The Perfect Ideal Of A Male Swimmer Courtesy of WOWSA, California. Friendly and fit, intelligent and innovative, personable and professional. These are just a few of the characteristics that define the open water swimmers who venture beyond the shorelines around the world. From teenagers to great grandfathers, open water swimmers are billboards of
Sarah Thomas En Route To Mightily Raising The Bar Photo courtesy of James Musselwhite, Outdoor Swimmer Magazine. Sarah Thomas is raising the bar in the endurance sports world so high, it is difficult to fathom. With a two-way 24-hour'ish crossing of the English Channel finished, the cancer survivor is on her third consecutive crossing with plans to do an
Estrecho de Cook from Pablo Argüelles. 11 hours 20 minutes across the Cook Strait with Antonio Argüelles DÃaz-González on March 19th. In his own words, Argüelles explains his sixth Oceans Seven crossing: The trip to New Zealand was a long one, about 29 hours since arriving at Mexico City International Airport. During the flight from San Francisco I
Courtesy of Dr. Marilyn Korzekwa, Cook Strait, New Zealand. "The toughest part was the last hour in the dark," recalled Dr. Marilyn Korzekwa after her 11 hour 34 minute crossing in the 16ºC Cook Strait. "I had to sprint for all I was worth and then dig deeper for more sprint to punch through the tide at the end." Her pilot Philip Rush also worried
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On and around September 9th 1985, a slew of renowned open water swimmers finally got their chance to swim across the English Channel. The whole lot of them had been waiting for weeks for their chance to challenge the Channel. "The day was overcast, but the water was flat," recalls Sally Minty-Gravett who
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. While the shores of Dover are crowded with channel aspirants from around the world, it was not always the case. Dover as a destination and Cap Gris Nez as the goal is on the minds of many, but it was less of a thoroughfare in the 20th century. But swims out in the English Channel always have many untold
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Philip Rush has given the prolific American 3-man relay team of Chris Kraus, Brian Ross, and Rick Gaenzle the green light to attempt their final Oceans Seven relay crossing on January 13th - 17th. The trio has completed crossings of the Molokai Channel, the English Channel, the North Channel, the Tsugaru
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Earlier this year when Adam Walker was caught on video swimming with dolphins during his charity swim across the Cook Strait, millions of people saw him being Walkerized during his 8 hour 36 minute crossing. Viewers from around the world appreciated his efforts and the imagery of a swimmer battling the
Story and photos are courtesy of Kirsten Cameron about Dr. Mike Bodger's attempt to swim the Cook Strait as a 60th birthday present to himself in February 2010. This past week, our household had felt it had become experts on weather and tides. All day every day we have been checking the Met Service and discussing intently the possible implications of
Coach Vinay Marathe is a major force in swimming in India. Known overseas for coaching young marathon swimmer Aditya Santosh Raut, Coach Vinay Marathe has worked with Aditya and father Santosh Raut for the last 8 years. Coach Marathe (shown on left with Vinay Marathe and Philip Rush at the Cook Strait) has coached many ranked Indian national and
