Keri-Anne Payne Advises Triathletes, Part 7
Courtesy of Protriathlon.
Keri-Anne Payne Advises Triathletes, Part 7 Read More »
Rowdy Gaines Q&A From Rio Olympics
Courtesy of YMCA of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida. Three-time Olympic gold medalist Rowdy Gaines has been the face and voice of Olympic swimming in the United States for several Olympic Games now. His commentating of the races in Rio de Janeiro continue to entertain and educate viewers of the NBC broadcasts from the Olympic pool
Rowdy Gaines Q&A From Rio Olympics Read More »
A Psychiatrist Pursuit, From Plymouth To Provinceton
Courtesy of Dr. Marilyn Korzekwa. Dr. Marilyn Korzekwa will attempt to swim from Plymouth to Provincetown, a 20-mile swim across Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts tomorrow. Her start time for the P2P Swim will be 4:30 am. Her tracker link and updates are available here. The doctor from Hamilton, Canada is swimming on behalf of
A Psychiatrist Pursuit, From Plymouth To Provinceton Read More »
The Path To Clean Swimming
Commentary by John Leonard, Executive Director of the World Swimming Coaches Association. We see admirable courageous stances by athletes from multiple nations in Rio de Janeiro with regard to the immediate and important need to protect [the] sport [of swimming]. This comes about because the IOC and FINA have abdicated their moral responsibility to protect
The Path To Clean Swimming Read More »
Midnight Ties Between Myrtle Huddleston, Wayne Strach
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. American Myrtle Huddleston and Canadian Wayne Strach swam 75 years apart and had similar experiences in the middle of the night in the middle of their swims. Five years after she learned how to swim, Myrtle Huddleston attempted the first widthwise crossing of Lake Tahoe in California. During the
Midnight Ties Between Myrtle Huddleston, Wayne Strach Read More »
Athletes On Athletes Who Take Drugs
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In the aftermath of American Lilly King calling out and then upsetting Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova in the 100m breaststroke at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games last night, an increasing number of people are cognizant of the long-time issues and differences in opinions that coaches and athletes have had
Athletes On Athletes Who Take Drugs Read More »
Wild Swimming Brothers Take Risks To Live Up To Name
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimming is occasionally described as rough water swimming or wild swimming. In the case of the Wild Swimming Brothers (including 24-year-old Jack Hudson, 26-year-old Calum Hudson and 29-year-old Robbie Hudson), they can certainly be described as rough water swimmers. Later this month, the trio will take rough
Wild Swimming Brothers Take Risks To Live Up To Name Read More »
Wayne Strach Retires Early on Okanagan Lake
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Okanagan Lake has been a busy venue this summer. On July 26th, American Adam Ellenstein from Detroit completed a 105 km wetsuit swim across Okanagan Lake from Vernon to Penticton in British Columbia, Canada. His VictorySwim105 was conducted under the guidance of his wife and crew chief Amelia Ellenstein.
Wayne Strach Retires Early on Okanagan Lake Read More »
Keri-Anne Payne Advises Triathletes, Part 6
Courtesy of Protriathlon.
Keri-Anne Payne Advises Triathletes, Part 6 Read More »
Typhoon Postpones Boguslaw Ogrodnik In Tsugaru Channel
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Boguslaw Ogrodnik knows how weather can affect an endurance event. The Polish swimmer, lawyer and mountaineer from Wrocław is a member of the Peak and Pond Challenge, an exclusive club of adventurers who have successfully summitted Mount Everest and also swam across the English Channel. Ogrodnik dealt with weather
Typhoon Postpones Boguslaw Ogrodnik In Tsugaru Channel Read More »