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[[File:Jari C T.png|400px|thumb|right|[[Jari Cennet Tammi]] during his 52-day 541.7 km [[unsupported stage swim]] from Stockholm, Sweden to Helsinki, Finland in 2023]]
[[File:Iolite chris lechner.png|400px|thumb|right|Dr. Chris Lechner uses an [[IOLITE]] in his solo unaccompanied [[traverse]] across [[Lake Michigan]] on 5 August 2015, a [[solo freeswimming]] [[attempt]] of 128.7 km]]
[[File:Défi Titicaca 2.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[[Malia Metella]], [[Théo Curin]], and [[Mathieu Witvoet]] completed the 122 km [[tandem free swim]], an unprecedented 11-day [[stage swim]] across [[Lake Titicaca]]]]
noun - Solo free swimming is a solo [[open water swim]] in which no [[escort crew]], [[escort paddler]], [[escort kayaker]], [[pace swimmer]], [[escort pilot]] or [[escort boat]] helps support, guide or navigate the swimmer along the route.

==Usage==

''Arthur Germain completed a 784 km 49-day self-supported stage swim in the Seine from Burgundy to Le Havre in France.''

==Origin==

Coined by [[Steven Munatones]] on the [[Daily News of Open Water Swimming]] in 2012.

==Synonyms==

[[self-sustained swimming]], [[solo freeswimming]], [[freeswimming]], [[self-supported swimming]], [[free solo swimming]], [[free soloing]], [[wild swimming]], [[free solo channel swim]], [[free solo channel swimming]], [[unsupported swim]], [[unsupported stage swimming]], [[self-sufficient swim]]

==Self-sustained Swims==

*June - August 2023: [[Jari Cennet Tammi]] completed a 52-day 541.7 km [[unsupported stage swim]] from Stockholm, Sweden to Helsinki, Finland at the age of 64.
*10 November 2021: [[Malia Metella]], [[Théo Curin]], and [[Mathieu Witvoet]] completed a 122 km [[self-sustained]] [[high-altitude swim]] across [[Lake Titicaca]] between Bolivia and Peru at 3,811m altitude in 11 days.
*2020: [[Jonas Deichmann]]swam 456 km over 54 days along the coast of Croatia.
*December 2019: [[Omar El Galla]] swam 220 km along the length of the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] in the Sinai Peninsula in 34 days (with 26 swimming days and 8 days off due to the logistical challenges and preparations needed to pass some areas).
*2017: [[Daniel O'Kane]] swam along the south shore of [[Lake Superior]] and swam throughout the 19 uninhabited islands of the [[Apostle Islands]] National Lakeshore.
*2016: [[Giorgio Alessi]] completed a 32.3 km [[crossing]] of the [[Catalina Channel]] with a [[wetsuit]].
*2016: [[Sean Conway]] completed a 17-day 100 km [[stage swim]] along the British coast.
*2015: Dr. [[Chris Lechner]] attempted an 80-mile [[crossing]] of [[Lake Michigan]].
*13 August 2012: [[Tony Lillios]] and [[Kate Howell]] completed a [[two-way]], non-wetsuit 12-mile [[self-supported crossing]] of [[Crater Lake]] in Oregon.

==Chris Lechner's Attempt Across Lake Michigan==

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Dr. [[Chris Lechner]]'s self-supported attempt across [[Lake Michigan]]

==External links==

* [https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/jari-cennet-tammi-decides-10000-km-is-not-long-enough/ Jari Cennet Tammi Decides 10,000 km Is Not Long Enough]
* [https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/having-the-courage-to-lose-sight-of-the-shore-how-jari-cennet-tammi-swims-10000-km-alone/ Having the Courage to Lose Sight of the Shore: How Jari Cennet Tammi Swims 10,000 km Alone]
* [https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/have-courage-to-lose-sight-of-the-shore/ Jari Cennet Tammi, Having Courage to Lose Sight of the Shore]
* [https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/a-marathon-meander-along-the-mediterranean/ A Marathon Meander Along The Mediterranean]
* [https://dailynewsofopenwaterswimming.com/i-never-thought-i-would-see-something-as-remarkable-as-that/ I Never Thought I Would See Something As Remarkable As That]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/defi-titicaca-122-km-in-11-days-across-lake-titicaca-with-malia-metella-theo-curin-mathieu-witvoet/ Défi Titicaca, 122 km in 11 Days Across Lake Titicaca with Malia Metella, Théo Curin, Mathieu Witvoet]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2012/08/two-fer-in-crater-lake-by-tony-lillios/ Two-fer In Crater Lake By Tony Lillios And Kate Howell]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/saildrone-and-self-sustained-swims-in/ Saildrone And Self-Sustained Swims In Open Water’s Future]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/omar-el-galla-swimming-from-suez-to-shalateen/ Omar El Galla, Swimming From Suez To Shalateen]
* [https://explorersweb.com/2021/07/25/arthur-germain-completes-seine-swim/ Arthur Germain Completes Seine Swim]
* [http://www.openwaterswimming.com Open Water Swimming]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/omar-el-galla-swimming-from-suez-to-shalateen/ Omar El Galla, Swimming From Suez To Shalateen]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/saildrone-and-self-sustained-swims-in/ Saildrone And Self-Sustained Swims In Open Water's Future]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/from-apostles-island-to-mighty-red-river/ From The Apostles Island To The Mighty Red River]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/two-fer-in-crater-lake-by-tony-lillios/ Two-fer In Crater Lake By Tony Lillios And Kate Howell]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/giorgio-alessi-strokes-spins-steps-to/ Giorgio Alessi Strokes, Spins, Steps To Uberman Fame]
* [https://www.openwaterswimming.com/2018/04/will-free-soloing-channel-swims-come/ Will Free Soloing Channel Swims Come About?]

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