In what he describes as his biggest challenge to date, Port Elizabeth endurance, adventurer, Kyle Main will swim a distance of 50km uninterrupted from the west to south coast of Mauritius in December. Beginning at Flic n Flac beach on the west coast and finishing at Bel Ombre beach in the south, Main will not touch land or support craft for around 10 hours over which time he is expected to have made around 36 000 arm strokes. Main has pioneered at least two swims of up to 25km around … [Read more...] about Main’s Mauritius Challenge
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Kyle Main completes treacherous ultra open water swim (despite Shark scare)
Port Elizabeth adventure swimmer Kyle Main has described his most recent swim between the uninhabited tropical islands of Mauritius as treacherous and unforgettable. Armed with four shark shields, Main set out on the 20km channel from Serpent Island, 30 km north of Mauritius, to Flat Island with another local marathon swimmer SW van der Merwe, who was forced some way into the swim to bail out as a result of the conditions. Battling heavy currents in deep seas, headwinds, chop aggravated by … [Read more...] about Kyle Main completes treacherous ultra open water swim (despite Shark scare)
Main to swim Mauritian Shark Pit
Port Elizabeth adventure swimmer Kyle Main has identified Mauritius for his next endurance expedition. Main, who has earned a reputation for doing extreme first time ultra swims exceeding 20kms, spanned the Rottnest Channel off Australia in an African record time in June last year and swam the Straits of Gibraltar the year before that. Donning only a speedo, Main, a swimming coach and former SA swimming champion, will swim from Flat Island, the northern most part of Mauritius to Grand … [Read more...] about Main to swim Mauritian Shark Pit
Kyle Main to tackle last major EC River
Intrepid PE based adventure swimmer, Kyle Main has swum all of the Eastern Cape's major rivers, except the Kariega, which he aims to conquer this Sunday (16 February 2014). With pioneering swims of the Kowie River (24km), Bushmans River (35km), Sundays River (25km), Swartkops River (16.5km) and Gamtoos River (22km) already under his speedo, only the Kariega, eludes him. Main expects a 4 to 5 hour, 24km swim to the mouth, which he will complete continuously, stopping briefly in the water to … [Read more...] about Kyle Main to tackle last major EC River
Would You Swim From Noordhoek to Kings Beach in Winter?
Long distance swimming sensation Kyle Main will take on Algoa Bay's "wild side" in mid-winter (on 9 July) in another epic training swim ahead of his record-breaking English Channel attempt in September. Main will attempt to swim, a turbulent stretch of 18km from Noordhoek to King's Beach in Port Elizabeth, as one of his final big training sea swims in preparation for the crossing, in nothing more than a speedo. This promises to be a very challenging attempt with Port Elizabeth's recent, … [Read more...] about Would You Swim From Noordhoek to Kings Beach in Winter?
15 Miles not Enough for PE Swimmer
For some swimming 1 mile of the Sundays River is too much, but for Kyle Main 15 miles is not enough. In preparation for his record breaking attempt on the English Channel in September, Main a long distance swimming pioneer, will cover a substantial length of the Sundays River. Main will swim from Barclay's bridge to the river mouth - a distance of roughly 15 miles or 24 kilometres on February 12, two weeks before the annual Redhouse River Mile at the same venue on February 27. "This … [Read more...] about 15 Miles not Enough for PE Swimmer
