James Harrison

The DVD artwork of Sea Donkey, a swim documentary film about the North Channel crossing of Guernsey's Adrian Sarchet by James Harrison

James Harrison in Guernsey, shot by Etienne Laine

April Wong photo at The Olympic Club at the 2018 Open Water Summit and WOWSA Awards where Adrian Sarchet and James Harrison of Sea Donkey in Guernsey (World Open Water Swimming Offering of the Year), Antonio Argüelles of Mexico (World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year), Jaimie Monahan of the USA (World Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year), Margarita Llorens Bagur of Spain (World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year) were honored by the World Open Water Swimming Association in San Francisco, California on 10 November 2018

James Harrison is a freelance filmmaker, cameraman, editor, and open water swimmer based in Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

Open Water Swimming

Harrison completed a crossing of the English Channel on 26 September 2016 in 16 hours 15 minutes. His interest was peaked after initially shooting of open water swimmers and starting a documentary on channel swimmer Adrian Sarchet, also of Guernsey. His escort pilot was Neil Streeter, his observer was Kate Robarts, his crew was Mandy Mackelworth, Gaëtan Staples and Jack Castleman.

Professional Career

He graduated from Portsmouth University in 2009 at the age of 27, gaining a 1st class BA (Hons) degree in TV & Film, and won a Royal Television Society documentary award in 2009 for the short film Mark.

Guernsey Video

Filmed by James Harrison for Guernsey’s open market, shot and edited for Spike Productions with aerial shots by Mark Guille.

Sea Donkey Trailer

Documentary of Adrian Sarchet's crossing of the North Channel by James Harrison

Sea Donkey

He created Sea Donkey, an inspirational story of an ordinary man's attempt to swim from Northern Ireland to Scotland - probably the most brutal open water swimming challenge in the world. Taking on sea temperatures at the limit of human endurance and braving the sting of the formidable Lion's Mane jellyfish, forty something Adrian Sarchet faces the 19 miles of misery that is the North Channel. The documentary stalks the beautiful, funny and harrowing boundary between ambition and folly in extreme sport. It is a must-see for anyone inspired by the tenacity of the human spirit.

External links

• Narración de mi Travesía del Canal del Norte
• 2020 WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Offering Of The Year
• WOWSA Awards – World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year
• James Harrison
• James Harrison on Vimeo
• Channel Swimmer Continues Recovery
• English Channel Swim by James Harrison
• James Harrison Facebook page
• Mark | BMX Documentary
• World Open Water Swimming Association
• The Feeling Was Incredible
• Sea Donkey Stubbornly Swims To Success
• Sea Donkey
• Sea Donkey Facebook page
• Sea Donkey Delivers
• Sea Donkey, 2017 World Open Water Offering of the Year
• Ben Lecomte To Speak From The Middle Of The Pacific
• Sea Donkey Opens Up For Open Water Community
• Mosaic Of Marathoners
• Role Models In The Open Water