Two Swimmers In The Channel Courtesy of WOWSA, English Channel. Two Swimmers is a documentary film about an inspirational true story of a young swimmer and his coach as they attempt to swim the English Channel in 2005 and the dramatic events that follow. Two Swimmers is dedicated to Mark Rickhuss, his family and all channel swimmers. The Telegraph review
People all over the world are currently training for major channel swims and other long-distance swims all over the world. The English Channel, the Catalina Channel, the Cook Strait, Gibraltar Strait and Tsugaru Channel - and several dozens of other swims from western Australia's 19K Rottnest Channel Swim to the 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in
The number of open water swimming websites providing valuable information in a visual dynamic manner continues to expotentially increase. Some of these websites have online social networking functionalities.Below is a list of 50 unique, educational and informative websites that have caught our eye (listed in no particular order). If your favorite open
A marathon run is defined as 26.2 miles or 42.195K, but is there a broadly accepted definition of a marathon swim? Yes and no. It depends where you are and who is answerin the question. There are all kinds of definitions and perspectives out there in the open water swimming world.A marathon swim is defined by FINA, the world's governing body for aquatic
Channel Swimming Is Good For Barry Watson Courtesy of WOWSA, English Channel. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Barry Watson of England is back in training. The energetic 71-year-old's new-found goal is to break the current record held by George Brunstad who is the oldest person to successfully swim the English Channel at the age
Julian Critchlow's database of successful English Channel swimmers showed an interesting statistic: there have been dozens of individuals over the age of 50 who have completed the English Channel.These adventurers prove that some things do get better with age.The oldest of the group is the venerable George Brunstad, the youthful-minded 70-year-old who
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Seven Summits are the highest mountains in each of the seven continents. Successfully scaling these mountains is a mountaineering challenge attained by only the strongest. As of 2007, 198 climbers have achieved this expensive and physically demanding goal. Open water swimming’s version of the
Anne Cleveland announced her unprecedented "double-double" attempt this August. The 54-year-old La Jolla Cove legend plans to be the first person in history to complete a two-way crossing of both the English Channel and Catalina Channel come this August.The training required, the logistics required and the potential risks of accomplishing this feat are
As we gazed over the ocean's horizon with a slight wind pushing a few white clouds across the blue skies, we were talking with Sid Cassidy about Petar Stoychev's incredible 6:57 crossing of the English Channel on August 24th, 2007. Sid's observations were worthy of replication:"It was one of those very special days in the English Channel when the tides and
