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Oceans Seven

{{Short description|Marathon swimming challenge}}

{{distinguish|text = any of several movies in the Ocean's film series}}

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{{Location map~ | World

| label = North Channel

| position = left

| marksize = 10

| link = North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland)

| lat_deg = 55.0575

| lon_deg = -5.621944

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| label = Cook Strait

| position = left

| marksize = 10

| link = Cook Strait

| lat_deg = -41.229444

| lon_deg = 174.483056

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{{Location map~ | World

| label = Molokaʻi Channel

| position = right

| marksize = 10

| link = Channels of the Hawaiian Islands#Kaiwi Channel

| lat_deg = 21.2166667

| lon_deg = -157.5

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| label = English Channel

| position = right

| marksize = 10

| link = English Channel

| lat_deg = 50

| lon_deg = -2

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{{Location map~ | World

| label = Catalina Channel

| position = top

| marksize = 10

| link = Santa Catalina Island, California

| lat_deg = 33.383333

| lon_deg = -118.416667

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{{Location map~ | World

| label = Tsugaru Strait

| position = top

| marksize = 10

| link = Tsugaru Strait

| lat_deg = 41.499167

| lon_deg = 140.615833

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| label = Strait of Gibraltar

| position = bottom

| marksize = 10

| link = Strait of Gibraltar

| lat_deg = 35.971667

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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 Catalina Channel, the Tsugaru Strait and the Strait of Gibraltar. {{cite web |url=http://thenextchallenge.org/oceans-seven/|title= What are the Oceans Seven?|author= Tim Moss|date= 7 September 2014|work= TheNextChallenge.Org|access-date=5 August 2017}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Suzie |date=2023-08-15 |title=Andy Donaldson Conquers The Oceans Seven And Breaks World Record |url=https://oceanswims.com/marathon-swimming/andy-donaldson-conquers-the-oceans-seven-and-breaks-world-record/ |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=oceanswims.com |language=en-AU}}

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. {{cite web |url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news/sport/736138-marathon-swimmer-petar-stoychev-completes-all-oceans-seven-open-water-straits-wi|title= Marathon Swimmer Petar Stoychev Completes All Oceans Seven Open Water Straits within 173 Days, Breaks World Record|date= 5 September 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, {{convert|34.5|km|nmi}}
  • The Cook Strait: between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, {{convert|22.5|km|nmi}}
  • The Molokaʻi Channel (also known as the Kaiwi Channel): between Moloka’i and O’ahu, {{convert|42|km|nmi}}
  • The English Channel: between England and France, {{convert|33|km|nmi}}
  • The Catalina Channel: between Santa Catalina Island and Los Angeles, {{convert|32.3|km|nmi}}
  • The Tsugaru Strait: between the Japanese islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, {{convert|19.5|km|nmi}}
  • The Strait of Gibraltar: between Spain and Morocco, {{convert|14.4|km|nmi}}

List of successful completions

The LongSwims Database maintains a list of swimmers who have completed the challenge:{{cite web|url=https://longswims.com/oceans-seven/|title=Oceans Seven Swimmers|website=Oceans Seven|publisher=Marathon Swimmers Federation|accessdate=8 March 2021}}

class="wikitable"

!

!Name

!Date completed

!Nation

!Notes

1

|Stephen Redmond

|{{Date table sorting|14 July 2012}}

|Ireland

|First ever to complete all seven swims. Total time 2 years 344 days; cumulative time 104 hours 19 minutes.{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/steve-redmond-open-water-challenge-oceans-7-japan-cork-swimmer-endurance-521509-Jul2012/|title=Irish swimmer completes gruelling open water challenge|author=O'Connell, Hugh|date=15 July 2012|work=The Journal|access-date=20 February 2014}}{{cite web |title=Stephen Redmond |url=https://openwaterswimming.com/database/swimmers/stephen-redmond/ |website=World Open Water Swimming Association Database |access-date=5 September 2024}}

2

|Anna-Carin Nordin

|{{Date table sorting|8 July 2013}}

|Sweden

|First woman to complete all seven swims. Total time 2 years 290 days; cumulative time 182 hours 39 mins.{{cite web |title=Anna-Carin Nordin |url=https://openwaterswimming.com/database/swimmers/anna-carin-nordin/ |website=World Open Water Swimming Association Database |access-date=5 September 2024}}

