On the 30th August (Turkish Victory Day) this year, over 400 intrepid swimmers set off from Eceabat on the European side of the Hellespont Strait (also known as the Dardanelles) and swam to Çanakkale on the Asian side. Comprising 20 nationalities the swimmers traced the wake of Leander in Greek...

  We caught up with our Long Distance Training swim guides to uncover their passions and love of channel swimming! Our guides, Kevin Murphy, Cliff Golding, Fiona Southwell and Anna Wardly reveal all ... Kevin Murphy Kevin has swum the English Channel an incredible 34 times,...

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Varada Dharmadhikari swam a 16km open sea solo swim in 7 hours 15 minutes and took part in two solo expeditions and one competition in the same week. In her first solo event she swam from Robben Island to Three Anchor Bay in 3 hours 12 minutes 13 seconds. Her second solo event was a swim to...

Simon Murie gives a detailed account of the swim from Robben Island to Cape Town. Islands off the coast of major cities have always made convenient dumping grounds for unwanted souls. Places where the chaff of society – those deemed to be troublemakers by the incumbent authority – can be held so...

Swim: Why We Love the Water is Sherr’s ode to the intrepid challenge of crossing wild places like the Hellespont simply for the joy of swimming. Order this book “The untamed blue waters that define our planet or the boxed-in beauty of pools” are both equally alluring to Sherr, who writes about...

Diana Nyad, 62, is a record breaking long distance swimmer and has attempted this swim three times. Penny Palfrey, 49, another record breaking swimmer is also attempting this crossing. View Penny's Blog about her training for this swim. Diana announces her Cuba to Florida swim and explains...

When swimming we can often expend a lot of unnecessary energy maintaining body position. In a short swim event such as 50 or 100M our kick will contribute a maximum of 15-20% of your total propulsion. Over our longer open water swims the investment in oxygen we need to provide to our legs is far...

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If you go to Croatia you will meet Jardan, his experience of the Adriatic sea is legendary. His family has been fishing for generations and he grew up helping his father on the sea. As a fisherman in his early years his knowledge of the sea is immense. He likes nothing more than telling stories...