Ocean's Seven
Collection by Kate Rew
Sea
The Ocean’s Seven is the name given to the toughest seven ocean swims in the world.
It was proposed in 2008 as the swimming equivalent of the Seven Summits mountaineering challenge. It includes the North Channel, the Cook Strait, the Molokai Channel, the English Channel, the Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar.
Pop over The Outdoor Swimming Society website to read Adam Walker's low down of the swims (Adam was the first British swimmer to complete the challenge) and see the Films section for 'The Swimmer', a film about Irish long distance sea swimmer - the first swimmer ever to complete the swims.
Kate Rew
Swims in this collection
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English Channel
The Sport of Channel Swimming traces its origins to the latter part of the 19th Century when Captain Matthew Webb made the first observed and...
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Tarifa
July 2011, Adam Walker's second swim of the Oceans Seven. 10 miles each way, he swam from Tarifa to Tangier and back again (breaking British...
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Molokai Strait
Writes Adam Walker: In August 2012 I swam the Molokai Strait 26 miles (Molokai to Oahu) this was the third of the Oceans Seven. It...
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Catalina Channel, US
21 mile Catalina Island Catalina Island to main land Los Angeles. Part of the Oceans Seven and was my 4th swim. The swim started at...
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Tsugaru Channel, Japan
Tsugaru Channel 15 miles The 5th of the Oceans Seven Hokkaido to Honshu. These currents are one of the strongest in the world. I was sick...
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Cook Strait
My 6th swim of the Oceans Seven Cook Strait in New Zealand 18 miles swim from Wellington to Picton. I was accompanied by a pod...
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North Channel
North Channel (Donaghadee to Portpatrick 21 miles and the final swim of the Oceans Seven. The swim was a little cooler than the others 13/14...
