Now that Kimberly Chambers is ranked sixth on the global Oceans Seven rankings, her profile in the sport is increasing. With the Cook Strait, English Channel, Catalina Channel, Molokai Channel, and Strait of Gibraltar under her belt, she only has the Tsugaru Channel and the North Channel to complete in order to achieve the Oceans Seven. Given the fact
Kimberly Chambers has done the Cook Strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand, the Molokai Channel between Oahu and Molokai Islands in Hawaii, the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco, and the Catalina Channel from Catalina Island to the California mainland. Next up: the English Channel, her #5 on her journey to the Oceans
Kimberly Chambers writes in her blog about Buried Treasures. Turning to look out at my crew, I am exhausted and dazed. I feel as if I have just emerged from the recovery room, post-surgery. Though now awake from the general anesthesia, the mental "fogging" effects of the drugs are still very much in effect. Without saying a word, I sit down immediately on
Kimberly Chambers of New Zealand completed her fourth Oceans Seven channel swim this bit-of-a-hazy summer morning with a 11 hour 30 minute'ish solo crossing from the Catalina Channel to the California mainland. Beat but happy with her weekday adventure, she has now completed the Cook Strait in her native land, the Molokai Channel from Molokai to Oahu in
"We did it!," Facebooked Kimberly Chambers. "Joseph Locke and I completed our Strait of Gibraltar swim in 4 hours 39 minutes. [It was] a magical swim from Europe to Africa with one very special person. [I am] very proud to be the first New Zealand woman to complete this swim. There were perfect conditions for the first couple of hours. It was like a
Joseph Locke and Kimberly Chambers will swim together across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco today. The swimming couple will do a two-fer, a duo across the Strait for her third Oceans Seven channel. The New Zealander currently living in San Francisco and a member of the Night Train Swimmers has already completed a Molokai Channel swim (19
