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Achievements

Achievements

We are proud of our Vladswim swimmers and it has been an honour to work with them to achieve some amazing feats around the world.

Triple Crown

  1. Tori Gorman
    • English Channel - 2012
    • Catalina Channel - 2015
    • Manhattan Swim - 2013
  2. Marty Filipowski
    • English Channel - 2013
    • Catalina Channel - 2015
    • Manhattan Swim - 2016
  3. Rachael Elkaim
    • English Channel - 2014
    • Catalina Channel - 2016
    • Manhattan Swim - 2016
  4. Michael Hanisch
    • English Channel - 2014
    • Catalina Channel - 2016
    • Manhattan Swim - 2016
  5. Dean Summers
    • English Channel - 2015
    • Catalina Channel - 2016
    • Manhattan Swim - 2016
  6. Julia Isbill
    • English Channel 2016
    • Catalina Channel 2017
    • Manhattan Island 2017
  7. Peter Dolnik (first Slovakian) 
    • English Channel 2013
    • Catalina Channel 2016
    • Manhattan Island 2018
  8. Ned Wieland
    • English Channel 2017
    • Catalina Channel 2018
    • Manhattan Island 2018
  9. Michael Teys
    • English Channel 2014
    • Catalina Channel 2017
    • Manhattan Island 2018
  10. Timmy Garrett
    • English Channel 2017
    • Catalina Channel 2017
    • Manhattan Island 2019
  11. Emma Redford
    • English Channel 2019
    • Catalina Channel 2019
    • Manhattan Island 2017
  12. Justin Hanby
    • English Channel 2014
    • Catalina Channel 2015
    • Manhattan Island 2019
  13. Rod Watkins
    • English Channel 2018
    • Catalina Channel 2019
    • Manhattan Island 2019
  14. Ross Youngman (3 swims in 3 months 2022)
    • English Channel 2022
    • Catalina Channel 2022
    • Manhattan Island 2022
  15. Brendan Maher 
    • English Channel 2017
    • Catalina Channel 2020
    • Manhattan Island 2023

North Channel Swim - SOLO

  1. Colleen Mallon - in 2014 completed in a time of 9 hours and 56 minutes
    • The North channel fasters female, trained in Sydney, represent Ireland
  2. Dean Summers - completed this swim in 13 hours 7 min in 2017
    • Dean is a 51st swimmer who crossed North Channel since 1947
  3. Marty Filipowski - completed this swim in 12 hours 26 min in 2018
  4. Rachael Elkaim - completed this swim in 10 hours 32 min in 2018
          the first and fastest Australian female to swim the North Irish Channel.
  5. Pierre Lord - completed the swim in 12 hours and 41 min in 2019
  6. Victor Pineiro - Completed the swim in 13 Hours and 28 min in 2022

