Sights And Scenes For World Championships 10K
Courtesy of FINA, Kazan, Russia.
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FINA Open Water Grand Prix Cozumel 2015
Courtesy of Creative Pictures, Cozumel, Mexico.
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What An Incredible Stretch Of Open Water Swimming
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Over the last few weeks, the open water swimming world has been exploding with action and adventure. Daily and non-stop – the number of achievements and accomplishments have been constant and unprecedented. Not only did hundreds of the fastest open water swimmers on the planet gather in Kazan, Russia
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Xavier Desharnais Wins Traversée du lac St-Jean
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If there was to be any year where Xavier Desharnais was to win the 61st annual Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean outright, it was to be this year. Last year, he shared the victory podium with Tomi Stefanovski, but he only had one goal in 2015 for the July
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Pilar Geijo Wins 4th Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pilar Geijo of Argentina won her fourth title at the 61st Traversée internationale du lac St-Jean in a fairly comfortable margin over rivals Esther Nuñez Morera of Spain and Dina Levačič of Croatia. The veteran of the professional marathon swimming circuit, Geijo has participated in seven races in the
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Jorge Delgado On Getting Open Water Into The Olympics
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee Vice Chairman Jorge Delgado, a 2-time Olympic finalist from Ecuador, explains how the sport of marathon swimming got into the Summer Olympics at a speech in the United Nations during the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies organized and hosted by
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When Almost Is Good Enough
When Almost Is Good Enough Photos courtesy of NewsChannel 3 from Lake Michigan. Nothing is more fundamental in marathon swimming than for a swimmer to have an experienced support crew, a suitable escort boat and a knowledgeable pilot. Kayakers, feeders, pace swimmers and a dryland crew are also occasionally part of the marathon swimming package.
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FINIS Supports Swimmers At World Summer Games
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. During the most recently held Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles, FINIS donated boxes of Swim Snorkels, Agility Paddles and pull buoys to the swimmers competing in the pool and open water. The products were immediately used and greatly appreciated. “The Special Olympics have always been near
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To Infinity And Beyond To Scotland
Courtesy of Pádraig Mallon, North Channel between Northern Ireland and Scotland. The Infinity V relay of Gillian McShane, Joe Belton, David Burke, Thomas O’Hagan and Noel Grimes made history on August 7th after 13 hours 15 minutes as the first five-person relay across the North Channel. The open water quintet made their finish extra special
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Novaquatics Team Sets Santa Cruz Channel Record
Courtesy of Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association, California. The Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association announced that Brandon Bass (17), Megan Merlihan (18), Karsten Johnson (16), Mo Bourdi (16), Jessica Moore (15), and Christopher Mykkanen (14) of the Irvine Novaquatics swim team set a new relay record from Santa Cruz Island to the California mainland. Amid
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