Tunnel Under The Tsugaru Channel Broken By Swiss
The world’s media reported today that the Swiss broke the Japanese world record in designing and building the longest tunnel in the world. What is interesting for the open water swimming world about this news is that the Swiss’ 35.4-mile tunnel underneath the Swiss Alps broke the existing record of the Seikan Tunnel (see schematic diagram on left).
The Seikan Tunnel is the 33.5-mile tunnel under the Tsugaru Channel, one of the Oceans Seven waterways.
Tappi Misaki on Honshu is shown on the bottom left, one of the possible starting points to conquer the Tsugaru Channel, with the Hokkaido coast shown in the upper left. Due to the currents and tides, these are the best and closest points to set off on the difficult Japanese challenge based on discussions with the engineers who spent decades studying the currents, tides and conditions of the Tsugaru Channel.
The Tsugaru Channel separates Honshu, the main island of Japan, from Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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