Paul Leonard’s First Reactions and Actions in a Shark Attack
Paul Leonard describes a cookiecutter shark attack during his Molokai Channel attempt in March
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Oceans Seven
Relentless. What A World Record Swim Looks Like
He started off with a bang and he ended with a bigger bang. Andreas Waschburger started his Oceans Seven journey with an English Channel record and culminated it with a record-crushing 8 hour 11 minute crossing of the North Channel.
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Marathon Swimming: My Fun Journey Continues For The Next Generation
Yuko Matsuzaki (63, Japan, MSF bio here) of Tokyo, Japan traveled throughout Europe, the Americas, and Asia between 1988 and 2008 doing a variety of solo marathon swims and professional races. Her longest swim was a 83 km 33 hour 24 minute swim in Florida in 2008. With several dozens of swims and adventures –
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Lots of Great Stuff. Gráinne Moss Shares Her Insights on Swimming
Gráinne Moss needs one more channel in northern Japan to achieve the Oceans Seven. Her 4-decade career is a fascinating lesson in passion, diligence, determination, humility, and gratitude
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Paul Leonard Swims Around The World With Sharks and Siblings
Paul Leonard is one channel crossing from achieving the Oceans Seven after a successful rematch with the Molokai Channel in Hawaii
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Paul Leonard’s Molokai Channel Redux Is A Huge Success
Paul Leonard returns to the Molokai Channel after he was hit by a cookiecutter shark and succeeds with a rare 13 hour 50 minute crossing.
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A World’s First Coming In 2026? Bogusław Ogrodnik Has Another Attempt Planned For The North Channel
Boguslaw Ogrodnik is a uniquely accomplished extreme athlete who accomplished the Seven Summits in 2006 and is one channel from completing the Oceans Seven
One Day To Change Your Life – Mark Sowerby Experienced Many
October 24th, Don’t Be Prey – a film about Mark Sowerby’s Oceans Seven journey amid life’s challenges – will premiere in London.
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Between Jellyfish and Fears: My Journey Across The North Channel
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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Entre Medusas y Miedos: Mi travesía en el Canal del Norte
Por Joel Matos Ortíz, Puerto Rico 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
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