Chris Sifleet And Loch Lomond0 (0)
Chris Sifleet coaches open water swimmers in Loch Lomond of every level.
Tag: Loch Lomond
Chris Sifleet And Loch Lomond
Venturing Around The Venue, Looking Around LEN0 (0)
Venturing Around The Venue, Looking Around LEN Courtesy of Colin Hill, Loch Lomond, Scotland. Women's 5 km Results: 1. Sharon van Rouwendaal (Netherlands) 56:01.0 2. Leonie Antonia Beck (Germany) 56:17.8 3. Rachele Bruni (Italy) 56:49.7 4. Arianna Bridi (Italy) 56:58.8 5. Kalliopi Araouzou (Greece) 57:17.3 6. Alena Benesova (Czech Republic) 57:21.1
Sabrina, Swiss Swimming Spectacularly0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Sabrina Wiedmer is versatile, living a global aquatic life. In 2013, the 27-year-old Swiss started off her open water swimming career with a 16 km Cork to Cobh Swim in Ireland that took her 3 hours 10 minutes. She still holds the record for the fastest time on this course. Over the winter, Wiedmer
Philip Hodges Cuts His Wake Across Loch Lomond0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Philip Hodges was one of two swimmers, including Adrian Rotchell who finished in 14 hours, to complete the recent Loch Lomond crossing in Scotland. The 44-year-old Hodges, who finished the cross-lake challenge in 13 hours 1 minute, trained by Ned Denison in Cork and was extremely grateful for the
Great Scottish swim…What A Honeymoon0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Alexander Studzinski won the Great Scottish Swim, competing with 2,500 other open water swimmers in Loch Lomond yesterday. It was a fitting farewell to the German marathon swimmer who is now off with his fiancé Beatrix Eisel to Hawaii for their wedding before their Maui Channel Swim. Beatrix, a former
David Dawson Has A Happy Birthday0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. David Dawson had an unexpectedly great day. Dawson became the first New Zealander to cross the 21.6-mile Loch Lomond. The 12 hour 21 minute traverse in Scotland on August 12th was a fundraiser for the Rotorua Community Hospice where Dawson raised more than $8,000. Chris Sifleet of Swim4miles recalls
Commander Forsberg Starts Loch Lomond Crossings0 (0)
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Commander Charles Gerald Forsberg OBE, RN started something that many stars in the marathon swimming world have replicated - a 21.6-mile swim across Loch Lomond in Scotland. Commander Forsberg also competed a total of 211 long distance swims, logging 2,021 km (1,256 miles) in championship swims. He later
Scott McQuade Glad To Be Back In The Swim Of Things0 (0)
Scott McQuade from Wishaw, North Lanarkshire effectively spends his time at work managing teams of virtual, remote and direct as a Global Programme Manager at Dell, but the Scottish swimmer had gotten out of touch with the water for 20 years. "A friend at work wanted to do the Great Scottish Swim in Loch Lomond and talked me into it," McQuade recalls as he
Karen Weir Knows No Bounds In The Open Water0 (0)
Karen Weir of Paisley, Scotland swam as a child, but only in the last few years have she returned to her aquatic roots. "In 2010, my brother asked if I wanted to do the Great Scottish Swim with him." She has not stopped since, swimming in many locations throughout Scotland, England, Ireland and Australia. "Along with all the outdoor swimming I do, I
It’s A Loch, A Close Battle Between Reichert And Ho0 (0)
2013 Team Pursuit world champion Christian Reichert of Germany and former FINA World Cup winner and Olympian Chad Ho from South Africa are guaranteed to lock into a mano-a-mano battle in Loch Lomond at the Great Scottish Swim tomorrow. In the the Great Scottish Swim, the two open water stars will be joined by 2,000 others, including the British Olympic
