OverviewSwimmerMo Siegel RouteEnglish Channel Solo Date11 September 2016 Time16 Hours 42 Minutes Swim Journal I first met Mo in New York for my Manhattan Island circumnavigation. When Mo became aware of my swim and knew Roger and Lindsay were crewing for me, he so very kindly offered us his house in Brooklyn to stay in.…
OverviewSwimmerPaula Yankauskas RouteEnglish Channel Solo AchievementWorld Record – Oldest American Woman (aged 62 years young) Date7 September 2016 Time16 hours 04 minutes Swim Journal In Memory of Deborah Beier who I had the pleasure of crewing alongside for Paula’s English Channel Swim. 30 November 1952-24 April 2017 I first met Paula in Ireland at the Cork…
OverviewSwimmerSal Minty-Gravett RouteEnglish Channel Two Way Solo (England-France-England) AchievementWorld Record – Oldest Person to Complete a Two Way Date30 August 2016 Time36 Hours 26 Minutes Swim Journal When I received a message from Sal to crew for her English Channel two way solo swim, I was a little surprised. After all, we had only met…
OverviewSwimmerRoger Finch RouteBoston Light Swim, Boston, USA – 13 Kilometres Date20 August 2016 Time3 Hours 16 Minutes 11 Seconds Swim Journal When Roger had saved and secured my Manhattan Island circumnavigation swim with New York Open Water and the new 20 Bridges swim (thank you again David Barra, Rondi Davies and Alex Arevelo), he realised the…
Overview RouteNYOW 20 Bridges Circumnavigation of Manhattan Island, New York Distance46 kilometres (28.5 miles) Date15 August 2016 Time7 hours 55 minutes Manhattan Island Swim Journal I first started the onerous application process with another organisation who, at the time, were the only organisers of this swim. Some months after sending off my application and my…
OverviewSwimmerLuiz Pradines RouteEnglish Channel Solo Date23 July 2016 Time15 Hours 54 Minutes Swim Journal I first met Luiz in March of 2015. My shoulder was still bothering me after my English Channel swim and my torn bicep tendon injury. I felt my stroke needed changing so I booked a swim camp in Malta with Adam…
Overview RouteRobben Island to Blouberg Beach, Cape Town, South Africa Distance7.5 kilometres (4.7 miles) Date13 February 2016 Time2 hours 29 minutes Robben Island Swim Journal Having spent ALL of my open water training in the North Sea, the thought of swimming in foreign waters with ‘bigger’ marine life really pushes me out of my comfort…
Overview RouteCatalina Channel (Catalina Island to California Mainland) Distance34 kilometres (21 miles) Date22 September 2015 Time12 hours 54 minutes 55 seconds Catalina Channel Swim Journal My Catalina Channel swim was first booked for September 2014. Sadly, I had to cancel this booking with Captain Greg and the boat Bottom Scratcher due to a tear in…
Overview RouteSpain, Europe to Morocco, Africa Distance16 kilometres (10 miles) Date9 June 2015 Time6 hours 20 minutes Strait of Gibraltar Swim Journal Each swim always has a back story. The plan to swim this swim was born in the middle of the English Channel. My friend Roger and I were crewing for Charlotte Samuels, 16 years…
Overview RouteIce Mile, Netherlands Ice Swimming Championships – Volendam, Netherlands Distance1 mile Date31 January 2015 Time37 Minutes 33 Seconds Ice Mile Swim Journal An ice mile is not something I would typically consider. However, my left shoulder was still giving me trouble after my 2013 English Channel swim. I couldn’t train for more than an hour…
