Courtesy of Mariel Hawley Dávila, North Channel, Northern Ireland to Scotland. Mariel Hawley Dávila completed her sixth Oceans Seven channel with a 13 hour 14 minute crossing of the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland on August 20th. “I’m still in awe,” the 49-year-old Mexican described about her sixth Oceans Seven crossing. “The North […]

Courtesy of Paul Lecomte, Pacific Ocean. After being chased from his position and progress in the Kuroshio Current 1,080 km from land by storms and squalls, Ben Lecomte and his team sought shelter back on Honshu, the main island of Japan. Having been holed up in port along the shore of Japan, the delay of

Courtesy of WOWSA, North Channel. Nora Toledano is getting ready to swim another channel – the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland sometime between September 2nd and 7th – but she does much more than swim. She is an experienced coach, mentor and inspiration to many – especially those aspiring channel swimmers in her

Courtesy of WOWSA, Windermere, Lake District, UK. Pat Gallant-Charette completed a successful 12-mile crossing of Lake Windermere in 7 hours 38 minutes yesterday with Julie Bradshaw as her pilot and observer. “To see these curious swans was one the highlights of my swim,” reported the 67-year-old former nurse. She explained en route back to her

Courtesy of Adherbal de Oliveira, Travessia do Leme ao Pontal, Brazil. On August 21st, Diogo Zoppi completed the 36 km Travessia do Leme ao Pontal in 10 hours 49 minutes. Adherbal de Oliveira reported, “Diogo overcame all adversities including currents, wind, waves during his solo swim in a fantastic time of 10 hours and 49

Courtesy of Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services, North Channel. 44-year-old Jenny Leigh Smith was escorted by Pádraig Mallon and husband Will Smith at Infinity Channel Swimming between Northern Ireland and Scotland. “[I am] relieved,” posted the swim coach and yoga instructor on Facebook about her crossing from Northern Ireland to Scotland. “To a castle

Courtesy of Reto Acapulco Aguas Abiertas, North Channel, Northern Ireland to Scotland. 49-year-old Mexican swimmer Mariel Hawley Dávila completed her sixth Oceans Seven channel with a 13 hour 14 minute crossing of the North Channel from Northern Ireland to Scotland yesterday. Photo above shows Nora Toledano, Mariel Hawley Dávila, and Gela Limonchi are shown above

Courtesy of Miranda Cikotic, PIXSELL, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. 22-year-old Croatian Dina Levačić (22) will set off on August 25th from

Courtesy of WOWSA, Jersey, Channel Islands. Wendy Tréhiou completed the third Guernsey-to-Jersey crossing in history on July 8th – 9th. She followed the pioneering 18-mile (28.96 km) swim of Ruth Oldham from Lancashire in 1962 and Neil Faudemer of Jersey in 2015. “It was a brutal swim, the second toughest after my Channel double,” Tréhiou