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
Tag: Joseph Locke
Wandering Samurai In The Open Water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A rōnin was a samurai with no lord or master during the feudal period (1185–1868) of Japan. A samurai became masterless for various reasons including due to the death or fall of his master. In modern Japanese usage, rōnin - or a wandering samurai - also describes an individual who is between jobs or a high
Sharktoberfest Gives Reason To Admire Lenning, Locke
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sharktoberfest was held on October 18th at the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in Crissy Field, San Francisco. The participants celebrated the return of the Great White Shark to the Gulf of the Farallones. There are few active channel swimming venues around the world that are as protected
The Sounds Of The Marine Jungle
Courtesy of Evan Morrison who captured the sounds of the marine environment anchored near the Farallon Islands, west of the Californian coast before Joseph Locke's latest triumph from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge.
Joseph Locke In His Own Words Across The Farallones
Courtesy of Joseph Locke in a first-person account of his 13 hour 58 minute crossing from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge that broke Ted Erikson's record first set in 1967. When we started conditions could not have been better. The channel was like a lake - absolutely smooth and no one was even remotely ill on the ride out. We had a full
Joseph Locke Completes His Goal From The Farallones
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Word out of Northern California has it that Joseph Locke became the second person in history to swim from Farallones and the Golden Gate Bridge in a swim that took nearly 14 hours. No one has tried to tackle this mighty stretch of cold water than the former Harvard swimmer. Time and time again, he trained,
You Can’t Make It If You Don’t Try
The Farallon Islands got the better of Joseph Locke again last night. In his third courageous attempt, he made it further than he has ever gone before, nearly 25 miles, but came up short at tackling the mighty Farallones and its demons. Despite an effort that made his crew proud in the 11ºC (53ºF) water, Captain Vito Bialla and his support team pulled him
Joe Locke Swimming, Come Hell Or High Water
Come hell or high water. Back in the 19th century, this phrase was first used to describe when cattle crossed rivers even when the rivers are flooding and the summer sun made the prairies unbearably hot. That is, the trail of the cattle went from Texas to Kansas through hell and high water. As Joseph Locke makes his way towards the Golden Gate Bridge
Joe Is Not A Locke, But He Is On His Way
Joseph Locke has started off well and has been swimming very smoothly for more than 4 hours from the Farallon Islands. You can follow his progress here. The first person to swim from the Farallon Island to California was Stewart Evans, way back in 1967... Evans-Farallones-Vintage-1967 from Bruckner Chase on Vimeo. Copyright © 2013 by World Open Water
Chloë McCardel, Joe Locke, Grace Van Der Byl On The Move
Sunday was a very busy day for Joseph Locke, Chloë McCardel, and Grace van der Byl. Tonight, Joseph Locke is putting his final finishing touches on his 30-mile adventure from the Farallon Islands to the Golden Gate Bridge. His swim is expected to start before lunchtime today. Meanwhile McCardel is doing the same for her anticipated 103-mile swim from