Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Shervan Shoaee, Project Manager for the Persian Gulf Swimming Project, reported that the Guinness Book of World Records formally recognized Iran's Mohammad Hossein Bibi Kobadi stage swim conducted over 84 days between December 19th 2011 and March 12th 2012 in the Persian Gulf. The Iranian swimming and
Mohammad Hossein Bibi Kobadi, a 34-year-old swimming and diving coach, is now over 80% of the way over with his 1000K assisted stage swim in the Persian Gulf from the Strait of Hormuz to Arvand Kenar along the coast of southeastern Iran. His course for his solo Persian Gulf Swim on left. Originally scheduled to take 100 days, he has swum an average of
On the 64th and 65th straight days of Mohammad Kobadi's stage swim in the Persian Gulf, the conditions have deteriorated and he has traversed less than 1 kilometer on both days. However, he remains significantly ahead of schedule on his 1000K stage swim. The water temperature is holding around 17°C in the Gulf now, but the winds have picked up creating
Mohammad Hossein Bibi Kobadi continues to forge on day by day in his 100-day 1000K stage swim in the Persian Gulf. Kobadi and his support team have traversed the following daily distances: 21.16K, 15.84K, 9.8K, 0.21K, 0.27K, 0.39K, 18.2K, 14.3K, 15.7K, 18.6K, 14.2K, 14.5K, 23.3K, 0.21K, 0.71K, 3.18K, 0.32K, 18.9K, 14.6K, 18.6K, 14.3K, 2.91K, 0.23K, 0.53K,
The overcast skies and jellyfish of the North Channel. The Great White Sharks and gray tidal harshness of the Farallon Islands. The bioluminescense and stillness of night swimming in the Catalina Channel. The massive rush at the start of the Midmar Mile, Great North Swim and Waikiki Roughwater Swim. The stark cold of the Cadiz Freedom Swim and Alcatraz
Mohammad Hossein Bibi Kobadi continues on his 23rd straight day in his stage swim along the Persian Gulf. During his 1000K swim, the Iranian swim coach added a protective cage to his wetsuit, paddles and fins in the 20°C Strait of Hormuz. After a 25.9K swim the day before, he started his 23rd stage at 11:40 am under sunny skies and generally flat
Mohammad Kobadi continues on his 16th straight day in his stage swim along the Persian Gulf. 1000 kilometers clad in a wetsuits and assisted by fins, his stage swim from the Strait of Hormuz will take him ultimately to Arvand Kenar in southeastern Iran. The 15.8K stage of 5 hours 30 minutes in 23°C from Moghoyeh yesterday was part of this 100-day stage
PERSIAN GULF. Nine days into his stage swim in the Persian Gulf, 34-year-old Mohammad Hosein Bibi Kobadi forges on. He swam 16.2K today from Qeshm Island in the Darkooh area. With the water temperature 21.6°C and humidity at 87%, today's swim was completed in 6 knot winds that kicked up dust along with 2-foot waves. After 90 minutes, the water smoothed
Mohammad Kobadi is a 34-year-old open water swimmer and coach began his unprecedented 1000K marathon swim across the Persian Gulf today. Kobadi is attempting an unassisted stage swim in the Persian Gulf from the Strait of Hormuz to Arvand Kenar along the coast of Iran. Kobadi (2nd from right in photo) and his team are expected to be en route for 100 days as
