Hawaiian Channel Swimming, A View By Dr. Steven Minaglia0 (0)
Steven Minaglia discusses channel crossings throughout the state of Hawaii.
Tag: Kaiwi Channel
Hawaiian Channel Swimming, A View By Dr. Steven Minaglia
Florin Tomos, Matt Buckman On Crossing the Molokai Channel0 (0)
Florin Tomos, Matt Buckman On Crossing the Molokai Channel Courtesy of Matt Buckman and Florin Tomos finishing on Niu Peninsula on Oahu after a, Molokai Channel crossing in Hawaii. Florin Tomos is a 35-year-old Romanian open water swimmer and coach who successfully swam the Molokai Channel last week in 14 hours 56 minutes on August 5th. Tomos is a
Adrian Sarchet’s Triumphant Finish On Sandy Beach0 (0)
Courtesy of Aaron Begle, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. Adrian Sarchet completed a 17 hour 24 minute crossing of the Molokai Channel on July 11th. Under the escort of Captain Michael Twigg-Smith and escort kayaker Jeff Kozlovich, Sarchet's crossing was universally described as brutal. "It was an emotional finish for Adrian Monday evening as he completed his
Mike Twigg-Smith’s Adventures Across The Ka’iwi Channel0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Michael Twigg-Smith was born in Hilo, Hawaii, but he now plys his trade between the islands of Molokai and Oahu. The captain now specializes in escort boat services for open water swimmers and relays across the Molokai Channel (Ka'iwi Channel). Twigg-Smith's entire life has been around the water. He
Six Feet Deep Sixes Harry Huffaker’s Dream0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jim Cotton, one of the founders of the Waikiki Swim Club, Waikiki Roughwater Swim and Maui Channel Swim, knows high surf and rough water conditions. Living on Oahu, where some of the largest paddle-in waves exist, Cotton has seen his share of towering waves and massive ocean swells. This week on Oahu after
Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas…Quietly, Courageously0 (0)
Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas…Quietly, Courageously Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Swim a channel or complete an open water swim nowadays and many swimmers describe their achievement on the social media. There are, of course, exceptions to this norm where a handful of swimmers, renowned among the community of channel swimmers, do
Cameron Keith Crushes Ka’iwi0 (0)
Interview courtesy of Mackenzie Miller from Newport Beach, California. Photo shows Cameron Keith with his escort kayaker Jeff Kozlovich. The Moloka’i Channel, also known as the Ka’iwi Channel, is 26 miles (42 km) of currents, winds and waves. Cameron Keith from Cairns, Australia took on that challenge starting at 3 am on September 30th. After swimming 13
Yesenia Cabrera Fuegos Makes Molokai0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Yesenia Cabrera Fuegos of Guatamala is gradually climbing up the Oceans Seven rankings. But it is never easy. After departing from the Papohaku Beach on Molokai at 4 pm, she swam through the night cross the Molokai Channel as she finished on Oahu at 8:50 am yesterday morning. After swimming through
Highlights And History Of the Ka’iwi Channel0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Peter Young is president at Hookuleana LLC and former Director and Chairman of the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, where he was responsible for a US$100-million budget and nearly 1,000-employees overseeing Hawai`i’s natural and cultural resources, including ocean waters, coastal programs,
The Party Is Starting…Kaiwi Channel Invitations Are Out0 (0)
Steve Haumschild and Jeff Kozlovich of the Kaiwi Channel Association have begun to pump up interest in the 2014 Kaiwi Channel Swim Race, a 28-mile (45 km) relay race from Molokai Island to Oahu on August 23rd. "A few years ago Jeff and I were discussing channel swimmers and trying to figure out who was the fastest in the world," recalls Haumschild. "Each
