Courtesy of WOWSA, San Francisco Bay, California. Andrew O’Malley, a long-time South End Rowing Club member, recently established the Northern California Open Water Swimming Association, a non-profit organization that governs swims in San Francisco Bay, Lake Tahoe, Monterey Bay, the Farallon Islands, and elsewhere in Northern California. The 4-time Trans Tahoe Relay member explains, “We […]

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Charles E. Silvia (1911 – died on 16 June 1998 at 87 years), nicknamed Red, was an American swimming coach and well-published author and authority on swimming and lifesaving. He is a graduate of Springfield College in the Class of 1934 and served as the swimming coach for 40

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. The world has innumerable locations for incredibly hard open water swims. Rough conditions, cold water, sharks, jellyfish, tides, currents, long distances, high altitudes and logistical considerations are the primary obstacles. What are some of swims in the Southern Hemisphere that would be on the ultimate open water

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Ioannis Kifonidis Actor and open water swimmer Ioannis Kifonidis is nominated by his co-actors in Greece for a small part in the sequel of the “MAMMA MIA” musical titled “Mamma Mia: Here we go again”. The shoots of the movie are located in Croatia this fall. The role Ioannis