Cross-continental swim
From Openwaterpedia
noun - A cross-continental swim is an open water swim that starts in one continent and finishes in another continent either within a country or a cross-border swim.
Cross-Continental Swims
- Samsung Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swim]], a 6.5 km channel swimming competition within the boundaries of Turkey that stretches from the Asian continent to the European continent
- Strait of Gibraltar, a 14.4 km channel swim between Spain and Morocco.
- The Swim, a transpacific stage swim between Japan and California.
Synonyms
cross border swim, international swim, transoceanic swim, transatlantic swim, transpacific swim, border crossing swim
Origin
First coined by Steven Munatones in 2008.
