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The swimmers of Ocean Navi started out doing 1-2 km coastal ocean swimming competitions throughout Japan over a decade ago. Gradually, they started to challenge themselves to longer swim across the Tsugaru Channel and Sado Channel in northern Japan. Now the Ocean Navi teams are regularly heading over to Hawaii to attempt crossings of the […]
Ocean Navi Completes A Rough Molokai Channel Crossing Read More »
As a University of Hawaii junior Haley Chasin (MSF bio here, @chasin1997) won the 7 km Possibly Annual Hawaii Christmas Looong Distance Invitation Rough-H2O Swim in 2017 in the fastest overall time. She has maintained that speed in her post-graduation years. Today, 27-year-old Chasin set a new women’s record for the fastest crossing of the 45 km Molokai
Haley Chasin Sets Molokai Channel Women’s Record Read More »
Turkish swimmers Yasemin Altintas and Murat Öz had to abort their tandem Molokai Channel crossing at 2 am due to a bite from a cookiecutter shark
Aysu Türkoğlu of Turkey completed a tough 21 hour 22 minute crossing of the Molokai Channel under the escort of Michael Twigg-Smith.
Caitlyn O’Reilly became the youngest person in history to complete the Oceans Seven at the age of 20 years 7 months – and several more channel swimmers may join her on the Oceans Seven list this year
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Joanne Norman has completed five of the Oceans Seven channels. She was swimming well across the Molokai Channel until she experienced what every swimmer dreads.
Aussie Tough: Joanne Norman Will Be Back Read More »
Paul Leonard was about 7 hours into his Molokai Channel crossing when a cookiecutter shark came up from the deep and took a bite of his foot.
Paul Leonard Is Hit By Cookiecutter Shark In The Molokai Channel Read More »
Caitlyn O’Reilly of New Zealand became the youngest person in history to complete the Oceans Seven at the age of 20 years 7 months 15 days
Caitlin O’Reilly Becomes Youngest Oceans Seven Swimmer In History Read More »
Caitlyn O’Reilly of New Zealand has started her seventh and final Oceans Seven channel tonight on the island of Molokai, heading to Oahu
Six Down, One To Go: Caitlin O’Reilly En Route To Oahu Read More »
New Yorker Michael Moreau completed a relatively tranquil 13 hour 11 minute crossing of the Molokai Channel during the night under the escort of Michael Twigg-Smith.
Michael Moreau Manages Molokai Past Midnight Read More »