T3
Series
The Tahoe Triple
Temperature, Altitude & Distance
Three Challenges - One Goal
The Tahoe Double Party
T1 T2 T3
Saving the Planet One Stroke at a Time
RSVP
August 14th, 2010 - Jake's On The Lake
Everyone is Invited
Blog
World Record Attempt
My name is Jamie Patrick. My passion is water. Throughout my life water has given me many things, most of all happiness. I began swimming at the age of seven and have not stopped since. Swimming has brought me around the world to places I would never have dreamed of. From Tahiti to South America, from Hawaii to Europe, and many places in between. Swimming is my passion and has made me the person I am today.
I feel very blessed to be married to an amazing woman who supports me in everything that I do. She may think I'm a little crazy at times, but her support has never wavered. We've been married since 2002, and we have a four year old daughter named Hadley Grace who is the light of both of our lives. She too is already showing a love for the water, and I look forward to sharing this incredible journey with the two of them.
My work life is at Patrick & Co., which was established in 1873 by my great-grandfather, and is the oldest office supply/furniture company in San Francisco. I am the Sales Manager and work closely with my father on a daily basis to continually grow our business, staying at the forefront of new technology and business practices, enhancing our client's successes in the process.
EXPERIENCE
15 Time Ironman Finisher
4 Time Ironman Swim Champion
2 Time Ultraman World Championship Finisher
1st Place - Ultraman Swim, 2003
2nd Place - Ultraman Swim, 2009
1st Place - Triple Ironman Swim, 2005
3rd Place - Triple Ironman Overall, 2005
Round the Sound Swim Champion
100+Triathlons
75+Open Water Swim Competitions
T1
"Like travel to the moon in the 1960s, doing T3 is not a simple process. Like the predecessor to the Apollo program, it requires a step-by-step process. This step-by-step process was similarly used to great success for all the swimmers who did the first double-crossing of the English Channel, the first double-crossing of the Catalina Channel, the first triple-crossing of the English Channel, the first double-crossing of the Tsugaru Channel, the first crossing of the Molokai Channel, Cook Strait and Irish Channel. All of the swimmers who accomplished their ultimate goal used a step-by-step, year-by-year progression to get to their ultimate goal. This was true with Philip Rush in the English Channel, Greta Andersen in the Catalina Channel and me in the Tsugaru Channel. You, however, have the additional burden of extremely low water and air temperatures and altitude. This combination temperature, altitude and distance has never before been attempted.
Actually, when I first saw of the T3 title, that was my first impression: how clever! How subtle! How appropriate! That is, T3 stands for the triple obstacles of a triple-crossing of Lake Tahoe: temperature, altitude and distance"
Steven Munatones - Coach and Liason
In June of 2010 I will swim 1 length of Lake Tahoe 22 miles without a wetsuit. I will be attempting to break the single crossing record of 10 hours and 38 minute. This will begin my journey towards ultimately swimming 3 lengths of Lake Tahoe in 2010. To date there have only been approximately 20 solo crossings.
T2
In August of 2010 I will swim 2 lengths of Lake Tahoe -44 Miles. I will be the first to conquer a double crossing of the Lake. Again I will swim the double without a wetsuit. This will be my next stepping stone to the ultmiate challenge, The Tahoe Triple.
In August of 2011 I will break the open water swim record at altitude by swimming Lake Tahoe 3 times for 66 total miles. The estimate time to complete this is 35 hours. The exposure to to elements will test me both mentally and physically.
"It is only fitting that one of the most passionate endurance athlete on the planet (nicked name Blu) peruses the long distance world record in swimming in one of the most pristine blue waters in the world. Lake Tahoe Triple is bound to bring new levels to the waters of Blu. With ever adventure there is a story, this is one more story to Blu's endless collection that I can not wait to read" Wendy "Wingnut" Ingrahm - Multiple Ironman Winner
Global Water Awareness
The Film - Our Mission
Water pollution is a serious problem for the entire world. It threatens the health and well being of humans, plants and animals. As the world becomes more industrial and smaller due to communications and trade, accidental and purposeful hazardous dumping contributes hugely to the problem of sea pollution. All water pollution is dangerous to the health of living organisms, but sea and river pollution can be especially detrimental to the health of humans and animals. Rivers and seas are used as primary sources of potable water by populations all over the world. The Tahoe Triple will bring awareness to this epic problem one stroke at at a time.
