Photo of Craig Lenning courtesy of Vito Bialla, currently 4.4 nautical miles from the California mainland. As night is falling, Captain Vito Bialla and crew are escorting Craig Lenning to Muir Beach due to a intensely thick fog that has shrouded the area around San Francisco Bay. "There was no flood tide and there was a person who jumped from the Golden
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Today is a big day on the world's oceans. In the Pacific Ocean, Craig Lenning together with an all-star support crew including Vito Bialla, Patrick Horn, and David Holscher of the Night Train Swimmers and Jamie Patrick and Evan Morrison started at the Farallon Islands, and if everything goes to schedule,
People talk about shark-infested waters, but there are few places on Earth where there are so many documented Great White Sharks and an abundance of shark food as the 30-mile stretch between the California mainland and the Farallon Islands. People talk about cold-water swimming, but there are few places on Earth where people have swum that sustain cold
If there is a fire, call a fireman. If there is an app to be created, call a programmer. If you want to face one of the most difficult physical challenges in the world, head towards the Farallon Islands, 27 miles outside the Golden Gate Bridge. And if you want to witness a historical success, sign up to be on Craig Lenning's crew. Lenning, one of the
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
With his crossing of the Cook Strait last week, Darren Miller has accomplished six of the seven channels of the Oceans Seven challenge. His 10 hour 42 minute crossing was done stroke for stroke - with a few loops thrown in for warmth - together with Craig Lenning who is also climbing the charts of the Oceans Seven with five channels etched on his
Craig Lenning, swimming with his American buddy Darren Miller, finished his fifth channel in the Oceans Seven challenge. With a circuitous course across the Cook Strait in 16ºC (62ºF) water in 10 hours 42 minute, the duo was helped with an all-star crew with Philip Rush and Shelley Taylor-Smith both in their escort and guide boats. Lenning wrote on
When Craig Lenning comes down from his mountain perch in Colorado to tackle the oceans of the world, his high-altitude training certainly pays off some sweet dividends. Lenning has completed 4 of the 7 Oceans Seven to date: North Channel, English Channel, Catalina Channel, and Tsugaru Channel. He has also done ice swims and swims across Lake Tahoe and
Tsugaru Channel is the Japanese leg of the Oceans Seven. This year, Stephen Redmond, Darren Miller, Craig Lenning, Michelle Macy, Forrest Nelson and Japanese masters swimming relays have conquered this channel. Representatives of the Tsugaru Channel Swimming Association and at least two Tsugaru Channel swimmers will be at the 2012 Global Open Water
Craig Lenning successfully crossed the Tsugaru Channel in 10 hours 44 minutes on his second try. The renowned Colorado marathon swimmer, in a land-locked state from any ocean, is now into serious play to achieve the Oceans Seven with 4 out of the 7 channels completed: North, English, Catalina and Tsugaru. With his ability to proven ability to swim in cold
