
When New Jerseyan Don Walsh Circled The Original
Don Walsh described his 50.5 km circumnavigation swim around the Isle of Jersey
Don Walsh described his 50.5 km circumnavigation swim around the Isle of Jersey
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In 1992 as a 35-year-old, Sally Minty-Gravett, M.B.E. first swam around Jersey Island in 10 hours 47, becoming the eleventh individual to complete the 66 km circumnavigation. "Her swim wasn't actually initially planned as a Round Jersey Solo, but as a 10-hour training swim. As her pilot, I spoke to her at