John van Wisse - Marathon Swimmer

Triathlon - Openwater Swimming - Fitness

Triple English Channel Crossing

A good friend Les Twentyman wishing me all the best at the airport.



John van Wisse 1st out of the water: Hawaii Ironman: 1999 (World Championships) Australian ironman: 1999, 2000, 2001 Lake Placid USA: 1999, 2001 Roth: 1999 (European Championships)

Over the years, I have been fortunate enough to travel the world at a young age to do what I love, which is sport.

Thanks to very supportive parents, John Senior and Els, I was able to compete in marathon swims ranging from 20 to 48 kilometers in my late teens, while others were stuck at school. This allowed me to meet many amazing people and also to coach many more, something I could never have done without sport.

Please browse through my site to read my stories and training tips; view my photos and swimming squad schedules; and to contact me online for a personal training session. Enjoy!

Results:
1st place Manhattan Island 48km swim
2000, 2008 and 2009.

1st place 11.2km Frankston to Mornington Bloody Big Swim 2008 and 2010.

1st place Pier to Perignon swim 2009.

2nd place Portsea Swim Classic 2009.

Coaching Record: 8 out of 8 English Channel swimmers.

As Jackson Fletcher-Coon arrived back in Melbourne today after winning the Gold Medal in the Alcatraz Prison Swim to the mainland in San Francisco last week, his coach and mentor, World Champion open-seas swimmer John Van Wisse was departing to England to do a triple crossing of the English Channel next week. Both are raising money for and disadvantaged young people in Melbourne.

Jackson, who was sponsored by his employer, Powercor, and Qantas Airlines, raised $10k to help with education ,material aid [food,clothes & accommodation] for those young people brought up in poverty and dysfunctional families. Jackson had to swim 1.5 miles through waters infested with sharks, sea lions and treacherous currents against 700 swmmers from 30 countries.

John has to swim 102 kilometres through the world's biggest shipping lanes. John's sister Tammy, also a World Champion swimmer, will be guiding John and feeding him from the boat to ensure he doesn't get hyperthermia, which once happened to John after swimming 32 kilometres in France.

Swimming Squads

Pool: King Club, Cheltenham
Mornings
Mon & Fri - 5.15am
$12.00 pay on pool deck

Nights:
Mon to Thur - 7.30pm
$6.00 + Entry

Afternoon:
Sat - 3.00pm
$6.00 + Entry

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Interviews

Inner Thoughts Of A Manhattan Island Marathon Swimmer
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Noosa 2008
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