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Swimming Around St. Helena, One of the Most Remote Islands in the World

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Howard James of Open Water Africa announced a unique 45 km marathon swim around one of the most remote islands in the world. The swim window of the St Helena Island Ultra Marathon Swim between March and April, a circumnavigation swim around Saint Helena Island, United Kingdom’s second-oldest overseas territory. James said, “Experienced open water swimmers are invited on […]

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Between Jellyfish and Fears: My Journey Across The North Channel

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By Joel Matos Ortíz. Joel Matos Ortíz (37, Puerto Rico, MSF bio here, @joelmatosultra) has crossed the English Channel, the Cook Strait, the Strait of Gibraltar, the Catalina Channel, and a 47 hour 6 minute 92 km crossing from the British Virgin Islands to his native Puerto Rico in 2019. But it was his cold

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Hank Wise, Straight As An Arrow, Creates his 8th Cosmic Connection across the Catalina Channel

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When Hank WIse (57, USA, MSF bio here) climbed up the nearly vertical face of Arrow Point on the east end of Santa Catalina Island, he had taken a nearly straight line from Terranea Cover on the Palos Verdes Peninsula on the Southern California mainland to Santa Catalina Island [see here]. It was his eighth career crossing

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Matthew Moseley Reflecting On Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans

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Matthew Moseley (58, USA, MSF bio here, @matthew.l.moseley) regularly does unprecedented swims – down rivers, across lakes, in seas) to support marine environmentalism (see video below). Most recently this June, he swam 27.3 km on the Colorado River from the Moab Boat Ramp to Potash Point in 4 hours 30 minutes, another pioneering swim for

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Simone Blaser Describes Stunning Scenes, Deep Gratitude in Swimming 54 km in Western Australia

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On September 14th, 46-year-old South African Simone Blaser swam 54 km of the Upper Ord River in Kimberly, Western Australia as she navigating crocodiles and other wildlife in a 16 hour 13 minute charity marathon swim when she raised $8000 for Swim for Refugees. She said, “This swim touched my heart. It will be forever

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