3

|Michelle Macy

|{{Date table sorting|15 July 2013}}

|United States

|

4

|Darren Miller

|{{Date table sorting|29 August 2013}}

|United States

|

5

|Adam Walker

|{{Date table sorting|6 August 2014}}

|United Kingdom

|{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-24034585|title=Open-ocean swimmer Adam Walker: 'Hardest swim of my life'|author=|date=11 September 2013|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|accessdate=11 September 2013}}

6

|Kimberley Chambers

|{{Date table sorting|2 September 2014}}

|New Zealand

|

7

|Antonio Argüelles

|{{Date table sorting|3 August 2017}}

|Mexico

|{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/05/sports/swimming-antonio-arguelles-oceans-seven.html|title=In a Swimmer's Two-Year Quest, a Final 21-Mile Challenge|author=Adam Skolnik|date=5 August 2017|work=New York Times|accessdate=5 August 2017}}

8

|Ion Lazarenco-Tiron

|{{Date table sorting|27 January 2018}}

|Republic of Moldova

|First from a landlocked country

9

|Rohan Dattatrey More

|{{Date table sorting|9 February 2018}}

|India

|First Asian{{Cite web|url=https://www.inshorts.com/news/pune-swimmer-worlds-youngest-to-complete-ocean-7-challenge-1518332857392|title=Pune swimmer world's youngest to complete Ocean 7 Challenge|website=Inshorts - Stay Informed|language=en|access-date=11 February 2018}}

10

|Abhejali Bernardová

|{{Date table sorting|24 February 2018}}

|Czech Republic

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/101764575/european-completes-oceans-seven-with-cook-strait-swim|title=European completes Ocean's Seven with Cook Strait swim|date=26 February 2018}}

11

|Cameron Bellamy

|{{Date table sorting|21 June 2018}}

|South Africa

|First South African{{Cite web|url=http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2018/06/cameron-bellamy-achieves-oceans-seven.html|title=Cameron Bellamy Does Oceans Seven, South African 1st|website=dailynews.openwaterswimming.com|date=21 June 2018 |access-date=22 June 2018}}

12

|Lynton Mortensen

|{{Date table sorting|14 November 2018}}

|Australia

|First Australian{{Cite web|url=http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2018/11/indomitable-sea-bull-completes-oceans.html|title=Indomitable: Sea Bull Completes The Oceans Seven|last=Munatones|first=Steven|date=14 November 2018 |access-date=7 December 2018}}

13

|Thomas “Fleppy” Pembroke

|{{Date table sorting|14 December 2018}}

|Australia

|

14

|Nora Toledano Cadena

|{{Date table sorting|30 March 2019}}

|Mexico

|

15

|Mariel Hawley Dávila

|{{Date table sorting|30 March 2019}}

|Mexico

|

16

|André Wiersig

|{{Date table sorting|9 June 2019}}

|Germany

|

17

|Elizabeth Fry

|{{Date table sorting|25 August 2019}}

|United States

|

18

|Attila Mányoki

|{{Date table sorting|26 August 2019}}

|Hungary

|Fastest cumulative time (64 hours 35 minutes) until Donaldson, 2023

19

|Jonathan Ratcliffe

|{{Date table sorting|10 December 2019}}

|United Kingdom

|{{cite web|url=https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/people/oundle-dad-becomes-19th-person-in-history-to-complete-gruelling-global-swim-challenge-1-9171243|title=Oundle dad becomes 19th person in history to complete gruelling global swim challenge|author=Unknown|date=11 Dec 2019|work=Peterborough Telegraph|accessdate=11 Dec 2019}}

20

|Jorge Crivillés

|{{Date table sorting|1 January 2020}}

|Spain

|First Spaniard

21

|Adrian Sarchet

|{{Date table sorting|29 February 2020}}

|Guernsey

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2020-03-01/sea-donkey-adrian-sarchet-completes-oceans-seven-challenge/|title='Sea Donkey' Adrian Sarchet completes Oceans Seven challenge|last=|first=|date=1 March 2020|website=ITV News|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2 March 2020}}

22

|Prabhat Koli

|{{Date table sorting|1 March 2023}}

|India

23

|Dina Levačić

|{{Date table sorting|14 March 2023}}

|Croatia

|First Croat, youngest (27 years)

