Rottnest Channel
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Solomon Wright at the 2018 Rottnest Channel Swim where he set a course record of 3 hours 59 minutes 28 seconds
The Grey Ghosts with Professor Charles Watson at the finish of the 20 km Hotel Rottnest Port to Pub Swim in the Rottnest Channel in Perth, Australia. Photo courtesy of Freestyle Photography.
The Rottnest Channel is a stretch of water between Cottesloe Beach and Rottnest Island, off the coast of Western Australia near Perth. It is site of the annual Rottnest Channel Swim, a 19.7 km solo and relay swim.
History
When Rottnest Island was used as a prison, it was rumored that some of the prisoners swam back to the mainland, although there is no proof that any did. However, some may have crossed by resting on Carnac and Garden Islands.
The first documented person to swim across was Gerd Von Dincklage-Schulinburg on January 24, 1956. On March 15, 1969, Herbert Voigt, also known as Mr. Shark Bait, disappeared while attempting to swim to the island. The first woman to swim to the island was Lesley Cherriman on 13 April 1969.
Open Water Swimming
- The annual Rottnest Channel Swim (Rotto) is a 19.7 km competitive race for soloists and relays
- The Hotel Rottnest Port to Pub Swim is a 20 km and 25 km competitive marathon swim
External links
- Jeremy McClure Ventures Off the Coast of Western Australia...Again
- Shelley Taylor-Smith Receives Well-deserved Poseidon Award
- Celebrating Ceinwen
- What Can You Expect In The Venues At The Tokyo Olympics?
- Michael Gregory Talks About Paying It Forward On WOWSA Live
- Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Roger Bruce
- Eli Bryon Flies Across The Rottnest Channel
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- Firsts in the Rottnest Channel
- Mair, Olivia.(1999) In the swim. Feature on Perth to Rottnest long distance swimming race, the GIO Australia Channel 9 Rottnest Channel Swim which began in 1991). Perth weekly, 17-23 Feb. 1999, p. 12-13.
- Rottnest Channel Swim Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Everyday Heroes Swimming Breast In The West
- Ceinwen Roberts' Long Year Around The World
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- Hotel Rottnest Port to Pub swim
- Hotel Rottnest Port to Pub swim Facebook page
- From Dingo Flour to Thompson Bay
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Marathon Swimming
- I Got Stung
- World Marathon Swimming Association
- Life-threatening Conditions In The Ocean
- When Things Go Wright Across The Rottnest Channel
- Teruko Onuki, Long-time Voice Of Open Water In Japan
- Saturday, February 23rd: The 2019 Rottnest Channel Swim
