Courtesy of WOWSA. Two record-breaking attempts around Manhattan Island occurred during the 2010-2011 seasons, both involved Rondi Davies. Captain Tim Johnson provided the background information for the September 10th 2010 record-breaking attempt that involved professional marathon swimmers Mark Warkentin (shown on left above), Petar Stoychev (shown on right above) with Rondi Davies and Tobey-Anne Saracino. […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Christopher Judge will attempt a swim across the North Channel from Donaghadee, Ireland to Portpatrick, Scotland this September in order to raise funds for the Stephen Lyness Foundation, a friend who died 12 years ago from Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome. “I am really looking forward to the experience and

Courtesy of The Longest Swim, Pacific Ocean. Benoît Lecomte plans to swim across the Pacific Ocean from Tokyo to San Francisco with an overriding goal to better understand and protect the oceans. “The Longest Swim is also the first scientific expedition of its kind, making it possible to collect important data on the state of