The 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference, WOWSA Awards, and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will be held between October 11th - 13th in Cork, Ireland. The festivities will kick-off on Friday with a Civic Reception in the Mellenium Hall at the Cork City Hall at 6 pm and will feature many speeches and presentations from
T Minus 10ºC - Has Fergal Somerville Set The Standard? Courtesy of WOWSA, North Channel, Northern Ireland - Scotland. When Fergal Somerville of Dublin completed the first North Channel crossing of 2013, he may have set the standard in cold water endurance. When Somerville completed the North Channel in 12 hours 21 minutes on June 16th, he accomplished it
Milko van Gool reported that Fergal Somerville completed the first North Channel crossing of this year in 12 hours 21 minutes on June 16th. While he started out fast and looked to threaten the record after the first 8 hours, he missed the men's record of 11 hours 21 minutes set in 1970 by the venerable Kevin Murphy. Somerville completed the treacherous
Bookcased between her two separate successful swims by Marcy MacDonald (her #11 and #12 of her career), the English Channel and the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation welcomed a number of swimmers to its esteemed community. Kevin Murphy announced the certified solo swimmers of the Channel Swimming & Piloting Association during the 2011 season:SOLO
