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)
Dr Otto Thaning's English Channel Program At 73 Courtesy of Dr Otto Thaning of South Africa, the oldest individual to swim across the English Channel, together with his second Roger Finch in Dover, England. Dr. Thaning talks about the end of his English Channel swim, completed at the age of 73. "We ended the swim at about 11 pm in the pitch dark. In
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Des Renford first swam the English Channel in 1970, he was 43 years old and was referred to in the press as "Maroubra Grandfather Des Renford" because back in the 1970s swimming community, 43 was considered quite advanced in chronological age. But as Renford's articles remained tucked away and became
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. This summer, 73-year-old Dr. Otto Thaning of South Africa (12 hours 52 minutes) and 70-year-old Cyril Baldock of Australia (12 hours 45 minutes) completed a crossing of the English Channel. The dynamic duo join 70-year-olds Dr. Roger Allsopp (17 hours 51 minutes in 2011) and George Brunstad (15 hours 59
Stay Thirsty With The Most Interesting Men In The World Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Jonathan Goldsmith is a model who is featured in "the world's most interesting man" ad campaign that first began appearing in the United States in 2006. The fictional hero of the Most Interesting Man in the World Dos Equis beer campaign has a number
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Dr. Otto Thaning is a heart surgeon from Cape Town, South Africa who knows a lot about the heart and about heart. While he focuses on the heart (muscle) at work, he know about heart (spirit) in the open water. Last year, he was in England to attempt to become the oldest individual in history to swim across
Lewis Pugh was one the inductees in the 2013 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies held at the 2013 Global Open Water Swimming Conference in Cork, Ireland. While he is primarily known for his cold-water swims in Antarctica, across the North Pole, and up 5,200 meters on Mount Everest, Pugh also has a knack for accomplishing the extreme of
In 1994 when Dr. Otto Thaning went to England to swim the English Channel. "I remember going down to the post office to send him a telegram," said Lewis Pugh. "To wish him luck. This coming week, I will be tweeting and Facebooking it live. How times have changed." This week, Dr. Thaning is now in Dover again. This time to attempt to cross the Channel
Dr. Roger Allsopp did it in his 70s. Dr. Allsopp set the standard in terms of the oldest individual to successfully cross the English Channel. His record was enticement for Professor George Thorton who gave a valiant attempt today before pulling out in 9 hours 18 minute and boarding Eddie Spelling's escort boat Anastasia. Next up on the senior scale in
Theodore Yach describes his latest rough water exploit in his 8 km swim around Cape Point. Watching the weather is a bit of a science – read obsession – for ocean swimmers in Cape Town so when I realised by Thursday evening that the weekend would be a great Robben Island to 3 Anchor Bay opportunity I tried to raise a crew. My plans came to nought when
