open water swimming
Shadia El Rageb On WOWSA Live
Shadia El Rageb On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Shadia El Rageb was the dominant professional marathon swimmer in the early 1970’s when she was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame as an Honor Swimmer in the Class of 1971. She discussed her career with Ned Denison on
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Governor Newsome Don’t Surf
Courtesy of World Open Water Swimming Association, Huntington Beach, California. The mission of the World Open Water Swimming Association and the goal of the Daily News of Open Water Swimming is to educate, entertain, and enthuse those who venture beyond the shore. Founder Steven Munatones says, “We have written over 20,000 articles since 2005 when
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WOWSA Awards
WOWSA Awards WOWSA Awards World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year Nejib Belhedi (Tunisia) Nejib Belhedi, a former special operations officer and Lieutenant Colonel, has a long and varied career in the open water. He has been successful as a channel swimmer, cold water swimmer, stage swimmer, boat pull swimmer, extreme swimmer, and a
Lars Mack Wins WOWSA Swim Of The Week
Lars Mack Wins WOWSA Swim Of The Week Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Quinn Fitzgerald announced the winner of the WOWSA Swim of the Week, “Lars Mack swam during a stunning sunrise in the North Sea off of Sylt Island in Germany.” Copyright © 2008 – 2020 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Marian Clark Talks About Professional Racing On WOWSA Live
Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In her brief professional marathon swimming career, Marian (née Cassidy) Clark from Wilmington Aquatics in Delaware who finished 2nd overall in the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation to Shelley Taylor-Smith. She also set a record in the 1992 Maratona del Golfo Capri-Napoli and competed in twice in the
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The First Family Of The Cozumel Channel
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A body of water in Mexico that is similar in distance and conditions (albeit not water temperature) to the English Channel is the 20 km stretch of cobalt sea between Isla Cozumel and the Maya Riviera on the Yucatán Peninsula. At 5:00 am on December 27th on the Yucatán
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Neil Agius: The Long Swim Home
Neil Agius: The Long Swim Home Courtesy of LovinMalta, Malta. Neil Agius, a 2004 Olympic swimmer in the 400m freestyle from Malta, completed a 100 km solo swim from Sicily in Italy to Malta in the Mediterranean Sea in June. He built up to this Century Swim from his specialty of 400 meters. He initially
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Cheers To Jonathan Ratcliffe, Warrior Of The Waves
Cheers To Jonathan Ratcliffe, Warrior Of The Waves Courtesy of brewbabu, Oundle, Peterborough, UK. It has been a little over a year since Jonathan Ratcliffe achieved the Oceans Seven, a year in which he was well-deservedly nominated for the 2019 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year. With five children, ages between 10 and
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Kyra Wijnker Win 2020 Ice Kilometer IISA World Cup Series Title
Kyra Wijnker Win 2020 Ice Kilometer IISA World Cup Series Title Courtesy of Ram Barkai, International Ice Swimming Association. The 2020 IISA World Cup Series has concluded after a season where the ice swimmers competed in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Vietsbroon (Germany) and Cheltenham (Great Britain). Ram Barkai, chairman of the International Ice Swimming Association explained the
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