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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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Rob Woodhouse, an Olympic swimmer and CEO of Swimming Australia, is one channel crossing from achieving the Oceans Seven. He talks about his journey.
With infinity and Beyond Read More »
Rob Woodhouse, an Olympic swimmer and CEO of Swimming Australia, is one channel crossing from achieving the Oceans Seven. He talks about his journey.
Four to Swim the North Channel with Infinity Read More »
Reported by Bill Goding in Hawaii. On his third attempt, Simon Olliver (61, New Zealand, MSF bio here, @simon_channelswimmer) from Christchurch completed a 45 km crossing of the Molokai Channel from Molokai Island to Oahu in Hawaii, escorted by Ivan Shigaki on August 30th in 14 hours 24 minutes on his third attempt. The courageous crossing of the Channel of Bones enabled him
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Rob Woodhouse, an Olympic swimmer and CEO of Swimming Australia, is one channel crossing from achieving the Oceans Seven. He talks about his journey.
Andreas Waschburger, Six Down, One To Go with the North Channel Looming Ahead Read More »
Photos and report courtesy of Ryan Stramwood (52, South Africa, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, hashtag#pushpastimpossiblle™️). Cameron Bellamy (43, South Africa, MSF bio here, @cam_ubunye) is an adventurer of extremes. He has completed the Oceans Seven, the 90 km Swim Around Barbados in 40 hours 46 minutes in 2018, and a 151 km crossing from Barbados to St. Lucia in 56
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By Jere Mateo Jeremias Mateo Castillo (43, Spain, MSF bio here, @jereswim, aka Jere Mateo) is a 43-year-old Spanish adventurer, mountain climber, and paraswimmer who got into swimming after a terrible mountain climbing accident. His ascent in the sport, culminating in his journey towards the Oceans Seven, is steady and gradual. He has done races ranging from
Crossing The North Channel: When The Body Says Stop, But The Mind Pushes On Read More »
It was never easy. Not for 7 years of training, raising money, waiting, dealing with failures, jellyfish, currents, and traveling was it ever easy. It was never meant to be easy. The Oceans Seven is a journey of discovery, decisions, disappointments, and diligence. And, as channel swimmers know well, nothing great is easy. But she
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Rob Woodhouse, an Olympic swimmer and CEO of Swimming Australia, is one channel crossing from achieving the Oceans Seven. He talks about his journey.
Marcia Cleveland (61, USA, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, @marciac944) has done the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with an Ice Mile in 4.15°C water and 2.20°C air, one of the fastest 45.9 km Manhattan Island Marathon Swims in history, was the solo finisher in the 25 km Swim Across The Sound in 2014, completed the California Triple Crown
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