Cristian Mitrică, Swimming in the Midst of War
Cristian Mitrică completed a 20.5 km crossing of the Sea of Galilee in the midst of a declared war between Israel and Hamas
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Achieving The Oceans Seven in Hawaii, A Perspective of Kieron Palframan’s Crossing of the Molokai Channel
Kieron Palframan achieved the Oceans Seven with a 42 km crossing of the Molokai Channel in Hawaii
18 Years In The Making: Stephen Junk Achieves The Oceans Seven
62-year-old Stephen Junk of Western Australia completed the Oceans Seven with a 13 hour 17 minute crossing of the 35 km North Channel
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Kieron Palframan Achieves The Oceans Seven
Kieron Palframan of South African became the 25th person in history to complete the iconic Oceans Seven with a 21 hour 26 minute crossing of the Molokai Channel in Hawaii.
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Enei-chu: Swimmer In The Water
The Japanese use signage on their escort boats when guiding channel swimmers in the oceans and seas around the Japanese archipelago
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Andy Donaldson Takes On the Big Waters and Little Jellyfish Across Molokai
Shelley Taylor-Smith reports about Andy Donaldson’s 42 km Molokai Channel crossing en route to his calendar year Oceans Seven achievement.
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The Incredible, Inspirational English Channel Crossing of Walid Ahmed Abdel Kader
Walid Ahmed Abdel Kader swam across the English Channel with only one arm and one leg – due to a teenage train accident – in 12 hours 59 minutes in 1990. He tells his story.
Walid is a disabled Egyptian open water swimmer who only has one arm and one leg due to a train accident as a teenager. But he completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel in 12 hours 59 minutes in 1990 at the age of 19 with David Whyte as his escort pilot. He received the Channel
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Wind, Waves, and Sunburn – How True
Conrad Wennerberg wrote the venerable book Wind, Waves, and Sunburn – and decided upon the perfect title that sums up the sport of marathon swimming.
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Compilation of Shark Attacks of Open Water Swimmers
How many channel swimmers or ocean swimmers in a competitive race have been attacked by a shark?
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Increased Shark Encounters, Shark Attacks During Moonless Night Sky Channel Crossings
The discussion and fear of shark encounters and shark attacks of channel swimmers is ever present. Dr. Steven Minaglia and Melodee Liegl wrote a paper on the increased probability of shark encounters during moonless night sky channel crossings.
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