Solo free swimming

Jari Cennet Tammi during his 52-day 541.7 km unsupported stage swim from Stockholm, Sweden to Helsinki, Finland in 2023

Dr. Chris Lechner uses an IOLITE in his solo unaccompanied traverse across Lake Michigan on 5 August 2015, a solo freeswimming attempt of 128.7 km

Malia Metella, Théo Curin, and Mathieu Witvoet completed the 122 km tandem free swim, an unprecedented 11-day stage swim across Lake Titicaca

noun - Solo free swimming is a solo open water swim in which no escort crew, escort paddler, escort kayaker, pace swimmer, escort pilot or escort boat helps support, guide or navigate the swimmer along the route.

Usage

Arthur Germain completed a 784 km 49-day self-supported stage swim in the Seine from Burgundy to Le Havre in France.

Origin

Coined by Steven Munatones on the Daily News of Open Water Swimming in 2012.

Synonyms

self-sustained swimming, solo freeswimming, freeswimming, self-supported swimming, free solo swimming, free soloing, wild swimming, free solo channel swim, free solo channel swimming, unsupported swim, unsupported stage swimming, self-sufficient swim

Self-sustained Swims

• June - August 2023: Jari Cennet Tammi completed a 52-day 541.7 km unsupported stage swim from Stockholm, Sweden to Helsinki, Finland at the age of 64.
• 10 November 2021: Malia Metella, Théo Curin, and Mathieu Witvoet completed a 122 km self-sustained high-altitude swim across Lake Titicaca between Bolivia and Peru at 3,811m altitude in 11 days.
• 2020: Jonas Deichmannswam 456 km over 54 days along the coast of Croatia.
• December 2019: Omar El Galla swam 220 km along the length of the Gulf of Aqaba in the Sinai Peninsula in 34 days (with 26 swimming days and 8 days off due to the logistical challenges and preparations needed to pass some areas).
• 2017: Daniel O'Kane swam along the south shore of Lake Superior and swam throughout the 19 uninhabited islands of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
• 2016: Giorgio Alessi completed a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel with a wetsuit.
• 2016: Sean Conway completed a 17-day 100 km stage swim along the British coast.
• 2015: Dr. Chris Lechner attempted an 80-mile crossing of Lake Michigan.
• 13 August 2012: Tony Lillios and Kate Howell completed a two-way, non-wetsuit 12-mile self-supported crossing of Crater Lake in Oregon.

Chris Lechner's Attempt Across Lake Michigan

Dr. Chris Lechner's self-supported attempt across Lake Michigan

External links

• Jari Cennet Tammi Decides 10,000 km Is Not Long Enough
• Having the Courage to Lose Sight of the Shore: How Jari Cennet Tammi Swims 10,000 km Alone
• Jari Cennet Tammi, Having Courage to Lose Sight of the Shore
• A Marathon Meander Along The Mediterranean
• I Never Thought I Would See Something As Remarkable As That
• Défi Titicaca, 122 km in 11 Days Across Lake Titicaca with Malia Metella, Théo Curin, Mathieu Witvoet
• Two-fer In Crater Lake By Tony Lillios And Kate Howell
• Saildrone And Self-Sustained Swims In Open Water’s Future
• Omar El Galla, Swimming From Suez To Shalateen
• Arthur Germain Completes Seine Swim
• Open Water Swimming
• Omar El Galla, Swimming From Suez To Shalateen
• Saildrone And Self-Sustained Swims In Open Water's Future
• From The Apostles Island To The Mighty Red River
• Two-fer In Crater Lake By Tony Lillios And Kate Howell
• Giorgio Alessi Strokes, Spins, Steps To Uberman Fame
• Will Free Soloing Channel Swims Come About?