English Channel Swimmers - SOLO

  1. Cameron Spittle -  2011 in time 9:40
  2. Duncan Adams -    2011 in time 11:30
  3. Tori Gorman -         2012 in time 14:12
  4. Lochie Hinds -        2012 (16y) in time 12:43
  5. Tara Diversi -          2012 in time 9:45
    • Tara completed Gibraltar in 2013
  6. Wyatt Song -            2012 in time 16:17 (China)
    • Wyatt loves cold water swims, he also completed the One-mile Ice Swim in 2014
  7. Wayne Arthur -       2012 in time 10:29 (South Africa)
  8. Alistair Newmarch - 2012 in time 12:40
  9. Marty Filipowski -     2013 in time 14:39
  10. Peter Dolnik -              2013 in time 11:43 (Slovakia)
  11. Jason Connor -           2013 in time 11:55
  12. Jim Walker -                2013 in time 15:03
  13. John Jameson -          2013 in time 18:16
  14. Rachael Elkaim -        2014 in time 13:01
  15. Justin Hanby -            2014 in time 11:47
  16. Greg Shein -                 2014 in time 9:18
  17. Cyril Baldock -            2014 (71y) in time 12:45
  18. Scott Miers -                 2014 in time 9:59
  19. Daniel Boardman -    2014 in time 11:24
  20. Lawrence Stubbs -     2014 in time 13:55
  21. Michael Teys -              2014 in time 11:22
  22. Miles Tollan -               2014 in time 15:20
  23. Ben Hutt -                      2014 in time 13:17
  24. Cae Tolman -                2014 in time 15:20
  25. Des Mulcahy -              2015 in time 11:45
  26. Dean Summers -        2015 in time 13:19
  27. Andrew Stewart -      2015 in time 11:22
  28. Julie Isbill -                  2016 in time 13:03;   online coaching
  29. Kane Orr -                     2016 in time 14:41
  30. Timmy Garrett -         2017 18:13 (part of Arch to Arc)
  31. Brendan Maher -       2017 in time 17:05
  32. Ned Wieland -             2017 in time 9:45
  33. Brittany Parker -       2017 in 11:57 (online coaching)
  34. Anthony Schwager - 2017 in time 12:11
  35. Peter Schultz –            2017 in time 11:55
  36. Rachelle Silver -          2017 in time 15:54
  37. Zuzana Juskova – 2017 in time 11:12 (1st Slovakian woman and Slovakian record)
  38. Anna Doubell -             2018 in time 12:24
  39. Chris Low -                     2018 in time 13:22
  40. Maddy Kimbell -          2018 in time 14:34 (online coaching)
  41. Sam Abeshouse -         2018 in time 13:20
  42. Brendan King -             2018 in time 14:33
  43. Duncan Tebb -              2018 in time 14:05
  44. Michel Saad -                2018 in time 11:40 (following  program)
  45. Rod Watkins -              2018 in time 12:53 (following  program)
  46. Peter Hugh -                  2018 in time 12:14 (following Vladswim program)
  47. Laura Marshall -         2018 in time 15:35 (part of Arch to Arc)
  48. Pierre Lord -                 2019 in time 12:45 (France)
  49. Victor Pineiro -            2019 in time 15:18
  50. Chris Watson -             2019 in time 13:35
  51. Richard Langridge -  2019 in time 14:50
  52. Andrew Keay -             2019 in time 15:10
  53. Emma Radford -         2019 in time 10:50
  54. William Slinn -             2019 in time 10:21
  55. Abhishek Malik -          2019 in time 14:23
  56. Eduardo Von Slawik - 2019 in time 12:56 (Italy)
  57. Georgia Hall -                 2019 in time 11:49
  58. Erwan Le Roy -              2021 in time 15:07 (online coaching) USA/FRS
  59. Andrey Bozhko -           2021 in time 13:48 (online coach) (Russia)
  60. Tessa Garside -              2022 in time 10;14
  61. Jonathan Wall -             2022 in time 13:14
  62. Ross Youngman -         2022 in time 14:56
  63. Jaimee Rogers -            2022 in time 12:30
  64. Katya Noble -                 2022 in time 12:42
  65. Giles Newmarch -        2022 in 11:19 (online program)
  66. Felicity Harrison  -      2022 in 14:21
  67. Julian Brezniak -          2023 in 10:13
  68. Louise Rosemann -      2023 in 12:19 (QLD online)
  69. Monica Tonner -            2023 in 14:08 (VIC online coaching)
  70. Helen Donohue -           2023 in 14:48 (QLD online coaching)
  71. Sona Rebrova -              2023 in 14:43 (2nd Slovakian woman)
  72. Harry Nelson -              2023 in 10:58 (France online coaching)
  73. Marc Schregardus -     2023 in 11:58
  74. Eva Buzo -                        2024 in 10:49
  75. Alex Shoebridge -        2024 in 13:33
  76. Kim Miller -                    2024 in 13:21
  77. Alan Boydell -                2024 in 15:25
  78. Christian Renford -    2024 in 12:07
  79. Sam Westley -               2024 in 13:28
  80. Veronica Wong Kai In        2025 in 16:34

AROUND THE WORLD:

Manhattan Island Swim, NY, USA

  1. 2015 – one successful solo swimmer: Tori Gorman
  2. 2016 - we had four solo swimmers complete the Manhattan Island Swim. Congratulations Rachel Elkaim, Michael Hanisch, Dean Summers, Marty Filipowsky
  3. 2017 - four swimmers:  Julia Isbill, Emma Radford, Cae Tolman, Timmy Garrett
  4. 2018 - Michael Teys 7hours 10min, third pace
  5. 2018 - Ned Wieland 8hours 21min
  6. 2018 - Peter Dolnik 9hours 17min
  7. 2019 - Timmy Garrett 8hours - 40min - swim + 840km-Bike + 233km Run
  8. 2019 - Rod Watkins - 8hours 55min
  9. 2019 - Sam  Abeshouse - 8hours 31min
  10. 2019 - Justin Hanby - 7hours 56min
  11. 2019 - Rod Watkins - 8hours 41min
  12. 2022 - Ross Youngman - 8 hours 2 min
  13. 2023 - Brendah Maher -11 hours
  14. 2024 - Julian Brezniak -

