To educate, entertain, and enthuse those who venture beyond the shore
Tina Deeken won the 2023 BSN Disabled Athlete of the Year for her outstanding achievements open water swimming, ice swimming, triathlon, and other extreme endeavors.
Narelle Simpson, Kevin Murphy, and Jacqueline Mcclelland spoke with Ned Denison of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame about how to support paraswimmers including James Pittar, Ros Hardiman, and Dr. Caroline Block
Salvatore Cimmino is a disabled Italian swimmer who became the first disabled athlete to swim across the Cook Strait in New Zealand. His 8 hour 20 minute Cook Strait crossing, organized by Philip Rush, was part of his tour Swimming in the Seas of the Globe (A Nuoto nei Mari del Globo – see here and list of 17 swims below) to …
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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
Ned Denison started a volunteer group to help disabled swimmers on long swims and open water swims.
Jonty Warkenen became the first amputee to successfully cross the North Channel