Taiwan Strait Archives – World Open Water Swimming Association

Dynamic Duos Cross Channel From Taiwan To China

Steven Munatones 10/30/2012 No Comment

The fourth Xiamen-Kinmen Swim drew 75 two-person teams to the 8 km cross-channel crossing of the Taiwan Strait. Escorted by kayakers and canoeists with safety buoys on each swimmer, the swimmers came from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao. With the start on Kinmen on Taiwan and the finish at Xiamen on mainland China, Yao Han and Zhang Zibin won in 1 hour

Zhang Jian’s Hometown Is The Ocean

Steven Munatones 05/26/2012 No Comment

Zhang Jian of China hopes to become the first person to swim across the 141 km (87.6 miles) Taiwan Strait. "It would be a dream come true," said the Sports Director at Beijing Sports University who idea was first born when he swam across the 29.5 km Qiongzhou Strait in 1988. But his career has included a number of other swims, enabling him to build up to

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Dynamic Duos Cross Channel From Taiwan To China

Zhang Jian’s Hometown Is The Ocean