Overview

• He sealed the feat by crossing the North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland in 8 hours 11 minutes after starting Thursday and finishing just after noon German time.
• His total for all seven crossings was 49 hours 35 minutes, reported as a world record that improves the previous best by more than 13 hours.
• Water temperatures on the final 34.5 km leg were reported at 12–14°C, underscoring the cold conditions of the attempt.
• During the campaign he posted fastest reported times on the English Channel in 6:45:25 and Hawaii’s Kaiwi Channel in 9:55:10.
• He continued after breaking his nose on a rock while entering the Kaiwi Channel, and he now targets the Triple Crown, including New York’s 20 Bridges swim.