60 Years Ago, Ted Erikson Just Got Started
Ted Erikson is celebrating his 60th anniversary of his 59 km Lake Michigan professional marathon swim in 1961
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Ted Erikson Talks About Utilizing His Full Potential On WOWSA Live
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Ted Erikson took a trip down memory lane during today's WOWSA Live program where he described his marathon swims in the Lake Michigan, English Channel, and the Farallon Islands including one of his most audacious racing moves, one of the greatest in open water swimming history. The 92-year-old
Rosemary George Talks Open Water Swimming History On WOWSA Live
Rosemary George Talks Open Water Swimming History On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Rosemary George was not only an active open water swimmer in the 1950s and 1960s, but she was also an eyewitness and enabler of historic English Channel swims. The 81-year-old International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer
When The Machine Dominated, A Look At The Pro Circuit In 1977
When The Machine Dominated, A Look At The Pro Circuit In 1977 Courtesy of President Gilles Potvin, Vice President Claudio Plit, and Secretary Dennis Matuch, World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation. John Kinsella, whose nickname was The Machine, dominated the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation in the late 1970's. In 1977, Kinsella
When Three Generations Swam From Asia To Europe
When Three Generations Swam From Asia To Europe Photo of Jon, Trent, Debby, and Blake Erikson courtesy of Ted Erikson. The father-and-son duo of Ted and Jon Erikson inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame brought the next generation of Erikson's into the open water swimming arena. Ted (at the age of 81) and Jon (54) swam from Asia to
Ted Erikson, You Can Call On Him
Ted Erikson, You Can Call On Him Courtesy of a hacker. Ted Erikson completed several monumental open water swims in his career including a 30 hour 3 minute two-way crossing of the English Channel. It was his third attempt to set an English Channel double-crossing record. His record stood for 10 years until, remarkably, it was broken by his son, Jon
John Goodbody On An Open Water Swimming Icon, Thomas Watch
John Goodbody On An Open Water Swimming Icon, Thomas Watch Courtesy of English Channel swimmer and Olympic journalist John Goodbody, London, United Kingdom. The following article by John Goodbody about Tom Watch, who passed away over the weekend, originally appeared in Swimming Times in 2007: For Channel swimmers over the last 60 years, he has been part
Watching Over Many, Impacting All
Watching Over Many, Impacting All Courtesy of Kevin Murphy. One of the greatest coaches of endurance swimmers, Tom Watch [with glasses on left] died at the age of 93. Watch, a 1986 Honour Coach in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, was from Weymouth and had been ill for some time. Kevin Murphy recalls, "Tom was on the escort boat as
Sarah Thomas En Route To Mightily Raising The Bar
Sarah Thomas En Route To Mightily Raising The Bar Photo courtesy of James Musselwhite, Outdoor Swimmer Magazine. Sarah Thomas is raising the bar in the endurance sports world so high, it is difficult to fathom. With a two-way 24-hour'ish crossing of the English Channel finished, the cancer survivor is on her third consecutive crossing with plans to do an
Triple Crossing Of Catalina Channel Aborted
GPS tracking courtesy of Evan Morrison, Catalina Channel, California. Robert Palmese had raised the money, recruited the crew, trained the miles, and planned for the first three-way crossing of the Catalina Channel. But he had not planned for a shoulder injury (bicep tendonitis) before his estimated 36+ hour attempt. An hour from Catalina Island, his