Double River Swim Challenge By Madswimmer Courtesy of Madswimmer, South Africa. Madswimmer is organizing the Double River Swim Challenge, a 2-day 41 km stage swim in the Bushman's River (26 km) and the Kariega River (15 km) on December 7th - 8th. Francois du Toit announced, "We still have a few spaces available in the Double River Swim." Contact
Courtesy of WOWSA, Jupiter, Florida. Pablo Fernández Álvarez, 100 km Down The Coast Of Florida Pablo Fernández Álvarez participated in the Great Shark Swim, a planned 100 km charity swim organized by Madswimmer in the Agulhas Current along the KwaZulu Natal Coast in South Africa. Unfortunately, the team and Fernandez' swim was halted after 28.24 km and 9
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Pan-American Colibrí Swim is a cross-border swim by a group of ocean swimmers and kayakers from five nations whose purpose to raise awareness and funds for the Colibrí Center for Human Rights. "The Colibrí Center for Human Rights serves to alleviate the suffering of individuals whose family members have
Courtesy of Madswimmer, South Africa. Madswimmer explained what they did in 2016, a year "full of exciting swims, mad challenges and some great opportunities for us all to assist the very worthy charities we have selected. As you may know, we ended last year with an amazing R1,500,000 raised for our charities – this year, our intention is to raise that
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 'Twas the days before Christmas and all along the coast, The swimmers were gathering to give it their most; The seashore was calm, looking all tranquil and bare, Awaiting the paddlers who would soon be there; Before sunrise, swimmers are inspired with dreams in their heads, Pushing themselves in the
Courtesy of Jean Craven, Madswimmer, Planet Earth. Where was Madswimmer in 2016? Madswimmer was all over the globe: doing good, raising money, swimming far, adventuring courageously. "What an incredible year this has been for the Madswimmer team – completing a total of six big swims and raising over R2million (US$142,281) for local charities. This is
Evan Feldman and Hylton Lockitch on South Africa's Madswimmer were interviewed on Expresso Show about their Dead Sea Swim, 17.5 km between Jordan and Israel across the Dead Sea in a group tandem swim. Open water swimmers can face inherent risks while completing a swim that can range include marine life from sharks and jellyfish to orcas and sea snakes,
Courtesy of Ram Barkai, founder of the International Ice Swimming Association. Ram Barkai, founder of the International Ice Swimming Association, is well-known for his ice swimming exploits in his native South Africa, in the Southern Ocean in Antarctica, in Patagonia, in Great Britain, Ireland, Siberia and Murmansk, Russia. But he is shifting gears from
Courtesy of Madswimmer, Dead Sea with Jordan to the east and Israel to the west. Generations of over-farming, pollution and poor environmental policies have led to the the degeneration and depletion of the Dead Sea between Jordan to the east and Israel to the west. To raise awareness and bring people and cultures together to preserve, protect and enhance
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Madswimmer's Hi-Lo Challenge is a unique two-part open water swimming challenge. Last year, Mt. Ojos The Big Swim was Part One, a high-altitude swim on Mt Tres Cruces at 5,909 meters (19,386 feet) [see above]. Part Two will be in the Dead Sea where the Madswimmers will swim in the lowest open water
