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“It Was The Hardest Swim Of My Life,” Rob Woodhouse Achieves The Oceans Seven

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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 […]

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Now It is His Turn: Dr. Tapan Kumar Panigrahi Swimming 81 km

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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

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With Swimmers Lining Up On Japanese Shores, What About The Predicted Mega Earthquake and Impending Tsunami?

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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

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Avram Serves As An Ambassador Along His Triple Crown of River Stage Swims

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Avram Iancu (48, Romania, MSF bio here, @avramiancu) has started to get into the flow of his 530 km Triple Crown of River Stage Swims in the Rhine River. He is now approaching Day 4 as he swims from the North Sea to the Black Sea through the heart of continental Europe. He posted, “I’ve arrived in Nürnberg while passing under

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Avram Iancu Begins Triple Crown of River Stage Swims

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Avram Iancu (49, Romania, MSF bio here, @avramiancu) has started his 530 km Triple Crown of River Stage Swims in the Rhine River. His plan is to swim from the North Sea to the Black Sea eventually reaching the Main River and swimming along the Danube River through the heart of continental Europe. He posted, “Contrary to appearances and general opinion, you probably imagined

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