Science provides many practical solutions to minimizing the present level at which pollutants are introduced into the environment and for remediating (cleaning up) past problems. All of these solutions come with some cost (both societal and monetary). In our everyday lives, a great deal can be done to minimize pollution if we take care to recycle materials whose production creates pollution and if we act responsibly with household chemicals and their disposal. Additionally, there are choices we make each day that also can affect the quantity of pollutants our actions will introduce into the environment. Heavily packaged foods, for instance, contain boxes, cartons, bottles etc.. made with polluting dyes, many of which are released from groundwater at municipal land fills. Whether we choose to drive to the corner store rather than walk or ride a bicycle will determine how much we personally contribute to acid and hydrocarbon emissions to the atmosphere (and ultimately to global fresh water supplies).
In the end, there are many choices on the personal and societal level that we must make (consciously or not) that affect the amount of pollution our town or country will be forced to live with. Our standard of living and very way of life is based upon practices which are inherently "dirtier" than those of our distant ancestors, although they too polluted their environment to some extent. Without taking a step backward in terms of our standards of living, the answer seems to lie in a combination of many small changes in our daily practices and paying more for goods and services, so that manufacturers of various materials and drivers of automobiles (for instance) will have cleaner devices with which to conduct their activities.
I have partnered with film maker Martin Sundberg. Martin's passion for water is no different from mine. Our goal, through our film is to help ultimately create a relationship between those that watch our film and water. Rather than create a typical documentary about the epic problems our society faces when it comes to pollution, global warming, etc., we hope to inspire those that view our film to take their own action. We want to show how individual actions, simple and/or recorded breaking can inspire others to act and ultimately catalyze change. We believe that recreation is one of the most effective ways of stimulating environmental stewardship. Through recreation, we become better acquainted with our natural resources. Through that relationship, be begin stewarding those resources and become motivated to ensure their longevity. In this case, the resource is water. Through my swimming and Martin's visual presentation for water, we hope to inspire those that watch our film to take their own action.
The Ocean's Seven 2012
In todays world, finding something that no one has ever done is almost an impossible feat. Someone has done almost everything at least once. Except for one thing. The Ocean's Seven - created by Steve Munatones, one of the most recognized authorities on open water swimming. What might you ask is the Ocean's Seven.
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains in each of the seven continents. Successfully scaling these mountains is a mountaineering challenge attained by only the strongest. As of 2007, 198 climbers have achieved this expensive and physically demanding goal.
The Ocean's Seven is open water swimming's version of the Seven Summits.
The Ocean's Seven include (1) the Irish Channel between Ireland and Scotland, (2) the Cook Strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand, (3) the Molokai Channel between Oahu and Molokai Islands in Hawaii, (4) the English Channel between England and France, (5) the Catalina Channel near Los Angeles, California, (6) the Tsugaru Channel between Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan, and (7) the Strait of Gibraltar between Europe and Africa.
No human has yet to complete the Ocean's Seven.
Achieving the Ocean's Seven requires an ability to swim in both very cold and very warm seas. It also demands the swimmer is physically and mentally prepared to overcome every condition known to defeat open water swimmers, from strong currents to stiff winds.
Like its mountaineering cousin, the Ocean's Seven requires a tremendous amount of planning and expense and a multi-national support team of knowledgeable local experts.
A description of the Ocean's Seven follows. Note the distances listed are the shortest straight-line distances from point-to-point, but the actual distance covered by swimmers is significantly greater due to the tidal movements and currents.
1. Irish (North) Channel (www.irelandtoscotland.com)
• Location: Channel between Ireland and Scotland.
• Reasons for Difficulty: Heavy seas, cold water, thunderstorms and strong currents are among the natural elements that must be overcome in the 33.7-kilometer channel (21 miles).
• Window of Opportunity: July through September.
• Hazards: Widely considered to be the most difficult channel swim in the world with the water temperature 54ºF (12ºC), normally overcast days, and tremendous difficulty in accurately predicting weather and water conditions. Swimmers face large pods of jellyfish if conditions are calm.
• Description: Has been attempted at least 73 times since 1924, but only 8 successful solo swims and 5 relays have been achieved to date. Most of the attempts have been abandoned due to difficult conditions and hypothermia.
• Additional Information: Swim crossings are governed by the rules set by the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association. First attempt was made in 1924 and the first success was 1947.
2. Cook Strait (www.cookstraitswim.org.nz)
• Location: Channel between the North and South Islands of New Zealand.
• Reasons for Difficulty: 16 nautical miles (26 kilometers) across immense tidal flows in icy water conditions among jellyfish and sharks are extremely stiff challenges for only the most capable and adventurous swimmers.
• Window of Opportunity: November through May.
• Hazards: 1 in 6 swimmers encounter sharks on their crossings. Sharks only come around to be nosey. No one has ever been attached during a swim. Both sides of the strait have rock cliffs. Cold water (14ºC-19ºC or 57ºC-66ºF) over 26 kilometers and heavy chop.
