Self-supported swim

Malia Metella, Théo Curin, and Mathieu Witvoet completed the 122 km self-sustained swim, an 11-day stage swim across Lake Titicaca

noun - A self-supported swim is a solo open water swim in which no escort crew, escort paddler, escort kayaker, pace swimmer, escort pilot or escort boat helps support, guide or navigate the swimmer along the route.

Usage

Arthur Germain completed a 784 km 49-day self-supported stage swim in the Seine from Burgundy to Le Havre in France.

Origin

Coined by Steven Munatones on the Daily News of Open Water Swimming in 2012.

Synonym

self-sustained swim, self-navigation, solo freeswimming, freeswimming

Self-sustained Swims

• Malia Metella, Théo Curin, and Mathieu Witvoet completed a 122 km self-sustained high-altitude swim across Lake Titicaca between Bolivia and Peru at 3,811m altitude in 11 days beginning on 10 November 2021.
• In 2019, Omar El Galla swam from Suez To Shalateen in Egypt.
• In 2017, Daniel O'Kane swam along the south shore of Lake Superior and swam throughout the 19 uninhabited islands of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
• In 2016, Giorgio Alessi completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel with a wetsuit.
• In 2016, Sean Conway completed a 17-day 100 km stage swim along the British coast.
• In 2015, Dr. Chris Lechner attempted an 80-mile crossing of Lake Michigan.
• On 13 August 2012, Tony Lillios and Kate Howell completed a two-way, non-wetsuit 12-mile self-supported crossing of Crater Lake in Oregon.

Chris Lechner's Attempt Across Lake Michigan

Dr. Chris Lechner's self-supported attempt across Lake Michigan

External links

• Jari Cennet Tammi, Having Courage to Lose Sight of the Shore
• Matthieu and Chloé Witvoet Across The Atlantic and Into French Schools
• Jim Dreyer Disappointed Today, Grateful for Yesterday, Hopeful for Tomorrow
• High-Altitude Open Water Swims Around The World
• A Marathon Meander Along The Mediterranean
• Tina Deeken Continues To Move Forward, Take Action, and Inspire
• Défi Titicaca, 122 km in 11 Days Across Lake Titicaca with Malia Metella, Théo Curin, Mathieu Witvoet
• Two-fer In Crater Lake By Tony Lillios And Kate Howell
• Saildrone And Self-Sustained Swims In Open Water’s Future
• Omar El Galla, Swimming From Suez To Shalateen
• Arthur Germain Completes Seine Swim
• Open Water Swimming
• Omar El Galla, Swimming From Suez To Shalateen
• Saildrone And Self-Sustained Swims In Open Water's Future
• From The Apostles Island To The Mighty Red River
• Two-fer In Crater Lake By Tony Lillios And Kate Howell
• Giorgio Alessi Strokes, Spins, Steps To Uberman Fame