Catalina Channel Swim, CA, USA

  1. 2019 - Rod Watkins 11:26
  2. 2019 - Emma Radford 11:01
  3. 2018 - Ned Wieland 9:16
  4. 2017 - Michael Teys,
  5. 2017 - Julia Isbill,
  6. 2017 - Timmy Garrett
  7. 2016 – Rachael Elkaim
  8. 2016 - Michael Hanisch
  9. 2016 - Dean Summer
  10. 2016 - Peter Dolnik
  11. 2015 - Marty Filipowski
  12. 2015 - Justin Hanby
  13. 2013 – Tori Gorman
  14. 2020 - Brendan Maher
  15. 2022- Ross Youngman 13:11
  16. 2023 - Victor Piniero 14hours

 Beachcomber Island - Fiji, 

  • 19km SOLO, 2011- winner and top-five finishes: Iain Melhuish, Justin Hanby, Barbora Marcinkova, Damien Scales, Tori Gorman, Vladimir Mravec and Nicola Davidson
  • DOUBLE, 2011 -  first ever double crossing (40km): Louise Stevenson

CIRCUM SWIM OF BORA BORA ( 25 KM) 

  1. Eric Bateman 2025 - 9 Hours - 15 min

Cook Strait Swim, New Zealand

  1. 2017 Marty Filipowski 9 hours 6 min
  2. 2018 Julia Isbill 8 hours 43 min
  3. 2019 Timmy Garrett 13 hours 30min
  4. 2019 Dean Summers 13 hours 31min
  5. 2025 Peter Hugh 7 hours 14 min
  6. 2025 Edie Hu 9 hours 26min

Gibraltar Channel, Spain

  1. 2013 Tara Diveri 3 hours 34 min
  2. 2016 Talbot Henry 3 hours 36 min
  3. 2018 Marty Filipowsky 4 hours 18 min
  4. 2018 Victor Piniero 4 hours 18 min
  5. 2018 Dean Summers 6 hours 11min
  6. 2018 Timmy Garrett  6 hours 11min
  7. 2024 Tim Donovan in 3 hours 40min
  8. 2024 Christine Freak in 3 hours 40min.
  9. 2024 Josephine Casey in 3 hours 40min
  10. 2024 Ross Youngman in 3 hours 57 min
  11. 2024 Katya Noble in 3 hours 57 min
  12. 2024 Rod Watkins in 3 hours 57 min

Molokai Channel, USA Hawaii 

  1. 2018 Dean Summers 20hours 12 min (5hours swam with Shark)

Tsugaru Channel Swim, Japan 

  1. 2018 Andrew Hunt 10hours 52 min.
  2. 2018 Dean Summers 12hours swim didn't finish, the strong current pushed him out

Canada, Lake St. Jean

  1. 2018 Greg Simpson in time 10 hours 38 min

USA, Tahoe Lake, California  34 km swim

  1. 2023 Evan Morrison in time 12:12
  2. 2023 Ross Youngman in time 14 hours 20 min

Arch to Arc (London to Paris) 

  1. 2018 Laura Marshall, Channel swim 15:35
  2. 2017 Timmy Garrett, Channel swim 18:13

ULTRA SWIMS IN THE WORLD ( over 50 km swims) 

  1. EVA BUZO - 2022. Lake Geneva 60 km, 25 hours
    Swim from Montreux Palace to Hermance city
  2. Eva Buzo - 2024 swim from Italy to Albania 35 hours ( 80km) 

IN AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIA THE LONGEST OCEAN SWIM:

2024 DEAN SUMMERS:

Swim from NEWCASTLE TO SYDNEY 
31 HOURS 16 MIN,  90 KM SWIM 

AUSTRALIA TRIPLE CROWN
(Palm to Shelly, Port to Pub, Derwent swims)

  1. Emma Radford
  2.  Ross Youngman
  3. Jonathan Wall
  4. Felicity Harrison
  5. Victor Pineiro
  6. Katya Noble
  7. Michael Pranckl (AUSTRIAN)
  8. Eric Bateman
  9. Miu Tanaka 
  10. Veronoque Wong Kai

South Head Roughwater - SYD, NSW

  • 2022 - 18 solo swimmers
  • 2020 - event cancelled due to Covid-19
  • 2019 - 18 solo swimmers
  • 2018 - 15 solo swimmers
  • 2017 - solo swimmers
  • 2016 - 25 solo swimmers
  • 2015 - 12 solo swimmers
  • 2014 - 18 solo swimmers
  • 2013 - 16 solo swimmers (three finishers in the top 10)
  • 2012 - 13 solo swimmers (five finishers in top 10)

