When Scott Zornig of Laguna Beach, California created the stage swim concept of Fear No Pier, he had a specific purpose in mind. He wanted to challenge himself and others in the open water with something new. He had done his share of channel swims, marathon swims, and coastal mass participation ocean swims. He wanted something unique and enjoyable;
When people from different backgrounds and ages come together in a team effort and are faced with adversary and challenges, they either come together and unite to become greater than the sum of the individuals - or they fall apart in blame-calling, frustration, and disappointment. The Taupo x 3 in New Zealand, the Mexican American Unity Swim in Arizona,
Written by Ryan Stramwood and edited by the South African team What an insane icy journey. No other words to describe it. The following was written over the course of the 12-day challenge, without knowing if/when we would get reception or any connectivity, so it reflects daily team emotions and insights. August 4th - We never got to shore in Provodinia.
On his latest report on Facebook, Ryan Stramrood reports that the Bering Strait Swim has continued for 42 hours after 8 days of travel from South Africa...and another day and a half are expected before the intrepid team completes its 86 km extreme marathon relay and lands in Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska.
Due to weather and conditions, the Bering Strait Swim was reportedly halted for 10 hours (see report here in the Marathon Swimmers Forum). When Bering Strait Swim is halted in the middle of the relay, what do you call it? This brings up an admittedly minor linguistic issue, but one in which some marathon swimmers somewhere are discussing how to define
If there is one way to prepare for a multi-day, extremely cold water relay near the Arctic Circle, it is to swim a really long distance in cold water at high altitude. Which is exactly what Craig Lenning did. The Colorado marathon swimming stalwart swam 42 miles (67.5 km) in a two-way crossing of Lake Tahoe just a few days before departing for Russia to
We believe the Bering Strait Swim is one of the most dangerous and inherently risky open water swimming adventures of all time. Like Arctic adventurers of yore, the men and women of the Bering Strait Swim are entering into inherently risky waters doing something uniquely unprecedented. Ryan Stramrood of South Africa reports on his Facebook page a
Nuala Moore and dozens of other like-minded extreme swimmers from all around the world are currently on their way to the Diomede Islands. They will soon embark on what is, by far, the most dangerous and risky open water swimming relay in human history. They will participate in an unprecedented 86 km relay of the entire distance of the treacherous Bering
The Who's Who of extreme swimming is gathering near the Arctic Circle to attempt a 53-mile (86 km) extreme relay across the Bering Strait. Names familiar within the ice swimming world and well beyond will attempt the Bering Strait Swim. The relay of international swimmers was formerly known as the International Relay Swim Across The Bering Strait, but the
