Carmen Somerset Loch Ness one way solo
From Lochend Fort Augustus, 23 miles in 14hrs 12mins 01 second. Started at around 4:30pm (exact time tbc) meaning large chunk of my swim was in the dark. I finished this morning. It's hard to put the experience into words, it was a dream come true, and took me beyond...
Women On The Water
Catherine Kase (USA),Dr. Vicki Keith C.M., O. Ont., LLD, ChPC (Canada), and Katherine Batts (UK) are among the most successful, decorated and respected coaches in the open water swimming community. The trio shared their unique perspectives, experiences and...
TIME TO LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE 2021
You have a Channel swim booked next year. You want to kick-start your training. You want to get your qualifying swim done now. READ ON The King’s Swimmers is pleased to unveil plans for a swim training camp in Dover from 3rd October until 9th October. That’s seven...
Barry Watson
It is with great sadness that we have to report the passing of Channel swimming legend Barry Watson. He had been battling against cancer for some time but bravely remaining upbeat, still eager to help and encourage others. Barry set the France to England Channel...
Outdoor Swimmer magazine
CHANNEL SWIM CHALLENGES: ADAPTING TO THE NEW NORMAL’ in Outdoor Swimmer
Kevin interviewed by SwimOut
This month Vicki and Hunter go in search of the limits of obsession. Vicki met the man who has swam the English Channel 34 times and who's next swim will be his greatest physical and mental test yet. Meanwhile Hunter caught up with an adventurer about his legendary...
CALLING ALL CHANNEL SOLO SWIMMERS AND RELAY TEAMS
Do you need to train? Do you need to do your qualifying swims You can now do that in Dover. Covid restrictions change on Monday 1st of June. Up to six swimmers can meet outside with social distancing. The King’s Swimmers have three guides so we can oversee up to 15...
Kevin Murphy Talks About His Two Careers On WOWSA Live
71-year-old Kevin Murphy has enjoyed two incredibly successful careers: one as a journalist and another as a marathon and channel swimmer. Read the full article on openwaterswimming.com https://youtu.be/pRD0IUKbmWU
Extraordinary Marathon Century Club
openwaterpedia Kevin has made the list, The Extraordinary Marathon Century Club includes marathon swimmers who have completed 100 or more different marathon swims of various types over the course of their career - otherwise known as Marathon Centurions. read more
Kevin a Renaissance Man
Kevin has been listed as one of the Renaissance Men In The Contemporary Open Water World Read the article in the World Open Water Swimming Association
Pool to Pond
Pool to Pond is a RLSS UK product helping pool swimmers prepare themselves for their journey into open water. As more and more people seek the opportunity to try open water there is a growing need for a guided pathway ensuring swimmers acquire basic information,...
Ten swimmers went in…
Ten swimmers went in. Ten swimmers were counted out at the end, all having done six hours in a temperature of 15.2c. Nobody even wanted to pull out. That’s a first for us and very inspirational to see swimmers going way beyond what they thought were their limits. It...
26 hours of swimming in a water temperature of 15.1c
Mark Richards was a revelation. He took everything we threw at him, did it and emerged triumphant. So did Vanessa Daws, already with a number of swims on her cv and with a Channel swim booked this year. They both completed 26 hours of swimming in a water temperature...
Kevin Murphy On Bristol, Isle of Wight And North Channel
Kathy completes challenge after friend’s death
Greg Whyte in Menorca week 1.
Professor Greg Whyte OBE will be joining us for part of our first week in Menorca to help our swimmers with stroke analysis and with a motivational seminar. Greg is an ex-Olympian and an internationally recognized expert in exercise physiology. He’s also the man who...
Aspire annual Dinner
Had a lovely evening as Guests of Aspire at their annual Dinner, it was a pleasure to sit with Prof Greg Whyte and talk of all our swimming experiences.
The One Show
Watch Kevin Murphy on BBC iplayer following his apperance on the One Show on Wednesday 22nd November 2017. Rather a wind swept interview. 4 minutes 20 secs in to the show.
Triple Crown for Kathy
On 26 September 2017, Kathy completed a crossing of the Catalina Channel from Santa Catalina Island to the Southern California mainland in 18 hours 28 minutes 8 seconds at the age of 57 to achieve the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming. The 3 swims in the Triple...
Outdoor Swimmer
A good article about Kevin in Outdoor Swimmer on the people who have swum Loch Ness. He held the record at 10 hrs 30 mins in 1976
The King’s Swimmers Have Deep Roots In The Open Water
Read about the Kings swimmers in 'The Daily News of Open Water Swimming'