Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. On the August 11th edition of WOWSA Live, English Channel three-way record holder and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Philip Rush talks about his career on the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation circuit, his classic mano-a-mano races against Claudio Plit in
Sarah Thomas En Route To Mightily Raising The Bar Photo courtesy of James Musselwhite, Outdoor Swimmer Magazine. Sarah Thomas is raising the bar in the endurance sports world so high, it is difficult to fathom. With a two-way 24-hour'ish crossing of the English Channel finished, the cancer survivor is on her third consecutive crossing with plans to do an
GPS tracking courtesy of Evan Morrison, Catalina Channel, California. Robert Palmese had raised the money, recruited the crew, trained the miles, and planned for the first three-way crossing of the Catalina Channel. But he had not planned for a shoulder injury (bicep tendonitis) before his estimated 36+ hour attempt. An hour from Catalina Island, his
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Robert Palmese completed a solo crossing of the Catalina Channel in 12 hours 21 minutes 2015. At the annual banquet among his Catalina Channel peers, he announced his attempt at an unprecedented three-way crossing on August 11th 2016. A student at San Diego Mesa College, he has his coaches Nathan Resch
Her mind is set. Her mindset is geared towards long, arduous swims across countries. Chloë McCardel twice prepared herself to swim a triple crossing of the English Channel. Although she swam blazing fast on the first two legs, she never quite made the complete three-way crossing. But that preparation is optimal for her Straits of Florida swim to be
American Jon Erikson was the first person to complete a three-way crossing of the English Channel in 1981 with a historic 38 hour 27 minute effort. An Honour Swimmer in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame, Erikson swam the English Channel in 1969 and a two-way in 1979 with his first leg as the fastest crossing of the year. The son of the
