Boguslaw Ogrodnik

Bogusław Ogrodnik is the second person in history to complete both the Seven Summits and the Oceans Seven as of 10 July 2026 with his 20 hour 46 minute crossing of the 35 North Channel

Bogusław Ogrodnik is the world record holder for denivelation

Bogusław Ogrodnik's Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming certificate

Boguslaw Stanislaw Ogrodnik (Bogusław Ogrodnik), born 1965, is a 60-year-old open water swimmer, lawyer and mountaineer from Wrocław, Poland. He is the second person in history to complete the Double Sevens (i.e., both the Seven Summits and the Oceans Seven).

Endurance and Extreme Sports Highlights

He completed the 44.45 km Cozumel Channel in Mexico in 14 hours 11 minutes on 29 November 2024.
He completed the 10.5 km Galway Bay swim in 5 hours 19 minutes on 15 July 2025.
He achieved the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on 23 July 2017.
He is a member of the exclusive Peak and Pond club.
In 2006, he completed the Seven Summits of mountaineering including Mount Everest.
He crossed the Lake Balaton.
He swam from Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park in San Francisco Bay.
In 2011, he crossed the Gulf of Gdańsk (Bay of Gdańsk) from Hel to Gdynia in Poland.
On 25 May 2013, he completed a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 5 hours 28 minutes at the age of 48 with his 15-year-old son Maciek Ogrodnik.
He completed the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming:
- On 27 July 2014, he crossed the 33.8 km English Channel from England to France in 20 hours 33 minutes at the age of 49 under the auspices of the Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation.
- On 24 July 2017, he finished 12th at the 45.9 km 20 Bridges Manhattan Swim in New York City in 8 hours 13 minutes 49 seconds at the age of 52.
- On 6 September 2016, he completed a 32.4 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 13 hours 4 minutes 12 seconds at the age of 51 for his fourth Oceans Seven channel.
In March 2015, he attempted crossing the Molokai Channel from Molokai Island to Oahu in Hawaii, but did not finish due to seasickness and currents.
He coined the term Polish Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming.
He competed in the 2016 Winter World Swimming Championships in Tyumen, Russia.
He completed an Ice Mile on 20 February 2016 in Sobótka, Poland in 3.90°C water and 0.00°C air, swimming 1.02 miles in 35 minutes 49 seconds in an old quarry.
On 10 January 2016, he completed an Ice Kilometer at the Aqua Sphere Ice Swimming Championships in Burghausen, Germany in 22:55 in 3.90°C water and 0.00°C air temperature.
On 8 August 2016, he did not get to attempt a start of a Tsugaru Channel crossing in Japan due to an oncoming typhoon.
On 23 July 2017, he completed the 45.9 km 20 Bridges Circumnavigation Swim of Manhattan in New York City to complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with an 8 hour 13 minute 49 second circumnavigation swim of Manhattan Island at the age of 52.
He completed the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming with the circumnavigation swim of Manhattan Island.
He created the Polish Ogrodnik Team.
He finished 25th overall in the 50m freestyle race at the 2018 Ice Swimming Aqua Sphere German Open in Wöhrsee, Burghausen, Germany on 6 January 2018.
On 20 September 2018, he completed a 19.5 km crossing of the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in northern Japan in 12 hours 30 minutes.
He completed the Frosted Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming on 23 July 2017.
On 21 April 2019, he finished 16 miles of the 38.6 km Tampa Bay Marathon Swim in Florida.
On 8 August 2021, he became an Iron Iceman.
- He completed an Ice Mile in 35 minutes 49 seconds on 20 February 2016 in Sobotka/Wroclaw, Poland 3.9°C water.
- He completed an Ironman Triathlon in 15 hours 42 minutes 23 seconds on 8 August 2021 in Gdynia, Poland at the age of 56.
On 23 August 2008, he completed a 20 km crossing of the Gulf of Gdańsk between Hel and Gdynia in 8 hours 46 minutes, the first crossing in more than 40 years.
He has completed several 11 km crossings of the Gulf of Puck since July 2011 with his son Maciek Ogrodnik and his daughter Marta Ogrodnik.
He finished 3rd in a Polish national 12-hour swimming marathon in Otyliada on 1 March 2014.
He completed a two-way crossing of the Strait of Messina on 5 October 2015 in 1 hour 45 minutes 7 seconds.
He completed a crossing from Alcatraz Island to Aquatic Park in San Francisco Bay, California in 2015.
He finished 2nd in the F age category in the International Winter Swimming Association World Cup series in 2015-2016.
He was crowned Polish champion in winter swimming from 2014 to 2016 in different races.
He completed the California Triple Crown of Marathon Swimming on 11 October 2022 with the following crossings:
- On 6 September 2016, he completed a 32.4 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 13 hours 4 minutes 12 seconds at the age of 51.
- On 18 August 2018, he completed a 34.2 km crossing of Lake Tahoe from Camp Richardson to Incline Village in 24 hours 34 minutes 18 seconds to join the 24-hour Club at the age of 53.
- On 11 October 2022, he completed a 19.6 km crossing from Anacapa Island to the California mainland in 9 hours 32 minutes at the age of 57.

