The Daily News Of Open Water Swimming

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Wendy Trehiou around Jersey on 18 May 2014 in 11 hours 25 minutes Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In the military[edit] General Samuel C. Armstrong led a rifle company that repelled Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, and led U.S. Colored Troops. Captain Francis Wai (’35) was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor, Killed in Action in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. Colonel Farrant Turner (’13),

You’re not kidding. This could turn into a real donnybrook. Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot to add, at least from the scientific side. Your points are so strong, with the differences in conditions, athlete capability and preparation, etc., that finding absolute collars that aren’t subject to caveats and adjustments all over the place will

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. On the hunt. The RV Hesperides tows along a net designed to skim the ocean surface, catching floating plastic particles (inset). A recent study found that 99% of plastic in the ocean is unaccounted for. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, “We can’t account for 99%

Jamie Patrick has swum all of his life. From California to Hawaii, he has always hung around pools, lakes, oceans and bays. Doing everything from body surfing to massively long sets in the pool, the DNA of the San Francisco-bred athlete is deeply embedded in the swimming world. Most recently, he has opened his home

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The FINA Masters World Championships in Montreal, Canada culminated in the open water swimming races in Montreal’s 1976 Olympic rowing basin. The venue was in the rowing basin, a sheltered inlet from the St Lawrence River. It was about 74 degrees in the out-and-back 3 km course. “It was

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Selfies are ubiquitous on social media. In another way, selfies are also ubiquitous in the open water swimming community’s social media. But the selfies take a bit of a different perspective. There are tanker shots among channel swimmers. There are finish shots among competitive swimmers. There are rewarming shots