No One Is Tougher In The Open Water Than Andy Walberer
All kinds of incredible feats in the open water performed by people over the last several decades have been frequently reported and further analyzed. Long swims. Cold swims. Rough swims. Swims by disabled swimmers, swimmers who overcome cancer and horrific accidents. All remarkable achievements. But there is no tougher swimmer than J. Andrew Walberer, PhD who recently completed a 42 km crossing of the Molokai Channel under the escort of Michael Twigg-Smith . Twigg-Smith reported, " He started at Papohohako Beach on Molokai Island at 5:58 pm last night and finished this morning at 8:47 am at Alan Davis Beach on Oahu ." Walberer, a father of four and a lifelong pool swimmer, admits, “ I enjoy pursuing personal goals outside of work, particularly planning, training, and pursuing athletic challenges " - which include two night-time swims: a 23.3-mile Chicago Skyline Swim in Lake Michigan and a 32.3 km crossing of the Catalina Channel in 9 hours 43 minutes...