Rottnest Channel Swim – PER, WA

  • 2025 - 15 swimmers 
  • 2024 - 9 swimmers 
  • 2023 - 5 solo swimmers
  • 2020 - 13 solo swimmers
  • 2019 - 16 solo swimmers
  • 2018 - 24 solo swimmers
  • 2017 - 28 solo swimmers
  • 2016 - we had an impressive 19 solo swimmers complete the Rottnest Channel Swim in 2016, including five top 10 finishers. Congratulations also go to our four duo teams and two quad teams.
  • 2015 - 12 solo swimmers
  • 2014 - 10 solo swimmers
  • 2013 - 23 solo swimmers (five top 10 finishers) and one family duo
  • 2012 - 15 solo swimmers, one duo and one team
  • 2010 & 2011- first female finisher two years running

Palm Beach to Shelly Beach NSW (26km) 

  1. 2019 - Katya Noble - 7hours 48min
  2. 2019 - Gilly Lynch - 7Hours 58min
  3. 2019 - Pierre Lord - 8hours - 23min
  4. 2019 - Niall O'Rourke - 8hours - 23min
  5. 2019 - Andrew Keay - 8hours - 27min
  6. 2019 - Richard Langridge - 8hours - 27min
  7. 2021 - Emma Radford - 6hours - 28min
  8. 2021 - Felicity Harrison - 8hours - 12min
  9. 2021 - Laura Wallace - 7hours
  10. 2021 - Andrew Keay - 7hours 52min
  11. 2021 - Jonathan Wall = 7hours 52min
  12. 2021 - Ross Youngman - 7hours 52min
  13. 2021 - Victor Pineiro - 8hours 8min
  14. 2021 - Steve Cork - 8hours 12min
  15. 2021 - Michael Osborn - 8hours 15min
  16. 2021 - Eric Bateman - 8hours 48min
  17. 2021 - Brendan Maher - 9 hours 21min, 2023 10:07
  18. 2022 - Julian Brezniak - 8 hours 51min.
  19. 2023 - Michael Pranckl - 7 hours 48 min
  20. 2023 - Bronagh Marley - 7 hours 58 min
  21. 2023 - Kim Miller - 8 hours 8 min
  22. 2024 - Grant Campbell - 9 hours 27 min
  23. 2024 - Liz Crowhurst - 9 hours 27 min
  24. 2024 - Josephine Casey - 7 hours
  25. 2024 - Christine Freak - 8 hours 14 min
  26. 2024 - Nicolas McNamara - 7 hours 28 min
  27. 2024 - Tim Donovan 8 hours 14 min
  28. 2024 - Samuel Walker - 8 hours 40 min
  29. 2024 - Christian Redford - 9 hours 6 min
  30. 2024 - Michelle Walker - 8 hours 45 min
  31. 2024 - Brendan Maher - 10 hours 35 min
  32. 2024 - Anthony Newton - 7 hours 51 min
  33. 2025 - Miu Tanaka - 9 hours 53 min
  34. 2025 - Michel Saad - 10 hours 05 min
  35. 2025 - Veronoque Wong Kai In 11 hours 06 min 
  36. 2025 - Elliot Nathan 11 hours 15 min 

Derwent River Big Swim (34km Tasmania)

1.  Emma Radford - 7Hours 46min (2020)
2. Ross Youngman - 9hours 11min (2020)
3. Eric Bateman - 10 hours 27min (2021)
4. Jonathan Wall - 10 hours 43 min (2022)
5. Felicity Harrison - 8 hours 18 min(2022)
6. Richard Langridge - 9 hours 3 min (2022)
7. Eva Buzo -  1st swim 8 hours 1 min and 2nd swim 8 hours 30 min (2022)
8. Victor Piniero - 8 hours  10 min (2022)
9. Katya Noble - 8 hours 39 min (2023)
10. Michael Pranckl  -  7 hours 53 min (2023)
11. Miu Tanaka - 8:hours 15 min (2025)
12. Julian Brezniak - 8 hours 16 min (2025)
13. Liz Crowhurst - 9 hours 30 min (2025)
14. Grant Campbell - 9 hours 30 min (2025)
15. Kim Miller - 8 hours 13 min (2025)
16 Christian Redford 8 hours 13 min(2025)
17 Veronoque Wong Kai 8 hours 20 min (2025) 

 

Around Lord Howe Island  (30km NSW)

1.  Lauren Tischendorf - 13Hours 58min (2021)
First Female 

World Masters

  • 2009 and 2011
  • 2018 - 24 solo swimmers
  • 8 - top ten ranking
  • 2009 - ten Gold Medals at Sydney World Master Games

Every year we have athletes compete in:

  • Hawaii Ironman
  • Half/Full Ironman – Port Macquarie
  • Triathlon – World Triathlon Championships
  • Coolangatta Gold
  • Noosa Triathlon
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