marathon swimmer
Open-water long-distance competitor
A marathon swimmer is someone who swims extremely long distances, typically in open water rather than pools.
The term usually applies to swimmers covering distances of ten kilometers or more, often in challenging conditions like cold ocean water or strong currents: Marathon swimmers train for years before attempting the English Channel crossing.
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- open waterUnobstructed body navigable freely
- channel crossingTraversing a waterway
- English ChannelAnglo-French strait
- Dover BeachVictorian elegy for faith
wetsuit · goggles · stroke · crawl · lane ropes · currents · tides · jellyfish · shark cage · hypothermia · grease · exhaustion · stamina · mental toughness · breath · saltwater · salt water · distance
- swimmersMichael Phelps, Mark Spitz, fish, shark, whale
- endurance athletesultramarathoner, ultrarunner, marathoner, triathlete, ironman