Comparing the fastest channel solo crossing records with the 6-person relay crossing records around the world is interesting. "The record times for a single swimmer and the record for six swimmers is actually not that great. When I realized this, it was surprising to me," observed Steven Munatones. "For example, in the English Channel, the solo
Greatness, however defined, is the quality of being great, distinguished, or eminent. "When I think of great open water swimmers, certain names immediately come to mind," says Steven Munatones. "In history, there were people like Lord Byron, Captain Matthew Webb, Gertrude Ederle, Duke Kahanamoku, Alick Wickham, Robert Dowling, and Annette Kellerman.
Mike Oram Talks About English Channel Swimming On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Dover, England. 73-year-old Mike Oram, the world's most experienced channel escort pilot, is a fountain of expertise and experience of all kinds of English Channel crossings including solo swimmers, rowers, adventure, extreme and wetsuit athletes, and London to Paris
World Record Progression Of English Channel Crossings Courtesy of Julian Critchlow, English Channel. Out of curiosity, we wondered what the gradual progression of the English Channel crossing records were since 1875. Based on Julian Critchlow's database, we found out these nuggets of history of swims from France to England and from England to
> Sweet...Swimming Celebrations After überswimmer Sarah Thomas completed her unprecedented 54 hour 10 minute 4-way English Channel crossing earlier this week, she sat on the rocky shoreline relaxing, relishing her feat, and eating M&M candies. It reminded us of the Trent Grimsey cake and other sweet delights that swimmers have enjoyed in various
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Trent Grimsey started to make his mark on the open water swimming, he was not known as a cold water specialist. Far from it. But the Aussie distance specialist gradually became acclimatized to colder water temperatures and culminated his career by setting the most hallowed record in the sport:
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Coffs Harbour Ocean Swim at Jetty Beach, between Brisbane and Sydney in Australia, is a charity event with 150m, 300m, 600m and 2 km races across a beautiful protected harbour. At last year's race, English Channel record holder Trent Grimsey came out of retirement to fire up his competitive juices
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The 35th edition of the Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli in 1990 has been a signature race for decades. But the 1990 race was a showcase event that pitted 18 swimmers against each other who ultimately became inductees - Honour Swimmers - in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. American David
Courtesy of Tara Diversi, Queensland, Australia. Jane Gordon is a mother of 3 children (8-year-old Hugo, 6-year-old Archie, and 3-year-old Rupert 3). She and her family live in Brisbane, Australia. Coached by English Channel world record holder and fellow Aussie Trent Grimsey, her window to attempt a crossing of the English Channel is July
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If we had to make a theoretical all-star relay of great male open water swimmers to swim across any of the Oceans Seven channels (English Channel, Catalina Channel, Molokai Channel, Strait of Gibraltar, North Channel, Cook Strait or Tsugaru Channel), it would be an extremely difficult choice. With the
