Courtesy of Oceanswimmr, Anacapa Island, California. On November 4th, Ned Denison was sandwiched between two women Liz Fry and Fionnuala Walsh on their tandem circumnavigation swim around Anacapa Island off the California coast in 65°F (18°C) water. Guided by the vessel Raptor, the trio pioneered the first counterclockwise direction of the island in 6
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Cristian Vergara is now in Chile, planning to fly to Easter Island on November 18th. Most of his support crew for his unprecedented 38-mile (61 km) circumnavigation swim of Easter Island will arrive on the 21st. Easter Island lies 3,512 km (2,182 miles) away from the nearest continental point in
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world, Cristian Vergara will attempt an unprecedented 38-mile circumnavigation swim around Easter Island. The nearest inhabited land to Easter Island is Pitcairn Island, 2,075 km (1,289 miles) away; the nearest town with a population over 500 is Rikitea
Christian Jongenel's Double Manhattan Circumnavigation from Fernando Alonso Films on Vimeo. There have been numerous 28.5-mile (45.8 km) circumnavigations around Manhattan Island since 1915, but there have only been a few multi-circumnavigations. These attempts and successes include the following: 1979 double attempt - George Kauffmann (USA) 1980 double
Photo courtesy of Roseli Johnson, Images by Roseli, Bermuda. Even since Captain Matthew Webb crawled out of the English Channel in 1875, the collective open water swimming community has continued to get better and better. Decades ago, the North Channel between Scotland and Northern Ireland, was considered a venue for only the very top echelon of rugged
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In July 1976, Dr. Sean O’Connell, a mathematics lecturer at Bermuda College, attempted the first swim around the island of Bermuda. "I had to quit during my first attempt because of currents against me were too strong and relentless, blocking progress for hours and hours with no end in sight. I had already
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In early July 1976, Dr. Sean O’Connell, a mathematics lecturer at Bermuda College and a member of the 24-hour Club, attempted the first recorded attempt at swimming around the island of Bermuda. Seven weeks later, Dr. O'Connell made a second attempt on August 21st. After 45 miles (72.4 km) later, he
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Righardt Krugel of South Africa completed his charity swim around Mallorca, Spain. Everything seemed to hit Krugel as he made his way around Mallorca in a 276.5 km solo stage swim that took 22 days. The unrelenting heat, an injured shoulder on Day One, a stomach virus en route, the constant scourge of
Photo courtesy of John Keller. Article courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. "I haven’t done the swim without thinking of quitting or wondering why I would come back to do it again," recalls Kristian Rutford of Nebraska about swimming the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. But the depths to which he goes and the demons that he encounters during
Video and report courtesy of Lynn Kubasek around Anacapa Island, California. On September 3rd, Peter Hayden became the first person in history to swim around Anacapa Island, an island off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. His pioneering circumnavigation was completed in 5 hours 41 minutes. But his unprecedented round-the-island solo swim was not
