A multi-national group of hardened open water swimmers will pioneer a 75 km relay attempt from Cape Noshappu in Hokkaido, Japan to Cape Krillon in Sakhalin, Russia, across La Perouse Strait in 2022.
Takaomi Modegi, Kumiko Koizumi, Yukie Makino Complete Tsugaru Crossing Courtesy of Masayuki Moriya, Ocean Navi, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. Team Tonatsu (or チーム都夏 in Japanese) completed a 3-person relay across the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in northern Japan on July 13th in 10 hours 40 minutes. The Ocean Navi relay members included Takaomi
Water Angels Complete Tsugaru Channel Relay Courtesy of Masayuki Moriya, Ocean Navi, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. On July 24th, the Water Angels completed a 6-person relay across the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in northern Japan in 13 hours 48 minutes. The Ocean Navi relay members included Ikumi Ito, Takako Uchikuira, Ruriko Tani, Toshinori Hazama,
> > Sights From The Two-stage Russia-to-Japan Swim Courtesy of Alexander Brylin, La Pérouse Strait, Russia-to-Japan. Alexander Brylin, one of the world's most renowned ice swimmers and one of its most active ambassadors, provided photos from the cross-border channel relay through the La Pérouse Strait between Sakhalin, Russia and
Marathoning With Masayuki Moriya Courtesy of WOWSA and Ocean Navi, Tsugaru Channel and Sado Channel, Japan. Since 2008, Masayuki Moriya has been training, preparing, planning, escorting, documenting and observing channel swims in the Tsugaru Channel (between Honshu and Hokkaido) and nearby Sado Channel (between Sado Island and the Honshu mainland) in
Injured Emre Erdogan Succeeds Across The Tsugaru Channel Courtesy of Channel Swim Japan, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. Emre Erdogan of Turkey completed a fast crossing of the Tsugaru Channel. He swam from Honshu to Hokkaido in northern Japan in 7 hours 36 minutes today. It was his fourth Oceans Seven channel in his emerging marathon swimming career. Today,
Matthias Kaßner Crosses The Tsugaru Channel Courtesy of Channel Swim Japan, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. Matthias Kaßner completed a crossing of the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in northern Japan in 9 hours 45 minutes yesterday. It was his fifth Oceans Seven channel in a prolific marathon swimming and ice swimming career. He has the Cook Strait in
Marcia Cleveland, Quick Quinquagenarian Courtesy of Channel Swim Japan, Tsugaru Channel, Honshu - Hokkaido, Japan. Marcia Cleveland wrote Dover Solo, a widely-read, popular book about her 9 hour 44 minute English Channel crossing in 1994 at the age of 30. Dial forward 25 years and the 54-year-old Cleveland is still swimming channels around the world...and
Dina Levačic Emerges With A Fast Crossing Of The Tsugaru Channel Courtesy of Channel Swim Japan, Tsugaru Channel, Honshu - Hokkaido, Japan. Dina Levačic, a young Croatian student from Split, completed a fast 19.5 km crossing of the Tsugaru Channel today. With a 7 hour 13 minute swim from Honshu to Hokkaido in northern Japan, she became the third fastest
Team Denise Tackles Tsugaru Courtesy of Channel Swim Japan, Tsugaru Channel, Japan. Team Denise from Ireland completed a 19.5 km crossing from Honshu to Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan. The Irish team of Peter, Denise, Saskia, Sandra, James and Enda is one of the few non-Japanese relay teams to have made the Oceans Seven crossing,
