Denize Le Pennec Kicked Off Something Special Around Jersey
Denize Le Pennec was the first of many who have completed a 50.5 km Round Jersey circumnavigation swim
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France Rounds Jersey
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The day before Michelle Macy set a new record for the Round Jersey solo circumnavigation swim under great conditions, Emma France from Guildford in the UK was not so fortunate. But the outcome was the same: success. France knows what marathon swimming is all about; she understands the ebbs and flows of
A Job Exceedingly Well Done, First Guern Around Jersey
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There is almost nothing as comforting, deep and well-deserved as a nap after a punishing endurance event. The body and the mind have been taxed to its maximum and slumber provides that much-needed recovery. That is exactly what Adrian Sarchet earned after his 11 hour 29 minute circumnavigation swim around
Anna Canna
Anna Wardley is set to Round Jersey tomorrow. Her 41-mile (65.9 km) circumnavigation of the Island of Jersey in the middle of the English Channel is her third stage in the 5 Islands Challenge charity swim. Her fourth circumnavigation will be a 30-miler around Hebridean Tiree, and the finale will be a 60-miler around the Isle of Wight in September.
31160 Reasons To Round Jersey
In the final accounting tally, Exercise Jersey Eagle raised £31160 for Holidays for Heroes - Jersey on their Round Jersey Relay competition. The Royal Air Force Swimming Association set a record in 9 hours 26 minutes. [Read more...] Copyright © 2012 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Round Jersey Military Relay Race – The Americans
The 41-mile Round Jersey military relay race is on. A small flotilla of military teams will challenge the elements in August under the guidance of Sgt. Mike James, a specialist physiotherapist from the Royal Air Force, Colonel Rob Healey of the Army, Major Hamish McCarthy, and the Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club vice president Charlie Gravett. One team
Battle Around Jersey For Holidays For Heroes
The race is on. In 2009 a team comprising of severely wounded British Servicemen and women from both Afghanistan, Iraq and other theatres of unpleasantness formed a team called Battle Back. They swum a superb English Channel crossing and were awarded the Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club trophy for 'against all odds' as a result. Battle Back was given
Round Jersey And Jersey France Season Fills Up
Charlie Gravett, Vice President of the Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club announced there are now 26 booked 41-mile Round Jersey and Jersey to France swims. "15 of those Jersey to France include both solos and a relay from the Jersey Juniors, a mob of 14+ year old youngsters all with a growing CV of swims to their names, are all great prospects for the
How Unique And Unusual Are Marathon Swimmers?
In all of human history, Open Water Source estimates that approximately 10,180 people have willingly swum more than 6 hours non-stop in an open body of water. This number does not include individuals who have been unwillingly tossed off of ships or found themselves swimming and drifting to shore due to warfare or shipwrecks. The number does include
World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year – Poll Update
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. After ten days, there is very close battle at the top of the 2011 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year, followed by a large group of nominees statistically grouped together. With voting continuing until December 31st, there will be many changes in the current standings. Like many open water
