Alenuihaha Channel
noun - Alenuihaha Channel is a channel that separates the islands of Hawaii and Maui in the state of Hawaii. It is part of the Eight Seas and an incredibly difficult 30-mile (48.2 km) channel for open water swimmers. The list of Alenuihaha Channel Swimmers includes some of the toughest marathon swimmers in modern times.
Alenuihaha Channel Swimmers
The following swimmers have successfully swum the Alenuihaha Channel:
4. 2011 - Mike Spalding, February, 2011
3. 2009 - Linda Kaiser, September 12, 2009
2. 2009 - Penny Palfrey, March 10, 2009
1. 1970 - Harry Huffaker, 1st Channel Crossing
Channels in the Hawaiian Islands
There are 9 main channels in the Hawaiian Islands that individuals attempt to swim: Auau Channel (or the Maui Channel), Kalohi Channel, Alalakeiki Channel, Pailolo Channel, Alenuihaha Channel, Kaulakahi Channel, Kealaikahiki Channel, Kaiwi Channel (or Moloka'i Channel) and the Kaieiewaho Channel.
External links
- Compilation of Shark Attacks of Open Water Swimmers
- Increased Shark Encounters, Shark Attacks During Moonless Night Sky Channel Crossings
- Linda Kaiser And Mike Spalding On WOWSA Live
- Harry Hukkaker Talks About Global Adventures On WOWSA Live
- Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas...Quietly, Courageously
- Adam Walker Talks About The Guiding Light Of Linda Kaiser
- Linda Kaiser Swims The Eight Seas...Quietly, Courageously
- Mike Spalding, One Tough Cookie
- Alenuihaha Channel Swimmer List
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Open Water Swimming
- Channeling Beauty Between The 8 Seas In Hawaii
- Aloha From One Island To Another
- Daily News of Open Water Swimming
- Swimming Safely With Thoughts Of Sharks
- A Window Of Opportunity In The Open Water World
- Shark In The Pacific Is Caught Up In The Atlantic
- Shark Encounter Leaves A Tooth In Charlotte Brynn
- What's A Cookiecutter Shark?
- Absolutely Painful Open Water Swims Of The 21st Century
- Shark Encounters Of The Closest Kind
- Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards, Part 2
- Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards, Part 1
- Shark Spawning Season In September
- It Takes A Very Special Swimmer To Try Again
- World Open Water Swimming Association
- Linda Kaiser Honored By Hall Of Fame
- The Hall Of Fame Crossings Of Linda Kaiser
- Linda Kaiser Daring, Sharing And Caring
- Linda Kaiser Lived A Life of Aloha
- Adherbal de Oliveira Hit By Cookiecutter Shark In Molokai Channel
