Channel swimming

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The comparative English Channel crossings of the fastest record holder Andreas Waschburger of Germany on 8 September 2023 and the longest record holder Sophie Etheridge of Great Britain on 23 August 2023
Ned Denison and channel swimmers on The Torture Swim in Cork, Ireland, produced by Alan Goldberg and hosted by Jeff Glor of 60 Minutes Sports
Donald Riddington, a newbie to open water swimming, crossing the English Channel at the age of 68 to join the Half Century Club
Channel swimming in the Cayman Islands
A channel swimmer swimmer escorted by a pace swimmer and John Pittman and support crew aboard the Outrider in the Catalina Channel
England on left, France on right, English Channel in middle
Irish Long Distance Swimming Association President Billy Wallace, Maureen McCoy, Michelle Macy and Sheena Paterson (left to right) after Michelle Macy's record-breaking North Channel swim
Bill Goding and Michael Miller, inducted in the Class of 2015 in the Channel Swimming Category of the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame
Tori Gorman crossing the San Pedro Channel (Catalina Channel) on 5 September 2015 to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. Photo courtesy of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation
The San Pedro Channel looking from the Southern California mainland at Terrenea Resort towards Santa Catalina Island in the Pacific Ocean
Coastline along the Catalina Channel (or the San Pedro Channel) where channel swimmers can finish after a Catalina Channel crossing on the Southern California mainland near the Terrenea Resort along the Pacific Ocean
Coastline along the Catalina Channel (or the San Pedro Channel) where channel swimmers can finish after a Catalina Channel crossing on the Southern California mainland near the Terrenea Resort along the Pacific Ocean

noun - Channel swimming is swimming in or across a broad Strait connecting two areas of sea, between two countries, or across a river or canal or any open body of water between land masses or islands. Channel swimming is generally considered to be marathon swimming but swims between land masses or islands less than 10 km (6.2 mi) are also considered to be channel swimming.

Synonyms

Long distance swimming, Ultra long distance swimming, Open water swimming, Ultra marathon swimming, Marathon swimming

Channel Swimming

Bruckner Chase is shown below doing some channel swimming between two islands in Amerika Samoa.

Swimming across the Cook Strait


Mark Sowerby and Joanne Norman swimming across the 23 km Cook Strait between North Island and South Island in New Zealand under the escort of pilot Grant Orchard in 8 hours 3 minutes on 31 January 2024. Videography by Jeff Tseng.

Video of North Channel Swim

Driven, A Documentary of Marathon Swimming

Ned Denison on Mental Health in Marathon Swimming

External links

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