Oceans Seven and Double Sevens

On 25 May 2013, he completed a 14.4 km crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Morocco in 5 hours 28 minutes at the age of 48.
On 27 July 2014, he completed a 33.5 km crossing of the English Channel from England to France in 20 hours 33 minutes at the age of 49.
On 6 September 2016, he completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Palos Verdes Peninsula in 13 hours 4 minutes at the age of 51.
On 20 September 2018, he completed a 19.5 km crossing of the Tsugaru Channel from Honshu to Hokkaido in northern Japan in 12 hours 30 minutes at the age of 53.
On 17 February 2025, he completed a 23 km crossing of the Cook Strait from North Island to South Island in New Zealand in 12 hours 18 minutes 56 seconds.
On 8 October 2025, he completed a 45 km crossing of the Molokai Channel from Molokai Island to Oahu in Hawaii in 21 hours 59 hours 52 seconds at the age of 60. It was his third attempt at the Molokai Channel.
In 2024, he experienced a DNF across the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. He was weathered out in 2025, but has a North Channel attempt planned for the 2026 season.
On 10 July 2026, he crossed the 35 km North Channel in 20 hours 46 minutes 53 seconds from Northern Ireland to Scotland to complete the Oceans Seven and the Double Sevens.

Oceans Seven Swimmers

As of 17 July 2026, 52 humans in history have completed the Oceans Seven:

1st: Stephen Redmond (Ireland)
2nd: Anna-Carin Nordin (Sweden)
3rd: Michelle Macy (USA)
4th: Darren Miller (USA)
5th: Adam Walker (UK)
6th: Kimberley Chambers (New Zealand)
7th: Antonio Argüelles (Mexico)
8th: Ion Lazarenco Tiron (Moldavia/Ireland)
9th: Rohan Dattatrey More (India)
10th: Abhejali Bernardová (Czech Republic)
11th: Cameron Bellamy (South Africa)
12th: Lynton Mortensen (Australia)
13th: Thomas Pembroke (Australia)
14th: Nora Toledano Cadena (Mexico)
15th: Mariel Hawley Davila (Mexico)
16th: André Wiersig (Germany)
17th: Elizabeth Fry (USA)
18th: Attila Mányoki (Hungary)
19th: Jonathan Ratcliffe (UK)
20th: Jorge Crivilles Villanueva (Spain)]
21st: Adrian Sarchet (Guernsey)
22nd: Prabhat Koli (India)
23rd: Dina Levačić (Croatia)
24th: Herman van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
25th: Andy Donaldson (Scotland)
26th: Stephen Junk (Australia)
27th: Kieron Palframan (South Africa)
28th: Bárbara Hernández Huerta (Chile)
29th: Mark Sowerby (Australia)
30th: Paul Georgescu (Romania)
31st: Zach Margolis (USA)
32nd: Petar Stoychev (Bulgaria)
33rd: Nathalia Pohl (Germany)
34th: Caitlin O’Reilly (New Zealand at the age of 20 years 7 months 15 days)
35th: Ryan Utsumi (USA)
36th: Marcia Cleveland (USA)
37th: Eduardo Collazos Valle-Guayo (Peru)
38th: Rob Woodhouse (Australia)
39th: Alessandra Rossi Cima (Brazil)
40th: Bengisu Avci (Turkey)
41st: Simon Olliver (New Zealand)
42nd: Andreas Waschburger (Germany)
43rd: Joanne Norman (Australia)
44th: Paul Leonard (Great Britain)
45th: Gráinne Moss (Ireland)
46th: Karen Ennis (Great Britain)
47th: Rob Lea (USA) who simultaneously achieved history's first Double Sevens
48th: Anshuman Jhingran (India) at 21 years 3 months and 17 days
49th: Joe Zemaitis (USA) the first person to complete the Oceans Seven and the Stillwater 8
50th: Bogusław Ogrodnik (Poland)
51st: Toni Enderli (Switzerland)
52nd: Steve Leitch (USA)

Denivelation

He is the world record holder for denivelation at 9,011 meters as he scaled Mount Everest to 8,848 meters and dove to 163 meters in the Blue Hole in Sinai, Egypt.

TED Talk

Cykliczna struktura celów szansą zwiększenia naszej aktywności by Bogusław Ogrodnik at TEDxWSB

2021 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nomination

He was nominated for the 2021 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Award by the World Open Water Swimming Association. The winners and nominees include:

Winner: Paul Georgescu (Romania)
First Runner-up: Neil Agius (Malta)
Second Runner-up: Joel Matos Ortiz (Puerto Rico)
4. Josef Köberl (Austria)
5. Dr. Jaiprakash Duble (India)
6. Pablo Fernández Álvarez (Spain)
7. Stève “Seal” Stievenart (France)
8. Simon Griffiths (Great Britain)
9. Bogusław Ogrodnik (Poland)
10. Joseph Zemaitis (USA)
11. Damián Blaum (Argentina)
12. Florian Wellbrock (Germany)
13. Stéphane Lecat (France)
14. Kristóf Rasovszky (Hungary)
15. Andre Slade (Australia)

Oahu-to-Molokai Crossings

Harry Huffaker, 32 at time of crossing, USA in 1972 in 16 hours 15 minutes
Forrest Nelson, 40 at time of crossing, USA in 2006 in 16 hours 36 minutes
Graco Morlan, 49 at time of crossing, Mexico in 2024 in 15 hours 33 minutes.
Paul Leonard, 52, Great Britain in 2025 in 13 hours 50 minutes
Bogusław Ogrodnik, 60, Poland in 2025 in 21 hours 59 minutes
Edie Hu, 50, USA in 2025 in 16 hours 9 minutes
Loren King, 57, Canada in 2026 in 13 hours 18 minutes

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