Oceans Seven 7-for-7

7-for-7 swimmer Mark Sowerby of Australia with a Japanese welcome party after his 10 hour 6 minute Tsugaru Channel crossing where he achieved the Oceans Seven on 29 June 2024

Escort boat pilot Captain Mizushima, coordinator Haruyuki Ishii, and handler Jay Prchal observing 7-for-7 swimmer Andrew Donaldson of Scotland in the Tsugaru Channel en route to complete the Oceans Seven within one calendar year in northern Japan

7-for-7 swimmer Adam Walker of Great Britain with a swim cap designed by Rido to benefit the Whale and Dolphin Conservation

7-for-7 swimmer Darren Miller of the USA is listed in the 2020 Guinness World Record book as the youngest person to achieve the Oceans Seven

noun - Oceans Seven 7-for-7 swimmer is an individual who successfully completes all seven channel crossings of the Oceans Seven on their first attempt.

Oceans Seven

The Oceans Seven consists of a solo unassisted crossing of the following 7 waterways around the world:

• North Channel 35 km between Northern Ireland and Scotland
• Cook Strait 23 km between the North Island and South Island of New Zealand
• Molokai Channel 45 km between Oahu and Molokai Island in the state of Hawaii
• English Channel 33.5 km between England and France
• Catalina Channel 32.3 km between Catalina Island and Palos Verdes Peninsula on the Southern California mainland
• Tsugaru Channel 19.5 km between the islands of Honshu and Hokkaido in northern Japan
• Strait of Gibraltar 14.4 km between Europe (Spain) and Africa (Morocco)

Oceans Seven Swimmers

As of June 2024, 29 humans have completed the Oceans Seven:

1. Stephen Redmond (Ireland)
2. Anna Carin Nordin (Sweden)
3. Michelle Macy (U.S.A.)
4. Darren Miller (U.S.A.)
5. Adam Walker (UK)
6. Kimberley Chambers (New Zealand)
7. Antonio Argüelles (Mexico)
8. Ion Lazarenco Tiron (Moldavia and Ireland)
9. Rohan Dattatrey More (India)
10. Abhejali Bernardová (Czech Republic)
11. Cameron Bellamy (South Africa)
12. Lynton Mortensen (Australia)
13. Thomas Pembroke (Australia)
14. Nora Toledano Cadena (Mexico)
15. Mariel Hawley Dávila (Mexico)
16. André Wiersig (Germany)
17. Elizabeth Fry (USA)
18. Attila Mányoki (Hungary)
19. Jonathan Ratcliffe (UK)
20. Jorge Crivilles Villanueva (Spain)
21. Adrian Sarchet (Guernsey)
22. Prabhat Koli (India)
23. Dina Levačić (Croatia)
24. Herman van der Westhuizen (South Africa)
25. Andy Donaldson (Scotland)
26. Stephen Junk (Australia)
27. Kieron Palframan (South Africa)
28. Bárbara Hernández Huerta (Chile)
29. Mark Sowerby (Australia)

Oceans Seven 7-for-7 Swimmers

As of June 2024, at least 7 humans have become Oceans Seven 7-for-7 swimmers:

1. Darren Miller, USA at the age of 30 on 29 August 2013
2. Adam Walker, Great Britain at the age of 36 on 6 August 2014
3. Antonio Argüelles, Mexico) at the age of 58 on 3 August 2017
4. Nora Toledano Cadena, Mexico at the age of 49 on 30 March 2019
5. Mariel Hawley Dávila, Mexico at the age of 50 on 30 March 2019
6. Andy Donaldson, Scotland at the age of 32 on 27 July 2023
7. Mark Sowerby, Australia at the age of 52 on 30 June 2024

Origin

Coined by Steven Munatones on 30 June 2024.

External links

• Mark Sowerby Achieves the Oceans Seven, a 9-Year Journey