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John & Tammy van Wisse
Tammy and John Van Wisse, an extraordinarily dynamic brother-and-sister marathon swimming duo from Australia, have endurance genes in their blood - and a special mental strength to help them reach the pinnacle of marathon swimming.
Tammy and John Van Wisse, an extraordinarily dynamic brother-and-sister marathon swimming duo from Australia, have endurance genes in their blood - and a special mental strength to help them reach the pinnacle of marathon swimming.
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In an engaging, enlightening and inspirational Open Water Swimming interview, the two clearly show support and love for one another as top-notch English Channel swimmers who have also won the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and successfully completed other major marathon swims around the world.
Between Tammy's victories in the Lorne Pier to Pub and the Big Swim, world record swims in Loch Ness, the Cook Strait, the Ederle Swim in New York, she also swam the English Channel with her brother (1994) and was the first to swim across the Bass Strait and the Gippsland Lakes as well as 2438K down the length of the Murray River.
In an engaging, enlightening and inspirational Open Water Swimming interview, the two clearly show support and love for one another as top-notch English Channel swimmers who have also won the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim and successfully completed other major marathon swims around the world.
Between Tammy's victories in the Lorne Pier to Pub and the Big Swim, world record swims in Loch Ness, the Cook Strait, the Ederle Swim in New York, she also swam the English Channel with her brother (1994) and was the first to swim across the Bass Strait and the Gippsland Lakes as well as 2438K down the length of the Murray River.
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John
won the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, did a two-way crossing of the
English Channel after stints in the marathon running and professional
triathlon world. He swam a swift 8 hour and 17 minute English Channel
crossing, together with Tammy (8:32).
They both discuss growing up and being part of the Australian surf lifesaving culture and learning the ways of the open water in Port Phillip Bay. They laugh, they reminisce, they explain. Ever-buoyant, ever-optimistic, the duo are great ambassadors of the sport who have helped push each other to great heights.
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They both discuss growing up and being part of the Australian surf lifesaving culture and learning the ways of the open water in Port Phillip Bay. They laugh, they reminisce, they explain. Ever-buoyant, ever-optimistic, the duo are great ambassadors of the sport who have helped push each other to great heights.
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