Photo of Dr. Irina Zhidkova [on left] with Dr. Nataliya Fatyanova [on right] strategizing onboard the Russian hospital ship Irtysh en route to Alaska during the 6-day Bering Strait Swim. Photo courtesy of Nuala Moore . Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Never in the history of open water swimming have a group of medical professionals ever been so vital to the mission than the doctors and nurses of the Bering Strait Swim. The Bering Strait Swim was honored for its 6-day relay crossing from Russia to Alaska. The 121-member team included the renowned Dr.
Under the leadership of Chief Organiser Oleg Dokuchaev together with Nikolay Khitrik, Lurii Melnikov, Sergei Chernukhin, Dmitrii Timofeev and Doctors Nataliya Fatyanova, Irina Zhidkova and Carlos Eduardo Reges, the 66 swimmers on the Bering Strait Swim were well-attended to. The staff and equipment of the mother ship used in 53-mile (86 km) stage relay was
