The Sea Donkey 24 Hour Swim Challenge A Success
The Sea Donkey 24 Hour Swim Challenge was a success by Adrian Sarchet to raise money for the La Vallette Ladies Pool in Guernsey.
Tag: Guernsey
Jack Hudson, Jacqui Hunt, Jennifer Roussel Take Swimmers For A Ride In The Sea
Jack Hudson of The Wild Swimming Brothers produced an entertaining and educational video of their adventure swimming on Guernsey (see below). Their rough water swims were a result of visiting Guernsey's Moulin Huet, Shell Beach, Fort Grey, La Vallette Bathing Pools, Portinfer, Petit Bot, and Pea Stacks. Hudson describes their adventures, "From a ride in
Amy Ennion First to Swim from Guernsey to France Solo
Amy Ennion becomes the first person to swim from Guernsey to France on June 15th in 15 hours 59 minutes.
The Feeling Was Incredible
James Harrison | Showreel from James Harrison on Vimeo. James Harrison found himself swimming across the English Channel in September this year. The award-winninge filmmaker from Guernsey in the Channel Islands was drawn into the sport in a most unusual way. His start was filmmaking. He followed his passion after graduating from Portsmouth University in
Adrian Sarchet Completes Crossing Of Molokai
Courtesy of Michael Twigg-Smith, Kaiwi Channel, Hawaii. Adrian Sarchet completed a 17 hour 24 minute crossing of the Molokai Channel on July 11th. Captain Michael Twigg-Smith reported, "It was a brutal swim for him. The conditions were close to ideal, but there was a nagging current pushing to the south all the way from the halfway point. Aaron Begle
The Patience, Positivity, And Power Of Adrian Sarchet
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Adrian Sarchet knows what it takes to succeed in the open water: patience. The 39-year-old swimmer and Advocate from Guernsey has completed 2 of the 7 channels of the Oceans Seven with the English Channel, Catalina Channel, and Guernsey circumnavigation done and accounted for. But a shoulder injury plagued
From Rugby To Channels, The Course Of Adrian Sarchet
Adrian Sarchet is a 38-year-old solicitor and open water swimmer from Guernsey, one of the British Channel Islands. After completing his second Oceans Seven channel, as well as a circumnavigation around Guernsey, his smiles seem to go on and on. "I'm a Guernseyman who swam as a child, but who then discovered rugby and beer as a teenager. I didn't swim
The Long And Short Of Island Circumnavigations
If you are into circumnavigations, you have a lot of choices around the world. From the Isle of Wight and Jersey to Guernsey and the Isle of Man, the British Isles have opportunities like Hawaii has lava rock. While you gotta be tough like Kevin Murphy or Michael Read to complete a circumnavigation around the Isle of Wight or an accomplished marathoner
