Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Weekday holidays may be created in Tokyo to aid events at 2020 Games JIJI SEP 30, 2016 ARTICLE HISTORY PRINT SHARE Tokyo 2020 Olympics officials decided at a liaison meeting Thursday to examine a proposal to turn weekdays during the games into holidays under special legislation to facilitate the […]

Swimmers all feed differently and all prepare themselves in different ways regardless of whether they are going for the record or trying to achieve a personal dream. Of the 500+ crossings I have escorted none are type cast. Often even repeat swimmers have changed their style each time they make another attempt. All the record

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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),

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Betsy Jordan and Pete Riddle were the first married couple on record to swim the Maui “Auau” Channel. We know this because Judy, John, Janet, Betsy and Pete are swim friends from Coronado Masters Association (CMA) in Coronado, California. When we started the Ironman John and I were members

The 25 women’s finalists in the Olympic 10km Marathon Swim at the 2012 London Olympic Games come from 24 countries. They are all wonderful representatives of their countries and ambassadors of their sport. They are attractive, physically fit, personable athletes with gorgeous smiles, brimming with confidence and filled with energy and joyful zest for life.

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Alex Meyer, And Lydsy Heister Both the American Meyer and Dutch Heister won the 25 km race at the 2010 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships in Roberval, Canada. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association

: Emma Cummings LOCATION: Helensburgh. Argyll & Bute. Scotland. SWIMMING EXPERIENCES: BLDSA record holder for team relay of Loch Lomond. Chillswim relays Windermere. Coniston end to end. Great North swim. London triathlon. SWIMMING BACKGROUND: I came to swimming in my 30s due to a running injury and decided to compete in my first pool based

If you want to be in the movie industry, head to Los Angeles. In the music business, go to Miami. Financial sector? London. M&A? New York. High-tech? Silicon Valley. Animation? Tokyo. Electronic gear? Seoul. Are you restless? Are you looking for a change in your life? Looking to do more in the open water? Are

“You were tough out there.” “You are fast.” * You swim like a baby sea lion chased by a shark. * You are not even shivering. * That was a fast feeding. * You swim as smoothly as a dolphin. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association