Bill Goding and Linda Kaiser announced a comprehensive online guide to swimming the Kaiwi Channel (Molokai Channel) between the islands of Oahu and Molokai in Hawaii. "I am excited to introduce this guide with most of the information needed to contemplate swimming the Molokai (Kaiwi) Channel. We expect several swimmers this year and they can get this
HONOLULU. Jim Anderson, who has run the 30th Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim, announced this year's results. The annual 7K open water swim starts and finish at the foot of the Diamond Head volcano on Oahu, is also locally known as the Double Roughwater for its course almost mimics the Waikiki Roughwater
There are a number of unique places in the world where a number of world open water swimming records can be established. Channels in the state of Hawaii include the Kaiwi, Auau, Kalohi, Alalakeiki, Pailolo, Alenuihaha and the Kaulakahi channels that lie between the islands of Maui, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, Hawaii, Lanai and Kahoolawe.Among the record holders
The English Channel has its Half Century Club, an exclusive group of bold and young-minded individuals who have successfully crossed the English Channel past their 50th birthday. The Strait of Gibraltar also has its own Half Century Club as does the Catalina Channel and the Cook Strait.In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian Islands offer ideal -
Penny Palfrey announced that she is going to have another go at the 72-mile Kaieiewaho Channel between Oahu to Kauai in the state of Hawaii.The Kaieiewaho Channel has never been crossed before, although Jonathan Ezer in the 1970s and Penny earlier this year, gave it two extremely courageous attempts."I’m trying to put together another attempt...in early
The Blue Kealaikahiki Channel In Hawaii Courtesy of Jeff Kozlovich, Big Island, Hawaii. Quinn Carver (10 hours 24 minutes) and Bill Goding (10 hours 44 minutes) swam the 17-mile Kealaikahiki Channel from Kahoolawe to Lanai earlier in April this year, escorted by Sidney Akiona. Enjoy their show here. Copyright © 2008 - 2011 by World Open Water Swimming
Rick Heltzel has won the 'Double Roughwater', officially billed as the 28th Possibly Annual Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim, for the umpteenth time this past weekend. With conditions the best in the race’s 28-year history, it was the first time that all swimmers finished under three hours over the 7K course. With the start
