Haruyuki Ishii
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Mark Sowerby with Haruyuki Ishii after Sowerby]s 19.5 km crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan
Handler Jay Prchal, swimmer Andrew Donaldson, coordinator Haruyuki Ishii, and escort boat pilot Captain Mizushima before Donaldson's 19.5 km Tsugaru Channel crossing to complete the Oceans Seven in northern Japan within one calendar year
Escort boat pilot Captain Mizushima, coordinator Haruyuki Ishii, and handler Jay Prchal observing Andrew Donaldson in the Tsugaru Channel en route to complete the Oceans Seven in northern Japan
Haruyuki Ishii is a Japanese open water swimming coach and observer from Tokyo.
Open Water Swimming Highlights
- He is the Chief Administrator for the Tsugaru Strait Swimming Federation.
- He is the long-time coach and trainer of the Japanese Queen of the Channel Miyuki Fujita.
- Ishii established and runs the Tsugaru Strait Swimming Association that governs solo and relay crossings of the Tsugaru Channel.
- He coached and escorted Miyuki Fujita on a solo single crossing of the Tsugaru Channel (Honshu-to-Hokkaido) in 11 hours 36 minutes in 2005.
- He coached and escorted Miyuki Fujita on a 3-leg crossing of the Tsugaru Channel in a cumulative time of 37 hours 24 minutes. The first crossing was on 31 August 2006, the second crossing was on 2 September 2006, the third crossing was on 4 September 2006 between Honshu and Hokkaido in northern Japan.
- He was the observer for Bárbara Hernández Huerta and Mark Sowerby who both separately achieved the Oceans Seven with 19.5 km crossings of the Tsugaru Channel in northern Japan in June 2024.
External Links
- Treasuring Time On Tappi
- Mark Sowerby Achieves the Oceans Seven, a 9-Year Journey
- You Want To Cross The Tsugaru Channel? What Should You Do?
- Enei-chu: Swimmer In The Water
- Andy Donaldson Joins Oceans Seven Fraternity – in Record Time
- Members of the 24-hour Club
- Swimming Strait - Tackling The Tsugaru
- Miyuki Fujita In Her Own Words
- Tsugaru Strait Swimming Association
- Samurai Spirit Lives In The Channel
- From The Sea of Japan To The Pacific Ocean
- Miyuki Fujita Breaks World Record
- Samurai Spirit Lives in Channel
- Welcome to the English Channel
- Open Water Swimming website
- Free Wi-Fi In Japan For Foreign Swimmers
- Free Wi-Fi In Japan For Foreign Swimmers And Crew