Impossible is a thing to be overcome, not a wall to keep us back. Or maybe, you just need to get what’s in your head into your heart and take a chance which is what Eric, Hunter and Tuck Helmick did to create their film Take Your Dream.
Without Great Solitude, No Serious Work Is Possible Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Photo above shows Israeli swimmer Guy Cohen during his 24 hour Swim-From-the-Heart challenge 40 km south of Haifa, Israel. The famous Spanish painter Pablo Picasso once said, “Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” Swimming in solitude is
Meditation In The Open Water Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Guided visualization, mindfulness and meditation are practices used by many endurance athletes. A few swimmers describe their individual forms of meditation: Daily News of Open Water Swimming: Do you practice meditation? Capri Djatiasmoro: Yes. Penny Nagel: Yes. Eric
Hunter Helmick Swims 2,412 km In 120 Days Courtesy of Hunter Helmick, Team Help!, River Murray, Australia. Hunter Helmick completed his goal to become the first American to complete a stage swim along the River Murray, Australia’s longest river. He swam 2,412 km over 120 days. He left Corryong, Victoria on November 5th with his father, Eric Helmick
Courtesy of Hunter Helmick, Team Help!, River Murray, Australia. 25-year-old Hunter Helmick is an estimated 15 days and 299 km away from becoming the first American to swim the 2,508 km length of River Murray, Australia’s longest river. Helmick left Corryong, Victoria 110 days ago in 12°C water together with his 55-year-old father Eric Helmick and
Courtesy of Help! World Tour, Take Your Dream, . 54-year-old father Eric Helmick is now helping his 25-year-old son Hunter Helmick continue the swim down the River Murray in Australia. The River Murray is Australia’s longest river at 2,508 km. The team of Eric and Hunter with younger (16) brother and logistics coordinator Tuck Helmick left Corryong,
Courtesy of Eric Helmick, River Murray, Australia. 54-year-old Eric Helmick and his 25-year-old son Hunter Helmick were less than a kilometer into their stage swim along the River Murray when escort kayaker Cydney Simpson [shown above] blew her whistle and screamed “snake!” Both swimmers stopped instantly as a red belly snake slithered just inches in
Courtesy of Eric Helmick, River Murray, Australia. At the 184 kilometer mark along their stage swim in the Murray River in Australia, Americans Eric Helmick and his 25-year-old son Hunter Helmick are a bit behind planned schedule. "But we are excited and feeling like super heroes as we tackle the Hume Weir which spans almost 70 kilometers along the River
Courtesy of Eric Helmick, Founder Team Help!, Byron Bay, NSW, Australia. Eric Helmick and Hunter Helmick are planning with Tuck Helmick to stage swim 2,508 km (1,558 miles) down the River Murray, Australia’s longest river. "With 5 months to go before the swim begins, Eric and Hunter workout twice daily and swim in Byron Bay," says Tuck Helmick, Eric’s
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Eric, Hunter and Tuck Helmick plan to swim 2,508 km (1,558 miles) down the River Murray. The River Murray is Australia’s longest river. The Murray rises in the Australian Alps, draining the western side of Australia’s highest mountains, and then meanders across Australia’s inland plains, forming the border
