We Are Not Getting Across This Channel
SWIM TO AFRICA – 2016 Documentary trailer by Skyscraper Productions from Skyscraper Productions on Vimeo.
Unprepared. Jet-lagged. Exhausted.
Six swimmers with the goal of completing a tandem swim across the Strait of Gibraltar had three strikes against them.
Tankers got in their way. The slower swimmers were lagging.
Swim To Africa, a documentary film by Skyscraper Productions, dramatically tells their collective story from Spain to Morocco.
Director Brett Drogmund describes the film, “Six swimmers from around the globe attempt to swim from Europe to Africa. A world champion swimmer (Brendan Capell), a CEO (Alan Morelli), a cancer patient (Amy Aukstralnis), a heart attack survivor (Kevin Owens), an Olympian (Ky Hurst) and a college professor (Jorge Balbas) whose lifelong dream has always been to swim the Strait of Gibraltar. We follow the stories of these swimmers as they battle the freezing elements across two continents. Their mental and physical ‘marathon in the dark’ will test everyone with surprising results.”
Kevin Owens says, “Swim To Africa truly shows the beauty of the sport that we love.”
The film will premier at the All Sports – Los Angeles Film Festival on April 15th.
Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Six swimmers with the goal of completing a tandem swim across the Strait of Gibraltar had three strikes against them.
Tankers got in their way. The slower swimmers were lagging.
Swim To Africa, a documentary film by Skyscraper Productions, dramatically tells their collective story from Spain to Morocco.
Director Brett Drogmund describes the film, “Six swimmers from around the globe attempt to swim from Europe to Africa. A world champion swimmer (Brendan Capell), a CEO (Alan Morelli), a cancer patient (Amy Aukstralnis), a heart attack survivor (Kevin Owens), an Olympian (Ky Hurst) and a college professor (Jorge Balbas) whose lifelong dream has always been to swim the Strait of Gibraltar. We follow the stories of these swimmers as they battle the freezing elements across two continents. Their mental and physical ‘marathon in the dark’ will test everyone with surprising results.”
Kevin Owens says, “Swim To Africa truly shows the beauty of the sport that we love.”
The film will premier at the All Sports – Los Angeles Film Festival on April 15th.
Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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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