Stephen continues his extraordinary journey toward the Ocean’s Seven, after swimming Catalina Channel only last week, with the Molokai Channel, between Oahu and Molokai Islands in Hawaii beckons. It’s 26 miles wide. Go all the way Stephen!

Molokai will be warm by our standards, but is known for jellies, sharks, winds & currents and big swells, especially at this time of the year and potentially large breakers at start and finish. Logistically it’s more difficult. Here’s a good description of it from the record breaker Darren Miller last week on The Daily New Of Open Water Swimming.

I really wish we had a tracker.

EDIT: Update from Facebook via Lisa …

He's got 14k done, 3hrs 15mins in. Stomach and feeding all ok so far. 32k to go.

All good so far. Go Stephen.

EDIT 2: Morning Update from Ossi:

Morning all…unfortunately Steve was pulled out of the water on safety grounds! He swam 5 miles in the first 2 hours and then hit a brick wall in the form of the ‘el nino’ current something that normally appears once every 10 years. He was basically swimming onto a vicious head current that was creating 8-10 foot swells.anthony and the skipper couldn’t keep sight of steve any longer as it was dark and so they had to pull him. At least he gets to fight another day! Thanks for all ‘the good wishes.

That’s a tough one for Stephen. He only completed Catalina last week, and I doubt any of the Irish swimmers think this will stop him, but the main problem that all swimmers have who aim so high, is finance, particularly for the remoter locations, like Molokai and the Cooke Strait. I look forward to meeting Stephen at the Channel party!