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Long-distance swimming is distinguished from ordinary swimming in that the distances involved are longer than are typically swum in pool competitions. When a given swim calls more on endurance than on outright speed, it is the more likely to be considered a long-distance swim. Long-distance swims, however, may take place in pools, such as the 1st official 24 hours World Championship in 1976 won by Peppo Biscarini with a record of 83.7 km (24 hour swims in a 50 m-long pool) or the current 25 meter pool world record of 2008 Olympic gold medalist Maarten van der Weijden.[1] Some of the better-known long-distance swims are crossings of the English Channel, Catalina Channel,[2] Fehmarn Belt[3] and Cook Strait.
Ultra-long-distance swimming is sometimes referred to as marathon swimming. The minimum distance that constitutes a marathon swim has dramatically shortened over time. Different organizations adopt various minimum distances. The swimming marathon events at the Olympic games have a distance of 10 km.
Long-distance swims tend to fall into one of two categories: (1) swims in which the start date and start time are chosen by the individual swimmer (often called solo-swims), and (2) swims that involve a group-start.
Long-distance swimming is one of the events wherein there are women's records that beat men's records under equal conditions.[4]
- ^ "Olympic Champion Maarten van der Weijden Breaks 24 Hour Swim WR". 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Catalina Channel Swimming Federation". Catalina Channel Swimming Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "The Beltquerung Between Denmark And Germany". The Daily News of Open Water Swimming. 24 December 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ Munatones, Steven (27 July 2011). "Men Vs. Women In Endurance Sports". ACTIVE.com.