Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The open water is a great equalizer. High navigational IQ knows no gender or age barriers. Gertrude Ederle showed the world that women could swim across the English Channel. Lynne Cox did things no man dreamed before. Penny Dean crushed not only the English Channel record, but also the Catalina Channel
Back in 1985, people didn't email, they simply mailed things. Back in 1985, a hydrid probably had something to do with flora, not vehicular transportation. Back in 1985, Microsoft launched its first version of Windows and compact disks and .com were first introduced. And back in 1985, Peter Jurzynski first visited Folkestone on the shores of the English
International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer Peter Jurzynski has set the bar for Americans who wish to repeatedly swim the English Channel. Over the course of 31 trips from his native Massachusetts across the pond to England, Jurzynski has made 20 attempts and 14 successful crossings, more than any other American. As he approaches his 61st
The World Swimming Majors has compiled the data on thousands of open water swimmers in 30 major marathon swims around the world. The 30 events are listed here. The data is organized and searchable by age, country, gender and location (e.g., English Channel). While the data base is not complete, it is interesting to see where swimmers rank. The more swims
