The Future Is Now After 80 Years
Dr. Otto Thaning became the oldest person to swim from Robben Island at the age of 80, escorted by Martin Goodman, Lewis Pugh and Roger Finch.
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Dr. Otto Thaning Presents At The Cold Water Capers
Dr. Otto Thaning is the next speaker at the Cold Water Capers, a renowned open water swimmer speaker series organized by the Cape Long Distance Swimming Association
Sally Minty-Gravett, Otto Thaning Talk Longevity On WOWSA Live
Sally Minty-Gravett, Otto Thaning Talk Longevity On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmers Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE and cardiologist Dr. Otto Thaning have both enjoyed long and illustrious careers in the open water. Minty-Gravett aims to swim across the English
Sally Minty-Gravett, Otto Thaning Talk Longevity On WOWSA Live, Part 2
Dr. Otto Thaning and Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE talk about longevity with Ned Denison and Steven Munatones on WOWSA Live.
Sally Minty-Gravett, Otto Thaning, Ned Denison Give Tribute To Varne Ridge On WOWSA Live
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Sally Minty-Gravett, MBE from Jersey, and Dr. Otto Thaning of Cape Town, South Africa recalled their time at the Varne Ridge Holiday Park in Folkestone, England. Owned and operated by Evelyn Frantzeskou and her husband David Frantzeskou
Swimming Around Africa
Swimming Around Africa Courtesy of OpenWater Africa, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Following in the wake of Lewis Pugh (9 hours 52 minutes in 1992, Dr. Otto Thaning (10 hours 5 minutes in 1992), Abigail Brown (9 hours 45 minutes in 2010), Milko van Gool (8 hours 46 minutes in 2013), Kaitlin Harthoorn (9 hours 17 minutes in 2013), Jean
Open Water Swimming Heroes From South Africa
Open Water Swimming Heroes From South Africa Photo of Theodore Yach, courtesy of Cape Long Distance Swimming Association, Cape Town, South Africa. A CLDSA Hero is an accomplished open water swimmer, coach, pilot or official recognized by the Cape Long Distance Swimming Association. Inducted members who have been named CLDSA Heroes include solo swimmers who
Shapland Swimming As A Near Septuagenarian
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The oldest individuals to have successfully crossed the English Channel include renowned members of the Half Century Club: 1. Otto Thaning (South Africa), 73 years, E/F, 12:52 in 2014 2. Cyril Baldock (Australia), 70 years and 9 months, E/F, 12:45 in 2014 3. Roger Allsopp (England), 70 years and 4 months,
Oldest Individuals To Swim Across The World’s Channels
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Toshio Tominaga is a 73-year-old Japanese open water swimmer who will soon attempt to swim across the Tsugaru Channel in Japan. If Tominaga is successful in swimming from Honshu to Hokkaido in northern Japan, he will enter the annals of channel swimming as one of the oldest athletes ever to successfully
How Old Can They Go? Very Old
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We are quite confident that the record books will be completely rewritten over the next 20-30 years in terms of the healthful longevity of open water swimmers. At this time, 73-year-old Dr. Otto Thaning (South Africa), 70-year-old Cyril Baldock (Australia) and 70-year-old Dr. Roger Allsopp (Great Britain)