• Additional Information: To date, only 71 successful crossings have been made by 61 individuals from 8 countries. Hypothermia and change in weather conditions during a race are the most common reasons attempts fail.
3. Molokai Channel (or Kaiwi Channel)
• Location: Channel between the western coast of Molokai Island and the eastern coast of Oahu in Hawaii
• Reasons for Difficulty: 27 miles across a deep-water (701 meters) channel with extraordinarily strong currents in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and aggressive marine life.
• Window of Opportunity: As conditions permit.
• Hazards: Extremely large rolling swells, strong winds and tropical heat and very warm salty water offset the incredibly beautiful views of the Hawaiian Islands and deep-blue underwater scenery.
• Additional Information: Deep-water channel with beautiful views of the Hawaiian Islands was first crossed in 1961 by Keo Nakama in 15 hours and 30 minutes and has only been crossed by 8 individuals to date.
4. English Channel (www.ChannelSwimming.net and www.ChannelSwimmingAssociation.com)
• Location: Channel between England and France with the narrowest point being in the Strait of Dover between Shakespeare Beach, Dover, England and Calais, France.
• Reasons for Difficulty: An international waterway of 34 kilometers (21 miles) at its narrowest point, cold water temperatures, strong currents and ever-shifting water and weather conditions.
• Window of Opportunity: June to September.
• Hazards: The worlds most famous channel crossing with nearly 1,000 successful swimmers to date, but thousands of failed attempts due to strong currents and tidal flows, strong winds and whitecaps caused by changing conditions and hypothermia.
• Additional Information: Considered to be the standard for channel crossing with the rules and traditions significantly influencing the worldwide open water swimming community.
5. Catalina Channel (www.swimcatalina.org)
• Location: Channel between Santa Catalina Island and Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
• Reasons for Difficulty: Cold water (especially near coast), strong currents, potential for strong winds, marine life and distance. Shortest point-to-point course is 33.7 kilometers (21 miles) from Emerald Bay on Santa Catalina Island to the San Pedro Peninsula.
• Hazards: A deep-water channel that is comparable to the English Channel in terms of water conditions, difficulty, distance and the physical and mental challenges to the swimmer, although the water temperature is a bit warmer (mid-60°F water). Marine life seen on occasion, including migrating whales and large pods of dolphins.
• Additional Information: First successful swim was in January, 1927 when Canadian George Young won $25,000 in the Wrigley Ocean Marathon Swim in 15 hours and 44 minutes.
6. Tsugaru Strait
• Location: Deep-water channel between Honshu, the main island of Japan where Tokyo is located, and Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. Closest points are Tappi Misaki in Honshu and Shirakami Misaki in Hokkaido.
• Reasons for Difficulty: An international waterway, 19.5 kilometers (12 miles) at its narrowest point. Swimmers must cross a strong current, large swells and abundant marine life between the Sea of Japan with the Pacific Ocean. English and other western languages are not widely spoken in area. Water can be between 62-68ºF (16-20ºC).
• Window of Opportunity: July and August.
• Hazards: Swimmers are swept long distances due to the extraordinarily strong currents flowing from the Sea of Japan to the Pacific Ocean. Swimmers face large blooms of squid during the night. Swimmers are challenged by occasional patches of cold water that flow up from the depths and are caused by the screws of the large oil tankers from the Middle East travel through to the West Coast of the U.S. Only four confirmed solo crossings and one confirmed double-crossing have been achieved to date.
7. Strait of Gibraltar (www.acneg.com)
• Location: Strait between Spain and Morocco that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. Shortest point is between Punta Oliveros in Spain and Punta Cires in Morocco.
• Reasons for Difficulty: 14.4 kilometers (8 miles) across an eastern flow of water from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea with an average of 3 knots (5.5 km per hour). Heavy boat traffic, logistical barriers and surface chop confront swimmers throughout each attempt.
• Window of Opportunity: June to October.
• Hazards: Its boundaries were known in antiquity as the Pillars of Hercules. The currents remain of Herculean strength. Combined with the unpredictability of the water conditions and high winds, only 185 successful one-way crossings and 7 double-crossings have been made to date.
• Additional Information: Most attempts are made from Tarifa Island due to the influence of strong currents, a distance of 18.5-22 kilometers (10-12 miles).
Who will be the first to achieve the Ocean's Seven? Who will be the first to try? There are a few who are in the process and have completed four. From what I understand they are going to try and complete the remaining over the next three years.
To be the first, I need to catch up. Not only do I plan to catch up, I plan to attempt all seven in one year - 2011.
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