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The Doctor Makes A House Call To The Tsugaru Channel

With Andreas Waschburger (38, Germany, MSF bio here, IISA bio here, @andreaswaschburger) waiting in the wings and Alexandra Rossi Cima (50, Brazil, MSF bio here) coming up later this month, soloists Robert Woodhouse (Australia, 59, MSF bio here) and Gráinne Moss (55, Ireland, MSF bio here) were lining up in Kodomari to make their attempt on the 19.5 km […]

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“It Was The Hardest Swim Of My Life,” Rob Woodhouse Achieves The Oceans Seven

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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With Swimmers Lining Up On Japanese Shores, What About The Predicted Mega Earthquake and Impending Tsunami?

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

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Quartet of Andy Donaldson, Stefan Reinke, John Clark, and Ryan Leong Remain Strong Through The First 10 Days of Epic Swim Maui

Through Day 10 of the Epic Swim Maui only Ryan Leong, John Kalemakali’i Clark, Andy Donaldson, and Stefan Reinke have completed all extremely rough water legs around Maui as they attempt to complete the 260 km circumnavigation stage swim around the island.

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