Aysu Türkoğlu (24, Turkey, MSF bio here, @aysu.turkoglu), one of the most popular open water swimmers in the world with 499k Instagram followers, completed her sixth of seven Oceans Seven channels. She crossed the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan in 13 hours 44 minutes on July 4th under the escort of Captain Mizushima.
Oceans Seven Journey to date
- English Channel: 16 hours 28 minutes in 2022
- North Channel: 11 hours 48 minutes in 2023
- Cook Strait: 7 hours 21 minutes in 2024
- Catalina Channel: 11 hours 36 minutes in 2024
- Molokai Channel: 21 hours 22 minutes in 2025
- Tsugaru Channel: 13 hours 44 minutes in 2026
- Strait of Gibraltar: one to go
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