Stephen Redmond

If you think that I'm nuts attempting to swim the English Channel, then check out Stephen Redmond - a genuine all-round hero. Steve is a regular guy from Kildare, now living in Ballydehob in West Cork, who has embarked on a project to swim the Ocean's Seven. This is supposedly the ultimate list of channel swims from around the world. Nobody has completed all seven, but Steve has just finished his number six from Moloka'i to O'ahu in Hawai'i in a grueling 22.5 hours. This was after completing his number five swim (Cook Strait in NZ, where he spent 2 hours covering only 700 metres), only 8 days previously. The reason he did the two huge swims back to back was to save on the flight expenses, as he is covering the costs himself while raising money for an autism centre in West Cork.


An account of his amazing swim, in his own words, is here.
Listen to an interview with RTE's John Murray here.

The Ocean's Seven
o English Channel (34km - England to France - 20 hr 01 min for SR)
o North Channel (34km - Ireland to Scotland - 17 hr 17 min)
o Strait of Gibraltar (15km - Europe to Africa - 5 hr)
o Catalina Channel (34km - Santa Catalina to California - 12 he 39 min)
o Cook Strait (26km - South Island to North Island NZ - 13 hr 10 min)
o Moloka'i Channel (42km - Moloka'i to O'ahu Hawai'i - 22 hr 29 min)
o Tsugaru Channel (20km - Honshu to Hokkaido in Japan)