Shelley Taylor-Smith Talks Swimming Sponsorships
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Chris Shapland En Route To Proving Swimming Is Lifelong
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Chris Shapland, a 69-year-old Australian, called his Channel swim nearly spot on. Shapland anticipated a 12-16 hour swim across the English Channel, finishing the swim in 16 hours 28 minutes supported by Leigh and Carolyn Turnbull and his partner Sally. He joins the global list of the oldest individuals
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Libby Walker, Haley Bishop Finish Exactly Together
Courtesy of Shelley Taylor-Smith, Lone Star Lake, Kansas. Libby Walker and University of Kansas teammate Haley Bishop tied for the National Collegiate Open Water Swimming Championship title with fellow teammate Jenny Nusbaum finishing in a close third. The story of the race on Lone Star Lake is posted here. Copyright © 2016 by World Open
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General Zorkani, A Major Force In The Open Water
Courtesy of Luciano Cotena, Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli, Italy. Major General Ahmed Zorkani was a major presence in the professional marathon swimming world throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s. His passion is remembered fondly by the few athletes, coaches, trainers, pilots, sponsors, and administrators of that era. The personable Egyptian was inducted in the International Marathon
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Open Water Know-how From One Generation To The Next
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It has always been so in the open water: one generation of swimmers teaches the following generation of open water swimmers. The mentors range from youngish to older who share their knowledge and passion of the open water with like-minded swimmers. May Looney, shown above giving advice to niece
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The Courage And Grit Of Christian Jongeneel
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pieter Christian Jongeneel Anderica of Málaga, Spain completed a double circumnavigation swim of Manhattan Island in New York in 20 hours 15 minutes. Jongeneel’s time broke the existing record of American Skip Storch of 20 hours 56 minutes set in 2007 en route to Storch’s triple circumnavigation swim in
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