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There comes an inflection point in every channel crossing and marathon swim when a swimmer When the water temperature dropped from 23°C to 15°C and the flat water turned angry in the Tsugaru Channel about 12 km from his finish in Hokkaido, Andreas Waschburger (38, Germany, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, @andreaswaschburger) met his […]
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Rob Woodhouse (Australia, 59, MSF bio here) succeeded at what he described as the “hardest swim of his life.” The shortest straight-line tangent between Honshu and Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan is 19.5 km, but Woodhouse had to endure at least 58.6 km of hard swimming. While the water temperature started at 22°C in Kodomari
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July 5th is the date of a massive mega earthquake that is predicted to hit Japan. The massive earthquake could cause trillions of dollars of property damage and lead to many deaths and a resultant tsunami that would be unprecedented in contemporary times. The prediction has been shared globally, impacting inbound tourism into Japan. The
Mark Sowerby became the 29th person in history to complete the Oceans Seven with his 10 hour 6 minute crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan
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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.
Oceans Seven Wait Begins For Rob Woodhouse and Gráinne Moss 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.
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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Marcia Cleveland (61, USA, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, @marciac944) has done it all in the open water swimming world: Achievement of the Oceans Seven With her May 20th crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar, she has now achieved the Oceans Seven – as the oldest person – male or female – to do so.
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Everything looked good for Eduardo Collazos Valle-Guayo (53, Peru, MSF bio here, @eduardo_collazos_) as he set off from Aomori and headed towards Hokkaido on the seventh leg of his Oceans Seven. With his support team of Luiggi Fujioka, brother Daniel Collazos, wife Rocío Gómez, and coach Nora Toledano looking on, the conditions were right for Collazos’ 19.5
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When Eduardo Collazos Valle-Guayo of Lima (53, Peru, MSF bio here, @eduardo_collazos_) jumps from his escort boat in the darkness to start on his final Oceans Seven channel across the 19.5 km Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan, he will be joined by Steve Walker (57, USA, MSF bio here). Today was the first day of
Where Crazy People Swim – The Final Oceans Seven Chapter of Steve Walker Read More »