Swimming cook strait book

Voting is open to the public until january 1 2019, and can be accessed here. Crossing the cook strait new zealand by swimtrek team, 25 march, 20 on friday 22nd march, the swimtrek coach from tooting bec lido became the fourth fastest person to swim across the 26km of the cook strait in an amazing time of 6 hours 15 minutes. An exercise or series of exercises are then assigned to that part along with relevant teaching points and technique tips, to help focus only on that stroke part. This book doesnt require a lengthy explanation for why it is. Since then, she has swum the cape of good hope, the cook strait in new. Caitlin oreilly becomes youngest female to swim cook strait. This nonfiction book chronicles one mans quest to complete the oceans seven, in which a swimmer must cross. This book chronicles marathon swimming, from matthew webbs first successful swim across the channel in 1875 through the mid 1970s. A spiritual approach to the mount everest of swimming.

It is 22 kilometres 14 mi wide at its narrowest point, and is considered one of the most dangerous and unpredictable waters in the world. Cook strait, new zealand 4 human research subject 146 the strait of magellan 160 around the cape of good hope 177 around the world in eighty days 194 glacier bay 204 facing the bomb 224 the ateam 234 mindblowing 248 debate 265 across the bering strait 282 success 302 siberias gold medal 307 swimming to antarctica 314 afterword 358. Swimming in the sink is something of a continuation of that memoir and is about the authors later struggle with heart disease. There have been swimmers who have wanted to be the fastest, the oldest, the youngest and even the slowest. Shes done things the rest of us only imagineand shes written a book that helps us to imagine them with clarity and wonder. After a long, hard practice, curling up with a book is often not as. Casey glover wants a bit of a break after becoming the fastest cook strait swimmer, knocking off the crossing almost as swiftly as a ferry. The swimming strokes book is designed to break each stroke down into its component parts, those parts being body position, legs, arms, breathing and timing and coordination. Shes done things the rest of us only imagineand shes written a book that. Since then, only 66 additional individuals have completed the course.

She is best known for being the first person to swim between the united states and the soviet union, in the bering strait, a feat which has been recognized for easing the cold war tensions between us president ronald reagan. Ironically, the purpose of the swim was to raise money for whale and dolphin conservation, a non profit that supports whale and dolphin research and related field projects around the world. Philip rush, a two time double strait crosser and a triple english channel crosser is an ideal individual to have as a guide and main supporter of each attempt. In his new book the challenge of the english channel.

For those interested in undertaking an attempt of a cook strait crossing, all of the information you will need to know is right here. Mother nature provided very strong tidal flows preventing her from reaching the finish line after several hours of swimming. Cook strait swim welcome to our cook strait swim website. She is best known for being the first person to swim between the united states and the soviet union, in the bering strait, a feat which has been recognized for easing the cold war tensions between us president ronald reagan and soviet leader mikhail gorbachev. On january 24, 2014 pat attempted to swim cook strait in new zealand. On march 22 20 dan completed the 88th successful swim crossing of new zealands 26km cook strait.

An adventure on the cook strait infinity channel swimming. At the time it seemed like a pipe dream to pilot and support swimmers across the cook strait but as time went on, different parts of the jigsaw fell into place. In february 1975, cox became the first woman to swim across cook strait between the north and south islands of new zealand. In between those accomplishments, she became the first to swim the strait of magellan, narrowly escaped a shark attack off the cape of good hope, and was cheered across the twentymile cook strait of new zealand by dolphins. Bering strait relay swim on 28 july 20, 40 swimmers are attempting a 53mile swim from alaska to russia across the bering strait. The bizarre altercation happened on april 22 while walker was swimming in the notsosmooth seas in the cook strait. Georger glover, 17, is swimming 123 km nearly five times the distance of cook strait over 10 days to raise money for i am hope. Swimming to antarctica by lynne cox 11 march 2009, 12. Caitlin oreilly of coast swim club swam ashore after 7 hours 19 minutes 15 seconds just north of perano. Now in paperback, with photos and maps added especially for this new edition, here is the acclaimed life story of a woman whose drive and determination. One day, between the 6 th and 11 th february 2010, mike bodger was to make an attempt to swim cook strait.

Mandel estimates itll take between five and nine hours to swim the cook strait in 60degree water. In july of 2015, pat returned home from ireland after waiting two weeks for an opportunity to swim the north channel. As one of the toughest and most challenging stretches of water in the world, cook strait presents the ultimate of tests for all swimmers. Rather than be satisfied, cox aimed still higher, conquering the cook strait in new. Cook strait is a strait that separates the north and south islands of new zealand. I am attempting to swim cook strait again this summer after an unsuccessful attempt in april 2012 due to. Kiwi freediving champion william trubridge swims cook. Swimming in the sink new york public library overdrive. Share cook strait record swimming attempt comes up short on linkedin british swimmers danny hanlon, 40, and bernard stone, 60, were forced to abandon a recordattempt swim across new zealands. Hmh book clubs find great new books for your reading group. The first to swim the bering straitthe channel that forms the boundary line between the united states and russiafrom alaska to siberia, thereby opening the u. Dead in the water by glenda carroll a mystery set in the competitive world of open water swimming.

