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Alex Meyer Talks About His Classic 2010 World Championship Race On WOWSA Live

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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. The culmination of the 6th FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships on July 23rd 2010 in lac Saint-Jean near Roberval, Québec, Canada was a classic 25 km mano-a-mano dual between Alex Meyer and the then reigning 10 km and 25 km world champion Valerio Cleri of Italy. Meyer […]

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Remembering Penny Palfrey’s Bridging The Cayman Islands On WOWSA Live

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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Penny Palfrey, a mother of three and a grandmother of one from Townsville, Queensland, Australia, committed to the Bridging The Cayman Islands in June 2011 in the Cayman Islands after failing at completing two attempts of swimming from the islands of Oahu to Kauai in the state of

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Graeme Carroll

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Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Graeme Carroll as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “We introduce coach and contributor Graeme Carroll. In 1986, he became the Head Swim Coach at Warringah Aquatic Centre in

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David Conradie Completes A Fastnet Rock Crossing

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David Conradie Completes A Fastnet Rock Crossing Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. 54-year-old Irish swimmer David Conradie described his adventure on September 10th, “Sometimes it takes a legend to trigger the spark of inspiration. Like many, at the end of the spring I emerged from lockdown fat and unfit. I’d pretty much abandoned the

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Rottnest Channel Swimming Association

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Rottnest Channel Swimming Association Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. Chris Guesdon and Gary Toner announced Rottnest Channel Swimming Association as a member of the inaugural Class of 2020 in the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. They explained, “The first organisation to be inducted into

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Melissa Gorman

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Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honors Melissa Gorman Courtesy of Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame. “When Melissa Gorman beat Olympic champion Larisa Ilchenko in Rome in 2009, it was one of the most unexpected upsets of the 21st century in the open water swimming world,” recalls Steven Munatones. “It was a shock to

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Getting Ready For The 2020-2021 International Ice Swimming Association Season

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Getting Ready For The 2020-2021 International Ice Swimming Association Season Courtesy of International Ice Swimming Association. With fall well on its way and temperatures cooling in the Northern Hemisphere, eyes are starting to turn towards of the upcoming winter and ice swimming calendar: 2020-2021 International Ice Swimming Association Season Competitions: December 5th-6th 2020: Silbersee Ice

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