Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Records in the open water are constantly being set and broken, planned and dreamed. A few records are covered around the world like Quadruple English Channel crossing of Sarah Thomas. Other records are also mind boggling, but not covered outside the marathon swimming community like the Double Down of Liz
Remembering Charlie Gravett, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Courtesy of Melissa Roberts, Jersey. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Contributor, Charlie Gravett of Jersey, passed away on July 6th at the age of 77. Ned Denison writes, "Charlie was a big personality, extraordinarily generous with his time, and a leader in
Honor Pilots In The International Marathon Swimming Hall Of Fame Courtesy of Ned Denison, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. The first Honor Pilot inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003. Over the next two years, four pilots were inducted and there are now 11 pilots enshrined in the Hall of Fame. With the exception
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Wendy Trehiou participated in La Grande Nag gie (The big swim) by the Jersey Swimming Club Polar Bear team last year. Together with Ian Jones, Nick Dotter, Graeme Lowe, David le Clercq and Neil Faudemer, Trehiou traversed the 35.7-mile (57.4 km) distance from Saint-Malo to Jersey in 18 hours 9 minutes. But
Courtesy of Neil Faudemer in the Channel Islands. The Jersey Swimming Club Polar Bear relay team swam an unprecedented stretch of water from Saint-Malo to Jersey in the English Channel on July 7th. The relay consisting of Ian Jones, Wendy Trehiou, Nick Dotter, Graeme Lowe, David le Clercq and Neil Faudemer crossed the formerly treacherous channel in 18
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sally Minty-Gravett successfully completed her Sark to Jersey crossing in 8 hours 42 minutes after her first attempt failed 7 years ago. The 12-mile (19 km) British Channel Islands crossing, which took a different route than that of pioneer Neil Faudemer, was a tough one. "The swim charts were almost
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer Sally Minty-Gravett is going to attempt a difficult swim from Sark to Jersey tomorrow in the British Channel Islands. If she completes the 12-mile (19 km) swim, she'll be the first woman to do so. "Sally is swimming in memory of her late father
How Great And Influential Was Commander Forsberg Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The open water swimming world knows the late Commander Charles Gerald Forsberg OBE, RN as a marathon swimmer, president of the Channel Swimming Association, author of 3 books and a columnist of 40 years promoting the Royal and Merchant Navy's swimming,
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimming relays are a great bonding experience. Duos (2), trios (3), quads (4), quintets (5), sextets, and many more gather on an escort boat and each member swims their part (leg). From swims in Lake Cane in Florida to Camlough Lake in Ireland to the backside of Hong Kong and across the Florida
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
