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Curaçao Channel Crossing
The Curaçao Channel Crossing is a marathon swim from Klein Curaçao to Curaçao.
The first 26.1 km crossing was completed by André Nottelman and Niko Kluyver and observed by Gladwin De Lanoi in September 2014. The second crossing was completed by Erwin Ruijsink and observed by Gladwin De Lanoi in October 2014. The swims are nominated for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year and is one of the World's Top 100 Island Swims.
2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nomination
The Curaçao Channel Crossing is nominated for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year.
"In a part of the world when open water swimming is common, but channel swimming is not, Niko Kluyver, André Nottelman and Erwin Ruijsink all accomplished the unprecedented. The three men planned a crossing between Curaçao and Klein Curaçao and had to find officials, boatmen and support crew in a country where none existed before. The men researched and recruited, planned and prepared, for the longest and most dangerous swims of their lives. But weather pushed their windows back and a tropical disease halted Ruijsink’s attempt. The trio hung together and kept training and waiting for a break in the weather. For their enthusiasm in pioneering a swim in unchartered territory, for their collective passion that generated local interest in the sport, for their courageous crossing of the Curaçao Channel, the channel swim of Niko Kluyver, André Nottelman and Erwin Ruijsink is a worthy nominee for the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year."
2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees
1. Beyond Avalon by Dan Henry, Dave Speier, William Miller, Steve Miller, Lee Grove, Dana Selles, Mark Zambon, Penny Nagel, Chris Gibson, Jon Rodley, Jonathan Hands, Nick Jeffery, Terry Hirt (U.S.A.)
2. Curaçao Channel Crossing by Niko Kluyver, André Nottelman, Erwin Ruijsink (Curaçao)
3. Cyprus Israel Swim by Udi Erell, Doron Amosi, Ben Enosh, Ori Sela, Oded Rahav, Luc Chetboun (Israel)
4. Diomede Islands Swim by Alexandr Brylin and Grigorii Prokopchuk (Russia)
5. English Channel Crossing by Cyril Baldock (Australia)
6. Great Lake Adventure by Vicki Keith, Abi Tripp, Nick Streicher, Michelle Sempowski, Natasha Dobson, Harley Bolton, Natalie Lambert, Jenna Lambert (Canada)
7. International Winter Swimming Festival Argentina by Matías Ola (Argentina)
8. Lake Ontario Crossing by Trinity Arsenault (Canada)
9. Madagascar Swim by Thane Guy Williams and Jonno Proudfoot (South Africa)
10. Manhattan Island Marathon Swim by Kristian Rutford (U.S.A.)
11. Mallorca 360° Circumnavigation Swim by Richard Krugel (South Africa)
12. Monterey Bay Crossing by Patti Bauernfeind (U.S.A.)
13. Prison Island Swims by Jacques Tuset (France)
14. Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming by Charlotte Samuels (U.S.A.)
15. U.S. Lifeguarding Champions by Monmouth County Lifeguards (U.S.A.)
External links
- Erwin Ruijsink Is Going Where No Man Has Gone Before
- Klein Curaçao To Curaçao By Erwin Ruijsink, André Nottelman
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Swim for the Roses in Curaçao
- Special Open Water Swim in Curaçao
- Challenging Currents Counted On In Curaçao
- Niko Kluyver Has All The Reason To Smile
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year Nominees
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Woman Of The Year Nominees
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees
- 2014 WOWSA Awards Nominees
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nominees
- What A Performance In The Open Water
- Alexandr Brylin, Grigori Prokopchuk's Diomedes Swim Is 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year
