Neil Armstrong, Commander of the Apollo 11, passed away on Saturday. An estimated 600 million people watched the Navy pilot set foot on the moon in 1969 and heard him utter his most famous statement, "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind" when he stepped off of his lunar module onto the moon. The humble American astronaut was never
If not him, who? If not now, when? If not the English Channel, where? George Thornton has answered these questions for himself. Next month the 72-year-old American industrial psychology professor at Colorado State University, trains and dreams of becoming the oldest man to swim the English Channel. 70-year-old Roger Allsopp's celebrated record set the
In September 1979, the 58-year-old James "Doc" Counsilman stepped into the waters of the English Channel, attempting to become the oldest man at that time to successfully complete the challenging swim. What made the swim even more difficult for Counsilman was that four years earlier, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. The 30-minute documentary
Over 300 people braved uninviting weather on H2Open Day where Olympic bronze medalist Cassandra Patten presented the winners of the 2012 H2Open Awards at the inaugural ceremony organized by H2Open Magazine. The awards, designed to celebrate achievement in open water swimming, received over 200 nominations across the eight categories. A distinguished panel
Paul Irwin, Dr. Bruce Hughes, Jon Parker, Simon Mathers and John Jameson are back at it again. The five friends and triathletes set a record of 7 hours 3 minutes in a 5-man 21-mile relay between Lundy Island to Woolacombe Beach in North Devon, United Kingdom in 2009. But with their appetites whet, they intend to really step up their training on a monster
World record holder Dr. Roger Allsopp (oldest man to swim across the English Channel) joined 1,000 other swimmers in Guernsey for the annual Boxing Day charity swim. This year's event at Cobo Bay raised £8,000 for the Guernsey Cheshire Home for the physically disabled. And, like many reports of Polar Bear Swims and dips in the cold water coming in from
Universal Sports knows an interesting niche for public consumption of the open water world: adventure swimming. Not only has Jamie Patrick's swim in Lake Tahoe been documented by Universal Sports, but they are also working on another film called "Swimming California" about his Sacramento River adventure swim. The film is about the experience of Jamie's
At the age of 65, Dr. Roger Allsopp became the fourth oldest person to successfully swim across the English Channel. But he did not rest on those laurels. This August, at the age of 70, he became the oldest person to swim across the English Channel in 17 hours 51 minutes. Dr. Allsopp, a retired surgeon, inspired many to lead more healthful lives with his
After ten days, a close battle is shaping up among the top six men in the World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year poll, with the rest of the nominees following in their wake. One of the goals of the World Open Water Swimming Awards is to call attention to all the heroes of the sport, from adventure swimmers to elite professionals, from race directors to
Retired surgeon Dr. Roger Allsopp showed society and the global open
water swimming society what is physically possible in the latter half of
life.
The 70-year-old dynamo successfully crossed the English Channel in
17 hours and 51 minutes to become the oldest person to ever do so.
Despite a six-meter spring tide, Dr. Allsopp endured a
