When The Tsunami Hit, Penny Palfrey Took Off
Penny Palfrey swam across the 42 km Molokai Channel after a major earthquake and tsunami hit northern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands
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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Class Of 2020/2021 Announced
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
Remembering Penny Palfrey’s Bridging The Cayman Islands On WOWSA Live
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Penny Palfrey, a mother of three and a grandmother of one from Townsville, Queensland, Australia, committed to the Bridging The Cayman Islands in June 2011 in the Cayman Islands after failing at completing two attempts of swimming from the islands of Oahu to Kauai in the state of Hawaii in
The Unprecedented Taupo x 3 Relay In 2009
The Unprecedented Taupo x 3 Relay In 2009 Courtesy of WOWSA, Lake Taupo, New Zealand. Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE talked about the unprecedented 126 km (78.2-mile) three-way crossing of Lake Taupo, the largest lake in New Zealand in 2009 on today's WOWSA Live with Ned Denison. On January 6th, Chris Palfrey, Penny Palfrey and Julie Bradshaw organized two relay
Darren Miller’s Sub-3² Attempt Ends Up A Winning Cause
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Darren Miller attempted the toughest form of a Sub-32 Marathon this weekend in Pennsylvania. While American Fran Crippen and Australian Chris Palrey have both done Lifetime Sub-32 Marathons (i.e., the completion of both a Sub-3 marathon run and a Sub-3 marathon swim over the course of one's lifetime),
The Family Of Open Water Swimming
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The June issue of the Open Water Swimming Magazine has lots of articles on how families come together in the sport of open water swimming. Husbands and wives, sons and daughters, fathers and mothers, brothers and sisters all coming together in various open water swimming venues around the world. Article
Cameron Completes Cruise To Cairns
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Cameron Keith, a 15-year-old vision-impaired swimmer from Australia, plans to attempt the 42 km Molokai Channel in September, but he wisely wanted to test himself first. Keith knew he had to pass a difficult test before taking on Molokai. But he had to be patient. His first scheduled swim from Green
WhitSunday Has Dozens And Dozens Of Channels To Cross
Relatively few swimmers in the world have traveled to so many places to do so many marathon swims as Chris Palfrey. If it is not Chris in the water, it is his wife Penny Palfrey doing all kinds of channel swims, training swims, marathon swims, and open water races in Europe, the Caribbean, the South Pacific, the Americas, in Hawaii, or throughout Oceania.
The Protective Cocoon Of An Escort Crew
Sitting in an escort boat observing Penny Palfrey attempt to swim 72 miles between the islands of Oahu and Kauai, we knew the distance was outlandishly far. If successful, Palfrey would rewrite all possibilities of channel swimming in Hawaii. But for gigantic blooms of box jellyfish that arose to the surface at sunset and twice dashed her dreams, Palfrey
Dieter Loeliger, A Unique Man With A Remarkable Record
"Every swim is hard and no fun," recalls Dieter Loeliger who swims the annual Rottnest Channel Swim in order to keep fit physically and mentally. "I was an asthmatic, still am, the swim can help with my asthma to a degree." Since the inception of the race in 1991, more than 16,500 relay swimmers and over 1,000 solo swimmers have crossed the Rottnest