Karteek Clarke, a member of the Edinburgh Sri Chinmoy AC, is an accomplished runner, having completed numerous marathons and ultramarathon runs & walks. He is better known amongst club members for his swimming exploits however, which are centred on the stretch of water between Dover and Cap Gris Nez.
While crossing the English Channel just once would be a dream come true for many athletes, Karteek`s vision was to make the swim seven times. His epic quest began back in 1997.
True to the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team`s motto of Self-Transcendence he completed his 11th solo crossing on July 30, 2014 with the help of expert pilot Mike Oram, after quite some waiting around due to turbulent weather - no stopping Karteek!
Read and listen to accounts of Karteek's epic swims and some of his ultra distance running:
- 2016: Meditation, channel swimming and ultra-distance running - with mediation exercise
- 2011: Swimming the widest point of the Forth in Scotland as a first
- 2009: Online Article about his 10th successful Channel swim in News.Scotsman.com
- 2004: Swimming Lake Windermere
- 2003: Karteek and Mate vs. The English Channel
- 1997: Recalling his first English Channel Swim