Aysu Türkoğlu, one of our female marathon swimmers, crossed the Cook Strait, which is considered one of the most difficult straits in the world for marathon swimming.
Famous sailor and explorer James Cook, in 1769 He discovered a strait in New Zealand and named it after himself. This strait, which is 22 kilometers wide at its narrowest point, one of the stormiest places in the world and it is also considered a huge challenge to swim across. Turkish marathon swimmer Aysu Türkoğlu is He made us all feel proud by swimming through this strait!
Part of the “Seven Oceans Challenge”
It was created in 2008, inspired by the “fight for the seven peaks of the world” in mountaineering. Seven Oceans Challenge, attracts swimmers from around the world. This great challenge includes seven difficult gorges that are suitable for swimming. Aysu Türkoğlu also responded to this challenge. Cook Strait He reached New Zealand for the first leg.
Turkoglu, At 09.00 Türkiye time He entered the water and began to stroke to pass. The swimmer started to perform his experiment in the evening and in the dark, unlike the planned one, due to the storm approaching the region, and swam with lights on as it was evening in the region.
Aysu Türkoğlu, who showed an incredible performance, achieved a great success by crossing the Cook Strait in 7 hours, 21 minutes and 40 seconds.
Aysu Türkoğlu on July 30, 2022 English Channel He swam in 16 hours and 28 minutes, becoming the youngest Turk to do so. In August last year, Türkoğlu, approximately 34 kilometers North Channel She became the youngest Turkish athlete and the first Turkish female athlete to swim.
What stages are there in the 7 Ocean challenge?
All stages in the 7 Oceans challenge are as follows:
- North Channel: Between Ireland and Scotland – 34 Km
- Cook Strait: New Zealand – 26 km
- Moloka’i Canal: Between Moloka’i and O’ahu islands – 44 Km
- English Channel: Between France and England – 34 km
- catalina channel: Between Santa Cataline Islands and Los Angeles – 32 km
- Tsugaru Gorge: Japan – 20 km
- Straits of Gibraltar: Between Spain and Morocco – 16 km
Who has completed this challenge so far? only 27 athletes is available.
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