Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There are numerous great circumnavigation (around-the-island) swims around the world. However, most of the potential circumnavigations around the world have yet to be attempted. Here is a short list of the some of the most popular circumnavigations. There are literally hundreds of thousands of islands yet
Months into his Swim Across Tunisia with months left to go, English Channel swimmer Nejib Belhedi is the epitome of patience, steadfastness and commitment. In the beginning of his 1,400K stage swim from one end of Tunisia to the other, it was simply Nejib, a lone swimmer and his local crew. Alone with their dream, they never stopped believing that his
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After ten days, there is very close battle at the top of the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year, followed by a large group of nominees statistically grouped together. With voting continuing until December 31st, there will be many changes in the current standings. Like many open water
Who is Julie Galloway, a PhD candidate on globalisation theory and its effects on localized, corporate environments at the University College Dublin? Copyright © 2011 by Open Water Source
Julie Galloway is a nominee for the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year with her record-setting 9 hour 32 minute Round Jersey swim. Julie joyously swam the 41-mile circumnavigation faster than every man and woman in history around the open water swimming oasis in the middle of the English Channel. The personable, energetic and
Julie
Galloway had an exciting and eventful summer season this year.
Between completing a
two-way English Channel relay in 24 hours and 4 minutes as a charity fundraiser
for the National Rehabilitation Hospital and getting married, she established
the world record of 9 hours 32 minutes for the Round Jersey swim.
A
highly technical