Caitlins coach, john gatfield, has also completed the cook strait swim and up until last week he was the youngest new zealander to have completed it at the age of in 2004. Phil works closely with a highly qualified navigator and in. Discover how to isolate and correct bad habits and swim with smooth relaxed technique. He had booked his swim 3 years ago with philip rush philip rush is a two time double strait crosser and a triple english channel crosser and an ideal individual to have as a guide and main supporter. Steven munatones new comprehensive book on open water swimming, published by human kinetics, is coming out this summer in a comprehensive, insiders view of the sport, he describes everything from shortdistance races and triathlon swim legs to solo channel attempts and extreme swims. Born in christchurch, new zealand it did not take long for dan to show he was going to take life by the horns and make the most of it. Lynne cox was the first woman, in a 1975 swim recounted in her memoir swimming. On saturday, february 24th, 2018, in the wake of cyclone gita, abhejali bernardova, a member of the sri chinmoy marathon team from zlin in the czech republic, successfully conquered the cook strait of new zealand in rough waters and challenging currents, becoming only the 10th swimmer and 4th woman and probably the first vegetarian.

Phil works closely with a highly qualified navigator and in tandem allow for the best. Lynne coxs open water swimming manual outdoor swimming. Books are not always swimmers first choice for rest and relaxation. Its not as polished a book, but its still lovely, as is the author, who i met at a book signing in my home town what a wonderful woman. At various times in swim lees references a far more perilous waterway, cook strait. Nine hours, 22 kilometres and 930 dives later, kiwi freediver william trubridge has successfully swum the cook strait. It connects the tasman sea on the northwest with the south pacific ocean on the southeast, and runs next to the capital city, wellington. Te moanaoraukawa is a strait that separates the north and south islands of new zealand. Nzms swimmer attempts cook strait latest health and. The boston globe what emerges here is an athlete whose determination is so fierce that it seems almost exotic. Abhejali swims the cook strait and completes the oceans. She was the first to swim the strait of magellan, the most treacherous threemile stretch of water in the world. The perfect aid for any complete beginner to learn, understand and practice and for.

Some years back, we decided to undertake an adventure on the cook strait. The cook strait team are highly qualified and experienced in exactly what each is to perform. Philip rush north to south and return same day cook strait and english chanel fastest 2 way and 3 way crossing meda mckenzie north to south cook strait, south to north separate day donna bouzaid north to south cook strait casey glover record for the fastest time across the cook strait english chanel john gatfield. This swim is between the north and south islands of new zealand. In the first week of april, dean summers, kylie, daniel and coach vlad flew to new zealand to try to beat the cook strait. His time of 6 hours 15 minutes is the fourth fastest swim crossing of cook strait. Swimming to antarctica tales of a long distance swimmer. Cook strait barrie devenport completed the first cook strait swim in 1962, although there are maori legends of earlier swims. A 12yearold hibiscus coast swimmer has become the youngest girl to swim the cook strait.

By comparison, when sean ryan swam the open water 10k at the 2016 olympics in rio, he. Lynne broke the world record for swimming the english channel at age 15 and went on to accomplish many firstever swims around the world, including cook strait and the bering strait. Fit abel open water pool swimming coaching adult learn to. Tales of a long distance swimmer new ed by lynne cox isbn. Having set himself the target of swimming seven of the hardest seas in the world, british swim coach adam walker was crossing through the cook strait between new zealands north and south islands when he was joined by a pod of dolphins and then a shark the starting point was at ohau bay, which required a 1.

Lynne cox born 1957 is an american longdistance openwater swimmer, writer and speaker. At eighteen, she swam the twentymile cook strait between north and south islands of new zealand, was caught on a massive swell, found herself after five hours farther from the finish than when she started, and still completed the swim. A year of swimming outdoors in new zealand by annette lees book. The first recorded swim of the cook strait was by barry devonport in 1962. How to swim butterfly is your perfect swimming book, fully illustrated and concise. For more information about this course race please visit cook strait marathon swim.

In his first attempt at the 26kilometre strait, the. Pat gallantcharette, 62 year old marathon swimmer, cook strait swim. Swimming books that make perfecting basic technique painless. Lynne cox was the first woman, in a 1975 swim recounted in her memoir swimming to antarctica. According to oral tradition, the first woman to swim cook strait was hine poupou.

She swam miles through foul pollution, blinding fog, stormy eightfoot waves, actual you have to read it to believe it lynnes swimming tales defy what anyone. In between those accomplishments, she became the first to swim the strait of. Lynne cox born 2 january 1957 is an american longdistance openwater swimmer, writer and speaker. Dolphins come to aid of open water swimmer being trailed.