Comparing the fastest channel solo crossing records with the 6-person relay crossing records around the world is interesting. "The record times for a single swimmer and the record for six swimmers is actually not that great. When I realized this, it was surprising to me," observed Steven Munatones. "For example, in the English Channel, the solo
Diego Degano, Christof Wandratsch And The Elite Race In 1992 Swim Across The Sound Courtesy of Bill Rock Productions. Bill Rock Productions documented the 1992 Swim Across the Sound, a charity swim starting in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The top professional marathon swimmers in the world including David Alleva, Paul Asmuth, Diego Degano, Christof
When Dimitar Petrov And Stéphane Lecat Raced The SuperFinal Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. 107 professional marathon swimmers competed on the 1995-1996 Marathon Swimming World Series sanctioned by the International Marathon Swimming Association (IMSA). Dimitar Petrov of Bulgaria and Karen Burton of the USA were crowned world
Karen Burton Talks About Swimming Around The World On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Karen Reeder, née Burton took a trip down memory lane during today's WOWSA Live interview. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer and Air Force Academy graduate from Colorado described her professional marathon
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If a person wanted to break Trent Grimsey's record across the English Channel of 6 hours 55 minutes or the 1990 relay record of 6 hours 52 minutes by Americans Jay Wilkerson, Chad Hundeby, Martha Jahn, Karen Burton, Dirk Bouma, and Sid Cassidy from England to France, how fast would they have to swim from
The 1990 relay of Americans Jay Wilkerson, Chad Hundeby, Martha Jahn, Karen Burton, Dirk Bouma, and Sid Cassidy set not only the long-standing England-to-France relay record of 6 hours 52 minutes, but they also set the France-to-England relay record coming back in the second leg of their two-way crossing in 7 hours 26 minutes and remain the fastest overall and fastest 2-way relay (England-to-France-to-England) in 14 hours 18 minutes in 1990.
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The overall winners of the Waikiki Roughwater Swim on Oahu in Hawaii include some very impressive ocean swimmers including legendary Olympic gold medalist sprinter Jim Montgomery. There have been many great races over the history of the event that inspired the swim leg of the Hawaii Ironman. In 1991 the
While the annual banquet for the English Channel swimmers is elegant and black-tie, the annual Catalina Channel Swimming Federation is casual held with the Pacific Ocean looming just offshore.At this year's banquet, as usual, there was laughter, tears and heartfelt acknowledgements by the swimmers that frequently touched upon family ties. David Hartmire
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The All-Time Catalina Channel Crossing list, compiled by time, including the recent 8:07:04 time of Hank Wise today, but not any of the other swims completed in 2010 or any two-way crossings, is below:The list is only ratified for swims completed until December 2009:1. Penny Lee Dean, USA (1976), MC,
