Swim Shōdoshima
In July 2026, Steven Munatones will swim entirely around Shōdoshima by himself over an 8-day period. He will swim over 80 kilometers around the island, swimming from point to point. This bold adventure of endurance is his example of ikigai on the 10th anniversary of his widowmaker heart attack in 2016.
The Swim
Swim Shodoshima （スイム小豆島）is an 66 km 8-day counterclockwise stage swim around Shōdoshima Island in Kagawa Prefecture by 64-year-old Steven Munatones, scheduled to start in June 2026. It will be performed as a final training and logistical preparation stage swim for the 1,188 km Swim Shikoku (スイム四国)
Shōdoshima (小豆島) is an island located in the Inland Sea of Japan. The name means "Island of Small Beans". The island is famous as the setting for the novel Twenty-Four Eyes and its subsequent film adaptations and the manga Teasing Master Takagi-san and its adaptations. The island was the first area of Japan to successfully grow olives, and it is sometimes known as "Olive Island".
The Schedule
Angel Road sandbar that appears between Shōdoshima and Nakayo Island in Kagawa Prefecture in the Seto Inland Sea
Shōdoshima in Kagawa Prefecture in the Seto Inland Sea