Eoin O'Riordan Completes His Millennium Swim Around Sandycove Island Courtesy of Ned Denison, Sandycove Island, Cork, Ireland. The Century Swim is the 100th open water swim of the same venue, event or crossing or a non-stop swim of 100 miles or kilometers in length. Those swimmers are referred to as Centurions. But a Millennium Swim goes well beyond the
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Gary Emich, an open water swimming stalwart and icon in San Francisco Bay, talked about the issue of potential shark encounters over his long career of swimming, organizing and leading all kinds of swims around the world. "With the exception of Great White Sharks, tiger sharks, and bull sharks, I don't
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Back in 1993, Gary Emich did his first Alcatraz Island swim and then started doing the same crossing an average of one Alcatraz Island swim a week for 20 years. During the decades, Emich has had to face conditions that ranged from tranquil to treacherous. But his relentless march to his 1,000th crossing
Courtesy of Gabriela Cipriano, San Francisco Bay, California. Exhilarating. Terrifying. Nerve-Racking. These are some words people use to describe the open water swim between Alcatraz Island and San Francisco Bay. And what do they say about the water? Chilling, choppy, and forceful. Seemingly, Gary Emich has been through it all. It was only his 72nd
Jacques Tuset, Ned Denison, Jills Vanegas Escape Île St-Joseph Courtesy of Ned Denison and Gary Emich, Devil's Island. Devil's Island (French: île du Diable) is the third largest island of the Îles du Salut island group in the Atlantic Ocean, located 14 km (9 miles) off the coast of French Guiana in South America. The island was a part of the
An Open Water Adventure From Île Saint-Joseph Courtesy of Ned Denison and Gary Emich, Devil's Island, French Guiana. Devil's Island (French: île du Diable) is the third largest island of the Îles du Salut island group in the Atlantic Ocean, located 14 km (9 miles) off the coast of French Guiana in South America. The island was a part of the controversial
Photos courtesy of SwimTrek. Article by WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. SwimTrek will showcase their open water swimming tours at the Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show this weekend. "It's our first time exhibiting in the United States. Kate and Gary Emich will be at the SwimTrek booth look forward to seeing swimmers from all over the world," says
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It took 20 years for Gary Emich to complete 1,000 crossings between Alcatraz Island and the shoreline of San Francisco in northern California. He not only completed the crossings by steadily averaging one swim a week for 20 solid years, but he also carefully documented each and every crossing and later
20 years yesterday Gary Emich (shown on left) did his first Alcatraz Island. And he has been doing an average of one Alcatraz Island swim a week for 20 years, in conditions that have ranged from tranquil to treacherous with only 2 weeks off for vacation per year. Emich will join Steven Hurwitz of the South End Rowing Club in a special celebration. The duo
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