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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 - 2013
    • Manhattan Swim - 2015
  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

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

English Channel Swimmers - SOLO

  1. Duncan Adams - 2011 in time 11:30
  2. Cameron Spittle - 2011 in time 9:40
  3. Lochie Hinds - 2012 (16y) in time 12:43
  4. Tara Diversi - 2012 in time 9:45
    • Tara completed Gibraltar in 2013
  5. Wyatt Song - 2012 in time 16:17
    • Wyatt loves cold water swims, he also completed the One-mile Ice Swim in 2014
  6. Wayne Arthur - 2012 in time 10:29
  7. Alistair Newmarch - 2012 in time 12:40
  8. Tori Gorman - 2012 in time 14:12
  9. Marty Filipowski - 2013 in time 14:39
  10. Peter Dolnik - 2013 in time 11:43
  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;  Vladswim via 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 11:23 (first 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 Vladswim program)
  45. Rod Watkins - 2018 in time 12:53 (following Vladswim online 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
  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
  57. Georgia Hall - 2019 in time 11:49

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

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

 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

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

Gibraltar Channel, Spain

  1. 2016 Talbot Henry 3 hours 36 min
  2. 2018 Marty Filipowsky 4 hours 18 min
  3. 2018 Victor Piniero 4 hours 18 min
  4. 2018 Dean Summers 6hours 11min
  5. 2018 Timmy Garrett  6hours 11min

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 10hours 38min

Arch to Arc (London to Paris) 

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

IN AUSTRALIA

South Head Roughwater - SYD, NSW

  • 2020 - event canceled 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

  • 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

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)

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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