
Observing and Documenting The Improbable
The details of an Observer's Report, with the two-way crossing of the Catalina Channel by Stève Stievenart as an example.
The details of an Observer's Report, with the two-way crossing of the Catalina Channel by Stève Stievenart as an example.
On 15-16 June 2022, Stève Stievenart completed a 64.6 km two-way crossing of the Catalina Channel, starting and finishing at Smuggler's Cove on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in 28 hours 45 minutes 48 seconds at the age of 45.
Stève Stievenart, a 44-year-old
open water swimmer
from Wimereux, France is nicknamed the
Seal as he reportedly eats up to a kilogram of fish per day. He has certainly lived up to his nickname with this ice swimming, marathon swimming, and channel swimming feats of late. After kick starting his distance swimming with