Pat Gallant-Charette completed an 8 hour 22 minute crossing of the Sea of Galilee, setting the record as the oldest female to cross the lake.
Unprecedented Perimeter Swim Around The Sea of Galilee Courtesy of Ori Sela and Oded Rahav, Sea of Galilee, Israel. From October 22nd to 24th around the Sea of Galilee, a group of 18 swimmers and a support team pioneered a new marathon stage swim. They collectively completed a tandem swim around the perimeter of the major waterway in Israel. Ami
Ori Sela And Guy Cohen Talk About Swimming In Israel On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Sea of Galilee, Israel. Entrepreneur and Israeli national swimming team coach Ori Sela, and former Air Force pilot Guy Cohen talked about open water swimming in Israel with International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame chairman Ned Denison on today's edition of
Avishag Turek Scores A 10 Across The Sea of Galilee Courtesy of Guy Cohen, Sea of Galilee, Israel. On May 5th, Avishag Turek completed her 10th ratified lengthwise crossing of the Sea of Galilee in Israel in 6 hours 19 minutes 15 seconds. "The Galilee Marathon Swimming Association ratified the crossing as the official return of marathon swimming in
The New Stillwater 8 Courtesy of Michelle Macy, Portland, USA. Oceans Seven swimmer and Hall of Famer Michelle Macy announced the new and improved Stillwater 8. Macy first announced the solo marathon swimming challenge across 8 different lakes around the world in 2011. With the input and advice of Evan Morrison and other marathon swimmers, she revised
Galilee Marathon Swimming Association Launched Courtesy of Guy Cohen and Eyal Schachner, Galilee Marathon Swimming Association, Sea of Galilee, Israel. Guy Cohen and Eyal Schachner of the Galilee Marathon Swimming Association announced, "We are excited to announce the new and first marathon swimming association in Israel. Our website is up and running,
That Is How I Will Be Strong Courtesy of Ori Yehezkel, Sea of Galilee, Israel. It is not often - but it is very good - when open water swimmers are mentioned alongside great athletes in other sports. In a Hebrew-language book called Lexicon of Sports, edited by U. Simri and I. Pax and published by Sifriat Poalim - Workers' Book-Guild in Israel in 1959,
Mary Margaret Revell's Romance With The Water Photos and video courtesy of Nino Fazio. Information courtesy of Guy Cohen, Sea of Galilee, Israel. Disney recently reached out to 80-year-old Mary Margaret Revell Goodwin because they are interested in making a movie based on her life. Revell's travels and experiences have been totally off script. Her
Courtesy of Ori Yehezkel, Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo above shows Haim Tamir smearing Vaseline on Yitzhak Yehezkel before his 2nd crossing of the Sea of Galilee in 1953 On October 19th 1951, 35 swimmers raced across the Sea of Galilee from Ein-Gev to Tiberias in the presence of politicians including the the Speaker of the Knesset. The 4th edition of the
Joe Zemaitis, John Zemaitis Double Down Across The Sea of Galilee Courtesy of Joe Zemaitis, Sea of Galilee, Israel. Brothers Joe and John Zemaitis set off on history's second two-way crossing of the Sea of Galilee in Israel in the early morning of November 15th. The Sea of Galilee (or Kinneret) is the lowest freshwater lake in the world, 209 meters
