Seven Oceans, One Decade
Ten years ago, the English Channel marked the beginning of a pursuit that would span five continents and seven of the world’s most brutal channel swims. Join Coach Tim Denyer and Australian ocean swimmer Mark Sowerby as they reflect on a decade-long journey shaped by endurance, uncertainty, and survival with their showing of their 90 minute documentary.
Brighton Screening
Venue: Duke’s at Komedia Picturehouse Date: Friday, 6th March Time: 5:30 pm
The film tours the UK from its World Premiere in Folkestone on 4th March, with its final screening in London on 19th March.
Tim Denyer — Coach
Tim Denyer is an elite tactician whose uncompromising standards are inextricably linked to personal tragedy. A former channel swimmer, Tim bears the silent weight of having witnessed his own mentor perish in his arms during a crossing — a trauma that cemented his rigid, safety-first methodology.
He offers empathy but withholds sympathy, operating within a binary philosophy where unchecked emotion is a precursor to fatal error. Viewing his own redemption through the lens of Mark’s survival, Tim pushes his athlete to the physiological brink — possessing the visceral knowledge of exactly what is required when the ocean turns unforgiving.
Mark Sowerby —
Mark Sowerby’s life was upended in 2018 when a highly publicised short-selling attack on Blue Sky dismantled his reputation, identity, and self-belief. Turning to the ocean not for glory but for survival, Mark utilises marathon swimming as a mechanism to master fear and navigate the paralysis of prolonged uncertainty.
Over the course of a decade, he attempts the Oceans Seven — a gruelling odyssey through cold, darkness, and apex predators. By his final crossing, Mark’s journey transcends mere physical endurance, evolving into a profound reclamation of self, achieved only by surrendering control to a team he learns to trust implicitly.
