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Jim Dreyer attempted another self-sustained swim 133.5 km across Lake Michigan on September 2nd. How did he fare?
The Legend Lives On: 68 Swimmers to Tackle the 661 km Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Swim Read More »
Catherine Breed has been preparing for this audacious Swim California, 1,448 km stage swim down the entire coast of California all her life.
Catherine Breeds A Special Love of the Coast of California Read More »
Moesha Johnson won Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in dominating fashion
Ichiko Kajimoto Looks to Make the Podium at the Upcoming World Championships Read More »
Moesha Johnson won Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in dominating fashion
2028 Olympic Marathon Swim Gold Medal Favorite Moesha Johnson Keeps Winning Read More »
With Andreas Waschburger (38, Germany, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, @andreaswaschburger) waiting in the wings and Alexandra Rossi Cima (50, Brazil, MSF bio here) coming up later this month, soloists Robert Woodhouse (Australia, 59, MSF bio here) and Gráinne Moss (55, Ireland, MSF bio here) were lining up in Kodomari to make their attempt on the 19.5 km
The Doctor Makes A House Call To The Tsugaru Channel Read More »
There comes an inflection point in every channel crossing and marathon swim when a swimmer When the water temperature dropped from 23°C to 15°C and the flat water turned angry in the Tsugaru Channel about 12 km from his finish in Hokkaido, Andreas Waschburger (38, Germany, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, @andreaswaschburger) met his
When Andreas Waschburger Made An Important Decision in the Tsugaru Channel Read More »
Coaches Gerry Rodrigues and Jim Lubinski talk about learning and refining open water skills on their TOWER 26 Be Race Ready podcast series.
Open Water Sighting Discussion on the TOWER 26 Podcast Read More »
Rob Woodhouse (Australia, 59, MSF bio here) succeeded at what he described as the “hardest swim of his life.” The shortest straight-line tangent between Honshu and Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan is 19.5 km, but Woodhouse had to endure at least 58.6 km of hard swimming. While the water temperature started at 22°C in Kodomari
“It Was The Hardest Swim Of My Life,” Rob Woodhouse Achieves The Oceans Seven Read More »
Dr. Tapan Kumar Panigrahi coached Sayani Das across the 14.4 km Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 3 hours 51 minutes in a tandem swim with Ryan Utsumi to complete her sixth Oceans Seven channel crossing. He has coached many others in the pool and open water over the decades. Now it is his turn. He is ready to go on his
Now It is His Turn: Dr. Tapan Kumar Panigrahi Swimming 81 km Read More »
July 5th is the date of a massive mega earthquake that is predicted to hit Japan. The massive earthquake could cause trillions of dollars of property damage and lead to many deaths and a resultant tsunami that would be unprecedented in contemporary times. The prediction has been shared globally, impacting inbound tourism into Japan. The