Continuous swim in a counter-current pool
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Maarten van der Weijden's 45 hour 0 minute 0 second continuous swim in a counter-current pool was set in Vught in the Netherlands from 28 December to 30 December 2023 with the observer team of Bart Bodman, Suzanne Winter, Lauren Eickholt, Joost Frencken, Esmee in des Maur, Dennis Bruggenmans, Esther Siebel, and Joe Montagna
noun - A continuous swim in a counter-current pool requires constant movement for a minimum of 55 minutes over all 60-minute session in a counter-current pool.
Guinness World Records for Continuous Swims in a Counter-current Pool
- February 2014: Chloë McCardel of Australia set the longest continuous swim in a counter-current pool in 16 hours at the SPASA Victoria consumer Pool & Spa + Outdoor Living Expo in Australia.
- May 2018: Dennis T. Seiler-Holm of Denmark set the longest continuous swim in a counter-current pool in 17 hours 7 minutes 1.82 seconds in a Swim Spa in Denform Expo in Aarhus, Denmark.
- October 2019: Yuko Matsuzaki of Japan set a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous swim in a counter-current pool conducted in an Endless Pool in Seaside Lagoon, Redondo Beach, California after swimming 24 hours 1 minute from 8:00 am on 5 October to 8:01 am on 6 October 2019. Her support team included Chris Morgan, Chieko Smith, Shelley Taylor-Smith, Steven Munatones, Josef Köberl, Mark Lutz, Steve Stumpfrock and Kaori Rogers. Her pace ranged from 1:55 per 100 meters swimming freestyle to 3:22 per 100 meters swimming breaststroke.
- May 2020: Pablo Fernández Álvarez of Spain set a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous swim in a counter-current pool conducted in an Endless Pool in Madrid, Spain after swimming 25 hours from 9:00 am on 6 May to 10:00 am on 7 May 2020.
- June 2020: Alberto Lorente of Viladecans, Spain set a record for the longest continuous swim in a counter-current pool after swimming 30 consecutive hours from 11.00 am on 27 June to 5:00 pm.
- November 2020: Mayra Santos of Brazil/Portugal set a world record for the longest continuous swim in a counter-current pool in Caniço, Madeira Island, Portugal from 10:00 am on 5 November 2020 to 5:07 pm on 6 November 2020, a total of 31 hours 7 minutes.
- November 2020: Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands set a world record of 32 hours 20 minutes 50 seconds for the longest continuous swim in a counter-current pool in Eindhoven, Netherlands swimming from 9:00 am on 20 November to 5:20 pm on 21 November 2021.
- November 2021: the longest continuous swim in a counter-current pool was set in 35 hours 20 minutes 50 seconds.
- January 2022: Pablo Fernández Álvarez of Spain set a Guinness World Record for the longest continuous swim in a counter-current pool conducted in an Endless Pool in Clicars, Madrid, Spain after swimming 36 hours 0 minutes 19 seconds
- 28-30 December 2023: Maarten van der Weijden set a new record of 45 hours 0 minutes in Vught in southern Netherlands with his observer team of Bart Bodman, Suzanne Winter, Lauren Eickholt, Joost Frencken, Esmee in des Maur, Dennis Bruggenmans, Esther Siebel, and Joe Montagna.
