The Oceans Seven is a
marathon swimming challenge consisting of seven open water channel swims. It was devised in 2008 as the swimming equivalent of the
Seven Summits mountaineering challenge. It comprises the
North Channel, the
Cook Strait, the
Molokaʻi Channel, the
English Channel
The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France. It links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end. It is the busi ...
, the
Catalina Channel, the
Tsugaru Strait and the
Strait of Gibraltar.
The record for the fastest cumulative time for the completion of the 7 swims is held by Scot
Andrew Donaldson, with a total swim time of 63 hours, 2 minutes.
The record for the fastest completion of all seven swims is held by Bulgarian
Petar Stoychev who achieved it in 173 days, completing on 14 August 2024.
The record for the youngest ever person to complete all 7 swims is held by New Zealander Caitlin O'Reilly who was 20 years, 7 months, and 15 days old upon completion.
List of Oceans Seven swims
* The
North Channel: between Ireland and Scotland,
* The
Cook Strait: between New Zealand’s North and South Islands,
* The
Molokaʻi Channel (also known as the Kaiwi Channel): between Moloka’i and O’ahu,
* The
English Channel
The English Channel, also known as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Southern England from northern France. It links to the southern part of the North Sea by the Strait of Dover at its northeastern end. It is the busi ...
: between England and France,
* The
Catalina Channel: between Santa Catalina Island and Los Angeles,
* The
Tsugaru Strait: between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido,
* The
Strait of Gibraltar: between Spain and Morocco,
List of successful completions
The LongSwims Database maintains a list of swimmers who have completed the challenge:
See also
*
Long-distance swimming
*
Open water swimming
*
Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming
References
* Sataline, Suzanne (2010)
"Extreme Swimmers Accept the Challenge of 'Oceans Seven'" Wall Street Journal. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
External links
*{{cite web , url=https://openwaterswimming.com/database/oceans-seven/ , title=Oceans Seven Swimmers , publisher=World Open Water Swimming Association
Swimming
Open water swimming