Courtesy of WOWSA, Kaieiewaho Channel, Hawaii. Almost 10 years ago, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Penny Palfrey of Australia attempted a solo 115.8 km crossing of the Kaieiewaho Channel between the islands of Kauai and Oahu. In November 2010, she made her second attempt, starting from Ka'ena Point on Oahu with plans to
So Looong For 2020 - Sun Sets On The Double Roughwater Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While the open water swimming and channel swimming calendars in Europe and elsewhere around the world are gaining steam after the lockdowns of 2020, the United States is still largely without any established events that have continued for decades. There
Ala Moana Beach Swim Club Crosses Kaulakahi Channel With Calvin Photo courtesy of Bonnie Leong. Report courtesy of Stefan Reinke, Niihau - Kauai, Hawaii. On August 8th, 5 swimmers from the Ala Moana Beach Swim Club completed a 27.3 km tandem crossing of the Kaulakahi Channel from the Hawaiian islands of Kauai to Niihau. Bill Goding, Lectie Altman,
Adherbal Treidler de Oliveira Is 2019 World Open Water Swimming Man Of The Year Courtesy of WOWSA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Adherbal Treidler de Oliveira is one of the few channel swimmers over the last 140 years who has had to endure a mass of flesh and muscles being ripped from his body, leaving a permanent gaping hole in his upper leg. During his
Swimming Across The Big Blue Courtesy of Jeff Kozlovich, Kahoolawe, Hawaii. The Kealaikahiki Channel is a body of water between the islands of Kahoolawe to Lanai in the state of Hawaii. It is rarely crossed. Captain Sidney Akiona escorted software engineer Quinn Carver (10 hours 24 minutes) and retired U.S. Air Force pararescueman Bill Goding (10 hours 44
Adherbal Treidler de Oliveira, Post-Shark Attack Courtesy of Adherbal Treidler de Oliveira, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. While jellyfish stings appear to be on the increase throughout the world, there are still relatively few shark attacks around the world. But Brazilian swimmer Adherbal Treidler de Oliveira was not lucky. He was hit by a cookiecutter shark
Adherbal de Oliveira Hit By Cookiecutter Shark In Molokai Channel Courtesy of Bill Goding, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. Risk always remains in open water swimming. The longer the ocean swim, the greater the chances that something will happen. Steven Munatones observed "As more and more swimmers enter the sport and swimmers - especially those in their 60's, 70's,
Courtesy of Stefan Reinke, Maui Channel, Hawaii. Nine months after Bill Goding recovered from his second shoulder surgery, he completed his 20th career crossing of the AuAu Channel on May 18th (not including a few more relay crossings). Goding has crossed this channel individually more than any other swimmer, but this past Saturday he swam from Club Lanai to
Some benefits of writing for the Daily News of Open Water Swimming and the monthly Open Water Swimming Magazine is talking with some of history's greatest open water swimmers. In the course of these conversations, these luminaries in the sport have discussed their hardest pool and open water swimming workouts over the course of their careers. "I have
Courtesy of Mackenzie Miller, Long Beach, California. With the first known attempted channel crossing happened in 1939, it was only the beginning of a new era. When Keo Nakama accomplished his crossing of the Ka’iwi Channel in 1969, it was the first official documented channel crossing in Hawaii that would come to draw hundreds of other long distance
