Marathon Swimming Challenges
This completes the "Triple Crown" of Lake Taupo, Cook Strait and Foveaux Strait,
28km swim from Rakiura Steward Island to Bluff-Mainland
Weather, cold water temperatures, wind, tides, currents all unpredictable and can change quickly.
Known shark waters, plenty of sea life and jelly fish!
Very few people have actually swam this stretch of water
Foveaux Straight
Seven toughest ocean swims in the world!
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North Channel: between Ireland and Scotland, 34.5 kilometres (18.6 nmi)
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Cook Strait: between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, 22.5 kilometres (12.1 nmi)
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Molokaʻi Channel: between Moloka’i and O’ahu, 42 kilometres (23 nmi)
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English Channel: between England and France, 33 kilometres (18 nmi)
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Catalina Channel: between Santa Catalina Island and Los Angeles, 32.3 kilometres (17.4 nmi)
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Tsugaru Strait: between the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan, 19.5 km (10.5 nmi)
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Strait of Gibraltar: between Spain and Morocco, 14.4 kilometres (7.8 nmi)
Oceans Seven
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Length of the Waikato River : Lake Taupo to Port Waikato 420km
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Circumnavigation of Lake Taupo 150km
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Apolima Double-X Samoa: Upolu to Savaii return 48km