Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In today’s FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race off the shores of Ocean Maya Royale resort, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico the shorebreak is crashing in on the coaches. The coaches are standing in shoulder-high water as waves come crashing in. Occasionally, hydration bottles get dropped. Even in […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. If you enjoy open water swimming, then participating in the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix race today and next week’s FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup race are great activities. SPECIAL RACE DAY UPDATE (SATURDAY, 3/29/2014): Race is going on in rough conditions. Feeding pontoon was changed due

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At technical meetings at the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix and FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup circuits, official talk about the race details, discuss about the logistics and safety, and review the anti-drug policies and procedures. SPECIAL RACE DAY UPDATE (SATURDAY, March 29th): Race is going on

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. For the first time in history based on what we know, the United States federal government acknowledged the profession of marathon swimming. Yuko Matsuzaki, a 2010 International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honour Swimmer and Japanese national originally from Tokyo, wanted to move to the United States. In order

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 1. They have a plastic bucket of water in their car to clean off the sand on their feet before getting in their car. 2. They bury their shivering body in the warm sand. 3. They use coconut oil to wipe off big black race numbers. 4. They use

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 1. Too much sand gets brushed off in the car (or home). 2. They can’t see because of foggy goggle lenses. 3. They have Vaseline or lanolin on their hands and no towel to wipe it off. 4. The tides is going on. 5. The turn buoy is really