34th Sri Chinmoy Marathon Swim Rapperswil-Zurich in the books
On Sunday, Aug. 7th, 2022, 58 swimmers from 15 nations started again the beautiful but challenging 26 km journey from Rapperswil to Zurich Tiefenbrunnen lido (29 solos and 10 relays) – with some DNS due to Covid after effects. The water was an...
Abhejali nominated again for Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year
Abhejali Bernardová from the Sri Chinnmoy Marathon Team has been nominated for the World Open Water Swimming Association's 'Woman of the Year' award for the second time in 43 years. In September, Abhejali (44) completed a 1111 km 'channel triathlon'...
Abhejali completes a 'channel triathlon' from Dover to Prague
44-year-old Abhejali Bernardova, a member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team from Zlin in the Czech Republic, swam the English Channel and then biked and ran all the way to Prague - an extreme ultra-triathlon that covered a total of 1111 km and took her...
Abhejali nominated for Open Water Swimming Woman of the Year
After becoming only the 4th woman to complete the Oceans 7 Challenge - swimming seven of the world's iconic open water swims, including the English Channel and the North Channel - Abhejali Bernardová from our Czech Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team has now...
Adriano becomes the first person to swim ashore from Laje de Santos
On September 24, 2018, Adriano Passini from the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team became the first person to swim from Laje de Santos - an islet known all over Brazil for its marine life - to the coastline, a distance of 25 miles (40 km). Adriano reached his...
Abhejali swims the Cook Strait and completes the 'Oceans Seven' challenge
On Saturday, February 24th, 2018, in the wake of cyclone Gita, Abhejali Bernardova, a member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team from Zlin in the Czech Republic, successfully conquered the Cook Strait of New Zealand in rough waters and challenging...
View from the boat: a helper's experience of Abhejali's North Channel swim
Abhejali Bernardova became the first person from the Czech Republic to swim the North Channel on August 15th 2017 in 10 hours, 23min, 48 seconds. Crew member Dhavala Stott was kind enough to write a few words telling us what it was like to be on the...
Tatiana Kvasova - English Channel Solo in 20 hrs 13 min
On Aug. 29th, 2017, Tatiana Kvasova (32) from Moscow became our first Russian Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team swimmer (male or female) to conquer the English Channel - marking the 47th solo crossing by a member of our international team, and the 4th...
Abhejali Conquers the North Channel - 6 down, 1 to go in her Oceans Seven Challenge
Dancing with the Lion Mane Jellyfish: Abhejali swims from Northern Ireland to Scotland (35 km) in 10 hours 23:48 ...
News from Hawaii: Abhejali swims the 26-mile Ka'iwi Channel
Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team member Abhejali Bernardová completed her 5th 'Oceans Seven' swim on March 28, 2017 – the 42 km (26 mile) wide Ka'iwi Channel between the two Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Oahu. ...
Swimming Tsugaru Strait: Abhejali achieves her 4th 'Oceans Seven'
Prayers, focus, visualisation and serious preparation nicely worked together! After the strong wind conditions caused by a typhoon blew out any chances for swimmers only few days earlier, Abhejali Bernardova (39) of our Czech Sri Chinmoy Marathon...
An interview with our eleven-time Channel swimmer, Karteek Clarke
Hiyamallar Shalom spent a few days with our eleven-time Channel Swimmer Karteek Clarke in his Edinburgh home, and pressed him for a few stories about his Channel swimming feats: ...
Abhejali's Robben Island swim - a helper's view
Abhejali Bernardova from the Czech Republic completed the swim from Robben Island to Cape Town in South Africa. Stacey Marsh was assisting her from the boat and gives this account: ...
Abhejali Bernadova completes Robben Island Strait Crossing
Abhejali Bernardova (39), a member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team from Zlin, Czech Republic, completed the famous crossing of the strait between Robben Island and Cape Town in South Africa on 12 March 2016. Abhejali became the first Czech person to...
Video Highlights from the 6 Hour Self Transcendence Swim in Graz, Austria
This year's event featured 23 teams as well as individual swimmers. Below you can view a nice video shot by members of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team from Hungary. Maybe it will inspire you to join us next time! ...
Zurich Marathon Lake Swim report 2015
Channel Swimmer Vasanti Niemz participates in this year's swim, and gives the following report: ...
Catalina Channel - Abhejali becomes a Triple Crowner, Aug 18, 2015
On August 18, 2015, Abhejali Bernadova (age 39) from Zlin, Czech Republic, became the first member of our international Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team and first Czech swimmer overall to achieve the “ Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming ”. Starting around...