Toshio Ogawa
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Toshio Ogawa (born 小川敏雄 on 10 October 1954) is a Japanese open water swimmer.
Open Water Swimming
- He became the oldest person to successfully cross the 24 km Cook Strait in New Zealand. At the age of 60, he joined the Half Century Club for his crossing of 11 hours 51 minutes 59 seconds on 3 March 2015. He broke the oldest swimmer record of Tom Hecker who was a few month younger when he crossed on 17 January 2012 in 10 hours 36 minutes. He started from land near the Brothers Island off the South Island.
- He first attempted to cross the Cook Strait in 2004
- He crossed the Strait of Gibraltar on 5 October 2015 in 4 hours 26 minutes at the age of 60
Japanese
日付：2015年3月3日
場所：クック海峡（ニュージーランド）南島⇒北島：26 km
氏名：小川敏雄（1954年10月生まれ）
出発：南島（兄弟島の近く：12:17）
到着：北島トングエ（ウェリントンの西：00:08：4日）
時間：11時間51分
記録：公認94番目 日本人初 世界最高齢
External links
- Doc Counsilman Helped Usher In An Increasingly Graying Trend In Channel Swimming
- International Day of Older Persons and the Aging Demographics of Open Water Swimmers
- Oldest Individuals To Swim Across The World's Channels
- Cook Strait Marathon Swimming
- Open Water Swimming
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Japan's Toshi Ogawa, 60, becomes oldest person to swim Cook Strait
- Toshio Ogawa Takes 11 Years To Cross The Cook Strait
- Oldest Individuals To Swim Across The World's Channels
- Never Too Old, Facing Challenges With Pat Gallant-Charette
