Bodean Bosogne
Bodean Bosogne is a deckhand on the Ocean Adventurer that escorted South African ocean swimmers Thane Guy Williams and Jonno Proudfoot 458.7 km across the Mozambique Channel from Mozambique to Madagascar between 28 February and 24 March 2014, together with Captain Norman Horner, first mate Vernon ‘Cubby’ Deas, Dr. Daphne Lyell and David Karpul. The adventure and charity swim was called The Mad Swim that was nominated for the Night Jar Travel Adventure of the Year award and the 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year.
The Mad Swim results
Day 1 - February 28th: 9.67 km @ 3.22 kph
Day 2 - March 1st: 39.12 km @ 6.52 kph
Day 3 - March 2nd: 22.16 km @ 3.69 kph
Day 4 - March 3rd: 18.18 km @ 3.03 kph
Day 5 - March 4th: 14.43 km @ 2.31 kph
Day 6 - March 5th: 10.14 km @ 1.69 kph
Day 7 - March 6th: 11.26 km @ 1.88 kph
Day 8 - March 7th: 18.48 km @ 2.77 kph
Day 9 - March 8th: 20.17 km @ 2.77 kph
Day 10 - March 9th: 17.33 km @ 2.34 kph
Day 11 - March 10th: 13.78 km @ 2.12 kph
Day 12 - March 11th: 10.88 km @ 2.21 kph
Day 13 - March 12th: 24.89 km @ 3.32 kph
Day 14 - March 13th: 29.26 km @ 4.18 kph
Day 15 - March 14th: 11.80 km @ 2.62 kph
Day 16 - March 15th: 24.00 km @ 3.16 kph
Day 17 - March 16th: 26.82 km @ 3.58 kph
Day 18 - March 17th: 24.05 km @ 3.24 kph
Day 19 - March 18th: 23.47 km @ 3.09 kph
Day 20 - March 19th: 20.81 km @ 2.97 kph
Day 21 - March 20th: 24.53 km @ 3.42 kph
Day 22 - March 21st: 10.69 km @ 1.73 kph
Day 23 - March 22nd: 17.44 km @ 2.75 kph
Day 24 - March 23rd: 15.40 km @ 2.17 kph
External links
- Marathoning From Mozambique To Madagascar
- Miles For Smiles
- The Mad Swim Facebook page
- Swimming Where No Man Has Swum Before
- It Was A Mad, Mad Swim Across The Mozambique Channel
- Jonno Proudfoot, Thane Williams: Adventurers Extraordinaire
- 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance of the Year Nominees
- 2014 WOWSA Awards Nominees
