Sea of Galilee Courtesy of Ori Sela and Oded Rahav, Sea of Galilee, Israel. From October 22nd to 24th around the Sea of Galilee, a group of 18 swimmers and a support team pioneered a new marathon stage swim. They collectively completed a tandem swim around the perimeter of the major waterway in Israel. Ami
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Some things in the open water swimming world are downright painful: shark bites for sure, jellyfish stings most certainly, shoulder injuries, and a soft tissue condition known as 'salt mouth'. Salt mouth is a condition faced by open water swimmers when they swim for long durations of time in salt water.
Courtesy of the Cyprus Israel Swim members who include Udi Erell, Doron Amosi, Ben Enosh, Ori Sela, Oded Rahav, and Luc Chetboun who swam 123 hours 10 minutes from Cyprus to Israel. Top 2 photos show Ben Enosh being walkerized at night by dolphins. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After a year of waiting from redemption and a rematch with the Mediterranean Sea, the Cyprus Israel Swim achieved its goal of swimming from Cyprus to Israel and setting the 6-man distance relay record en route. The unprecedented 6-man relay completed 380 km (236 miles) following a course from its start on
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. More than 4 days into their 400 km non-stop relay from Cyprus to Israel, Udi Erell, Doron Amosi, Ben Enosh, Ori Sela, Oded Rahav, and Luc Chetboun were each Walkerized for over 6 hours by a pod of dolphins en route from Cyprus to Israel. The men are expected to land in Israel on Saturday and are typically
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. More than 3 days into their 400 km non-stop relay from Cyprus to Israel, Udi Erell, Doron Amosi, Ben Enosh, Ori Sela, Oded Rahav, and Luc Chetboun are hanging tough on their attempt to break the record for the longest non-stop 6-person open water relay record. Nearly a year after their aborted relay, Erell
Courtesy of Cyprus Israel Swim in the Mediterranean Sea. The Cyprus Israel Swim has begun on its 400 km non-stop 6-man relay from Paphos Port Cyprus in Cyprus to Israel this morning. Udi Erell, Doron Amosi, Ben Enosh, Ori Sela, Oded Rahav, and Luc Chetboun are off on their attempt to break the record for the longest non-stop 6-person open water relay
The bar was raised by a team in California and may be raised yet again by a team in Israel.Udi Erell explains about the Cyprus Israel Relay Swim, an audacious 380 km (236-mile) attempt to swim from Cyprus to Israel, "We had to abort the swim about 2/3 of the way from Cyprus to Israel, due to adverse sea conditions. The decision was a tough one to make, since
The six men of the Cyprus-Israel Swim Team did their best to out-swim the oncoming storm, but they simply ran out of time before the storm caused them to stop their 380 km (236-mile) relay attempt from Limassol harbor in Cyprus to Israel. The swimmers include Udi Erell, Doron Amosi, Ben Enosh (shown on left), Ori Sela, Oded Rahav, and Luc Chetboun with
Expect the unexpected, the well-known mantra of the open water swimming community, was called into play again in the Mediterranean Sea this week. The Cyprus-Israel Swim Team - six friends and teammates swimming for charity - changed its start from October 18th to tomorrow. The 6-member relay and their support crew moved quickly to begin their 380 km
