Reminiscences of a Long Distance Swimmer

Saturday, 28 June 2025

26.4km Lake Zurich Solo - Part 4 of the Stillwater 8 - Friday 20th June 2025

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So the next leg of the Stillwater Eight beckoned... along with some unfinished business to take care of - the disappointment of an abandone...
Friday, 16 August 2024

(21+km) of a 42+km Vidosternsimmet Viking Solo Swim (Sweden) 9th & 10th August 2024

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A race where 14 people entered, all 14 technically DNF’d, 12 completed the overnight one-way of which 3 completed (including yours truly) sa...
Monday, 13 February 2023

Lake Taupo, New Zealand, 40.2km Solo Swim - A British first, 4th February 2023

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Did you know that Lake Taupo sits atop a huge volcano caldera that has produced two of the world's most violent eruptions in geologicall...
Sunday, 7 August 2022

Lake Ontario 45.3 km Solo Swim - A British Male first, 2nd/3rd August 2022

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Getting my name forever embossed on the plaque below at Queens Royal Park in Niagara-on-the-lake, Ontario was my main inspiration for taking...
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Mark Sheridan
Hi - My name is Mark Sheridan. I live near Sevenoaks in Kent (UK) and in my spare time I am an open water ultra-distance swimmer. I am a member of the 24 hour club (along with only ca.200 other swimmers). My achievements include 43 mile Lac Leman (4th solo ever & 1st Brit), Lake Ontario (1st British male), Lake Taupo (1st Brit), the English Channel solo (3x), Loch Lomond (44th person), the Catalina Channel in California, Two-way Windermere, Lake Tahoe (British record), SCAR (1st Brit), End Wet (1st Brit), Lake Zurich, Round Manhattan, Lake Memphremagog (1st Brit) and Vidosternsimmet. I served on the committee of the British Long Distance Swimming Association for 7 years (President 2017). I was awarded British Long Distance Swimming Association's Swimmer of the Year in 2013 and also won the Global Marathon Swimming Federation's Barra Award for Best Year in 2015. Above all, I enjoy sharing my experiences to help others reach their goals and giving back to this wonderful sport on a voluntary basis. In June 2019, I completed 20 Bridges to bag the title of 'Triple Crown'. My swimming endeavours have raised £60k for various charities over the years.
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