Escort boat

A channel swimmer escorted by John Pittman and support crew aboard the escort boat Outrider in the Catalina Channel

Brenton Williams (swimming butterfly), Kendal Wright and Kyle Harris swimming an unprecedented 8 km around the Cape St Francis Lighhouse and Shark Point on the Eastern Cape Province in South Africa with the assistance of a surf ski, escort boat, support crew and kayaker

noun - Escort boat is a marine watercraft that is used to guide, lead and protect open water swimmers, marathon swimmers and channel swimmers in lakes, rivers, bays, seas, oceans and channels during open water swims, relays and competitions.

Synonyms

support craft, support boat, escort

Antonym

trailing boat

Escort Boat on Lake Pontchartrain

Documentary by award-winning filmmaker Wayne Ewing.

External links

• The NYAD Series, Part 1 – The Swimmer-Coach Dynamic
• The Legend of Charles Zibelman
• Brenda Fisher Will Be Inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame
• Steve Sutton Swims Through An Aquarium - from Cabrillo Beach to Redondo Beach
• What Is A Swim Streamer?
• Open Water 6T - Teaching Open Water Feeding
• Identifying Injuries In The Open Water
• Against The Current, For A Greater Cause
• Alone Amid The Risks Of The Open Water
• Ram Barkai Announces New Freedom Swim Wave Series In South Africa
• World Open Water Swimming Association
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• Marathon Swimming
• James Kegley Describes His Journey On WOWSA Live
• Michael Twigg-Smith, David Harvey, Mark Hamilton Talk About Channel Swimming On WOWSA Live
• Michael Twigg-Smith Talks About The Molokai Channel On WOWSA Live
• Fred Schiel Taking Helm In The Open Water
• International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Official Website in Spanish
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• Arend Grondman, From Skipper To Swimmer
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• How To Make An Inexpensive But Effective Feeding Stick
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• Darren Miller's Rock Solid Six Pack
• How Often Should You Sight In The Open Water?
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• Open Water Swimming - Keys To Success
• Steve Minaglia, Pioneering Pailolo Two-Way
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• James Kegley's Life And Wife
• 50 Things Open Water Swimmer Should Not Do
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• Anthony McCarley Taking It To Another Level
• Are You Ready For The Open Water?
• 25 Things Well-Traveled Open Water Swimmers Have
• Open Water Swimming Preparations For Tsugaru Channel
• Veljko Rogošić's Moje Najteže Milje - His Hardest Mile
• How To Swim Parallel To A Boat
• The Ultimate Escort Boat For Open Water Swimmers
• Shark Encounters Of The Closest Kind
• Ocean Adventurers Weigh Risks And Rewards, Part 2
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