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Andreas Waschburger crossing the 19.5 km Tsugaru Channel from Aomori to Hokkaido in northern Japan on 8 July 2025 in 8 hours 43 minutes 21 seconds at the age of 38 under the escort of Captain Hashimoto and Captain Akimoto with crew members Jasmin Waschburger, Rouven Pagliarini, Masayuki Moriya, Janis Scheuermann, and Steven Munatones. Photo courtesy of Rouven Pagliarini

Appearing in Through High & Low: Jasmin Waschburger, Andreas Waschburger, and producers Janis Scheuermann and Rouven Pagliarini

Through High & Low movie poster with Andreas Waschburger by producers Janis Scheuermann and Rouven Pagliarini

Rouven Pagliarini is a German support crew member, videographer, and producer of the documentary film Through High & Low.

Open Water Swimming Highlights

• He served as a support crew member and videographer for Andreas Waschburger who set the overall record for crossing of the 44 km Molokai Channel in 9 hours 55 minutes 10 seconds on 6 October 2024 from Lā'au Point on Molokai Island to Sandy Beach on Oahu in Hawaii, breaking the existing record of 12 hours 2 minutes held by Attila Mányoki in 2015 with the support crew of Jasmine Waschburger, Captain Jamie Barlow, First Mate Tate, Janis Scheuermann, Steven Munatones, and Steve Minaglia.
• On 4 September 2025, Andreas Waschburger of Germany set the overall record for a 35 km crossing of the North Channel from The Gobbins in Northern Ireland to Killantringan Bay in Scotland in 8 hours 11 minutes 12 seconds with the escort of pilots Pádraig Mallon and Jacqueline McClelland with his wife Jasmin Waschburger as his crew chief with cameramen Ben Eck, cardiologist Lara Boehne, German TV commentator Thomas Brami, orthopedist Dr. Frank Krämer, Rouven Pagliarini, Steven Munatones, and coach Jan Wolfgarten.

Through High & Low

Produced by Rouven Pagliarini and Janis Scheuermann, sponsored by HYLO.SPORT

External links

• Three Is A Charm For Brenda Norman, Jonathan Wall, Anel Sytdykova In The North Channel
• Andreas Waschburger Sets Record Across The North Channel
• When Andreas Waschburger Made An Important Decision in the Tsugaru Channel
• Andreas Waschburger and the Oceans Seven: 3 Down, 4 To Go
• Andreas Waschburger Swimming Through Highs & Lows
• Anatomy of a Record across Molokai - The Story of Andreas Waschburger