Ted Erikson has been working on a three-generational swim of the Bosporus, and it looks like it's provisionally on for July 2010, during the 13th Annual Turkish Olympiad Competition. I believe his last swim of the Bosporus was with Umbra, the swimming dog, who has 4 records in the Guinness Book of World Records. And, as Ted's swimming cap says, he's still 18 years old:
www.10kswimmer.com/.../three-generations-swimming-from-asia-to.html
Ted set a record for a double crossing of the English Channel in 1965 and a record for swimming from the Farallon Islands to Golden Gate Bridge (31.5 hair-raising miles); his son Jon did the first triple crossing of the Channel in 1981.
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Re: VivaBene, i.eMarjorie.."And, as Ted's swimming cap says, he's still 18 years old:" should be added with 64 years of experience!!
BTW, FYI I added two pics to an album on my profile..The 3-generation of "Eriksons" include Jon (54), Trent (11), Blake (17) and old man Ted (81)..
My Turkish friend, Dogan Sahin (a channel swimmer) feels that it is a
" a MÜKEMMEL opportunity..." (his words..need translation).
Re: VivaBene, i.eMarjorie.."And, as Ted's swimming cap says, he's still 18 years old:" should be added with 64 years of experience!!
BTW, FYI I added two pics to an album on my profile..The 3-generation of "Eriksons" include Jon (54), Trent (11), Blake (17) and old man Ted (81)..
My Turkish friend, Dogan Sahin (a channel swimmer) feels that it is a
" a MÜKEMMEL opportunity..." (his words..need translation).
