“Mr. Miller, reading all of your amazing feats has really inspired me. I love being active and am a fairly health conscious person. I have not yet found my calling in charity work. Anyway, my two biggest obstacles that keep me from accomplishing what I would like are time and, unfortunately, various financial limitations. My […]

“As people grow older, many find that TIME is the essence of life; not money or things. This is what I believe many open water swimmers and adventurists of all types discover early in life. This is why they relish life in such a profound way versus others who are primarily motivated by incomes and

Extreme Athlete Mr. Darren Miller, Ocean’s Seven Swimmer Date: 4/16/2013 Time: 7:00 PM TO 8:00 PM Westmoreland County Historical Society 362 Sand Hill Road Greensburg, PA 15601 Phone: 724-532-1935 x 210 Event Description: Most swimmers count laps in a heated pool equipped with lane markers and a clear view of the bottom. Some hearty souls

The Road to theNorth Channel “Welcome back to the real world!” After returning back to Pittsburgh this past Sunday evening, it was so awesome to get to see family and friends who have been anxious to get me back home. I was a little exhausted after flying Wellington-Sydney-LAX-Philadelphia-Pittsburgh. My parents picked me up at the airport and

Cook Strait Swim – Darren Miller/Craig Lenning – 21 March 2013 We left the hotel at 6:30 AM, and were going to meet up with Philip down at Oriental Bay, however he was eager to get on the road so we actually met him at the same time coming out of our car park outside

GREEN LIGHT FOR THE COOK STRAIT SWIM! ***** No matter what the Lord allows tomorrow, know I WILL GIVE THIS EVERYTHING I HAVE. This is my 9TH marathon swim, and 6TH toward the ‘Ocean Seven’ challenge – WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER! Your positive comments over the past days have MEANT THE WORLD TO

Friends, Attached is the link for the SPOT Tracker (GPS) which will follow us every stroke of the way. It links up to Google maps, and is an awesome experience to follow along with us. We do not have a time as of yet, however I just wanted to make sure we posted it! Cheers-

7:25PM – 18 March 2013 – Wellington, New Zealand We are awaiting a window of opportunity to swim the Cook Strait, and are sitting around patiently for Philip’s phone call (red or green light) as each day comes and goes.  I have found that it takes an incredible amount of mental dedication to remain focused on

1:06PM – Wellington, New Zealand Yesterday, we met up with Shelley Taylor-Smith who has come over from Perth, Australia to support our swim, and be my ‘handler’ for the journey. Shelley is a veteran open water swimmer like Philip, as they both raced the FINA professional circuit together back in the 1980s. I first met

9:35AM – 15 March 2013 I remember sitting in my bed and breakfast outside of Dover, England back in July 2010 -communicating back home with friends via Facebook. I remembered having one unique conversation with a good friend who was actively serving our great country in the Middle East. I was swimming the English Channel