Like all the other Oceans Seven swims, channel swimmers around the world are gearing up for the Tsugaru Channel. In addition to the good number of Japanese relays with masters swimmers, channel swimmers from South Africa (Roger Finch), Spain (Miquel Suñer Comalat), Guatemala (Yesenia Cabrera Fuego), USA (Brad McVetta) and England (Adam Walker) are making
The Far East is so far away. But island nations like Japan present a number of wonderfully challenging opportunities for ocean swims from the tropical waters of Okinawa to the challenging waterway of the Tsugaru Channel. For swimmers who wish to visit the Far East and swim across lakes, between channels and around islands in Japan, Ocean Navi is an
A six-person relay team of Japanese masters swimmers from Tokyo's Ocean Navi completed their first crossing of the Tsugaru Channel yesterday. Under the helm of Captain Mizushima with the support of coordinator Masayuki Moriya and observer Motoko Honma, Kouji Kobayashi (小林功司 age 44), Etsuko Shima (島悦子 age 51), Yoshitaka Saito (斎藤好豪 age 43), Naoko Saito
Borneo Rain Forest Ocean Swim Tour Japanese waterman Masayuki Moriya of Ocean Navi is offering a Borneo Rain Forest Ocean Swim Tour in Malaysia between April 19th and 23rd. The masters swimming-oriented tour that originates out of Tokyo offer a group island hopping tour. Participants are escorted by kayaks and support boats in swims up to 13 kilometers
Japanese swimmer Masayuki Moriya came back after a failed attempt across the Tsugaru Channel between Honshu and Hokkaido last year to triumph over the channel this week in a wetsuit swim. The neoprene-clad Japanese coach completed one of the Oceans Seven channels in 11 hours 55 minutes. He had previously crossed the Tsugaru Channel in 2008 and 2009 and