24

|Herman van der Westhuizen

|{{Date table sorting|16 July 2023}}

|South Africa

25

|Andrew Donaldson

|{{Date table sorting|27 July 2023}}

|United Kingdom

|Fastest total time (355 days) until Stoychev, 2024; Fastest cumulative time (63 hours 2 minutes).{{Cite web|url=https://explorersweb.com/andy-donaldson-oceans-seven-record-time/|title=Andy Donaldson Completes Oceans Seven in Record Time|last=McPhee|first=Rebecca|date=29 July 2023 |access-date=4 August 2023}}{{cite news |title=Scots swimmer breaks record for Oceans Seven challenge |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-66402948 |access-date=5 September 2024 |work=BBC News |date=4 August 2023}} Note: the previous record for total time was 2 years 60 days.

26

|Stephen Junk

|{{Date table sorting|10 September 2023}}

|Australia

|

27

|Kieron Palframan

|{{Date table sorting|6 October 2023}}

|South Africa

|

28

|Bárbara Hernández Huerta

|{{Date table sorting|14 June 2024}}

|Chile

{{Cite web|url=https://www.openwaterswimming.com/barbara-hernandez-huertas-journey-to-the-oceans-seven/|title=Bárbara Hernández Huerta's Journey to the Oceans Seven|date=14 June 2024 |accessdate=8 July 2024}}
29

|Mark Sowerby

|{{Date table sorting|29 June 2024}}

|Australia

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.openwaterswimming.com/a-decade-of-dreams-realized-mark-sowerby-completes-the-oceans-seven/|title=A Decade of Dreams Realized: Mark Sowerby Completes the Oceans Seven|date=3 July 2024 |accessdate=8 July 2024}}

30

|Zach Margolis

|{{Date table sorting|13 July 2024}}

|United States

|{{Cite web|url=https://www.openwaterswimming.com/zach-margolis-30th-person-to-complete-the-oceans-seven-an-interview-and-his-journey-through-all-seven-swims/|title=Zach Margolis: 30th Person to Complete the Oceans Seven – An Interview and His Journey Through All Seven Swims|date=15 July 2024 |accessdate=15 July 2024}}

31

|Paul Georgescu

|{{Date table sorting|27 July 2024}}

|România

|First Romanian{{cite news |title=Paul Georgescu becomes first Romanian to complete Oceans Seven swimming challenge |url=https://www.romania-insider.com/Paul-georgescu-first-romanian-oceans-seven-2024 |access-date=5 September 2024 |work=Romania Insider |date=29 July 2024 |language=en}}

32

|Petar Stoychev

|{{Date table sorting|14 August 2024}}

|Bulgaria

|First Bulgarian.{{cite news |last1=Marinova |first1=Tatiana |title=Swimmer Petar Stoychev Becomes First Bulgarian to Swim All Oceans Seven Open Water Straits |url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news/sport/726006-swimmer-petar-stoychev-becomes-first-bulgarian-to-swim-all-oceans-seven-open-wat#petar%20stoychev |access-date=5 September 2024 |work=www.bta.bg |language=en}} Fastest total time (173 days from 14 March to 2 September 2024: Stoychev repeated his English Channel swim after completing Oceans Seven to reduce total time){{cite news |title=Marathon Swimmer Petar Stoychev Completes All Oceans Seven Open Water Straits within 173 Days, Breaks World Record |url=https://www.bta.bg/en/news/sport/736138-marathon-swimmer-petar-stoychev-completes-all-oceans-seven-open-water-straits-wi |access-date=5 September 2024 |work=www.bta.bg |language=en|first=Momchil | last=Rusev}}

33

|Nathalie Pohl

|{{Date table sorting|15 September 2024}}

|Germany

|First German woman.{{cite news |title=Extremschwimmerin Pohl durchquert als erste deutsche Frau die »Ocean's Seven« |url=https://www.spiegel.de/sport/extremschwimmen-nathalie-pohl-durchquert-gefaehrliche-meerengen-oceans-seven-als-erste-deutsche-frau-a-407a0e2d-ed91-4f7a-99d6-11fdc2dabc2f

|access-date=17 September 2024 |work=Der Spiegel |language=de}}

34

|Caitlin O'Reilly

|{{Date table sorting|24 October 2024}}

|New Zealand

|Youngest ever swimmer to complete the Oceans Seven at 20 years, 7 months, and 15 days.

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

  • Sataline, Suzanne (2010); [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704300604575554071845163744 "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}}

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