When we think about open water swimmers of the past, so many outstanding individuals come to mind from the 19th and 20th centuries. When we think about the contemporary swimmers of modern times, there are so many luminaries that is hard to know where to start. But when we think about the future generations of open water swimmers who will take positions of
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Landmarks for open water swimmers can take all different forms, shapes and sizes. But some swimmers like Lynne Cox, Colin Hill, Ram Barkai, Ned Denison, Simon Murie, Penny Palfrey and Jen Schumacher regularly travel more than others. The sights they see and guide off of in the water are incredible in their diversity. Lewis Pugh provided a list of his
Brian Patterson captured the Strait of Gibraltar swim by Jamie Patrick, Jen Schumacher, Oliver Wilkinson and Darren Miller. The four friends went stroke-for-stroke in a 4-wide for 3 hours 44 minutes across the Strait, piloted by Rafael Gutiérrez Mesa, the president of the Asociación de Cruce A Nado Del Estrecho De Gibraltar (Strait of Gibraltar Swimming
Darren Miller completed the Strait of Gibraltar in 3:42 together with Jen Schumacher, Oliver Wilkinson and Jamie Patrick yesterday to shoot up the Oceans Seven charts. He is now tied for third in the overall rankings, only behind the legendary Irishman Stephen Redmond and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer Penny Palfrey of
The intrepid Darren Miller is prepared to step up the ranks of the Oceans Seven challengers on May 1st, pending favorable weather conditions. The Strait of Gibraltar and the Tsugaru Channel are the next of his agenda after completing the English Channel (July 2010), Catalina Channel (August 2011) and Molokai Channel (October 2011). With Jamie Patrick,
There is going to be a lot of experienced open water swimmers at Jamie' Swim Camp 2.0 in Hidden Valley Lake in northern California. Besides host and organizer Jamie Patrick, marathon swimming stars such as Gordon Gridley, Jen Schumacher, Evan Morrison, cold water specialists like Karen Rogers, Phil Cutti and Rob Dumouchel, and ultra-marathon athletes
Three elite amateur marathon swimmers from America traveled around the world to participate in the Bell Buoy Challenge Swim this week. Jason Malick from Delaware, Denise Everitt of New York and Jen Schumacker of Los Angeles (shown on left) will compete against their South African counterparts on Hobie Beach. Jason has done a handful of marathons in
Enjoy the Daily News of Open Water Swimming interview with channel swimmer Jen Schumacher who explains her unique ocean adventure in Southern California with Forrest Nelson, Tina Neill and Dan Schumacher with Carol Sing where 110 million beach-goers enjoy the coastline from June - September every year. Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
"Could I kill myself doing this?" ESPN Sport Science host John Brenkus was right on the edge - and he knew it. John openly questioned himself and asked the medical staff during the latter half of the Distance Swim Challenge if he could really die if he went too far.The doctor said, "You won't die before you become completely incoherent. Since you're not
