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Harry Hukkaker Talks About Global Adventures On WOWSA Live

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Harry Hukkaker Talks About Global Adventures On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Harry Huffaker, DDS is among the most prolific channel swimmers in the Pacific Ocean in history with a record-setting career centered in the State of Hawaii. The 80-year-old former collegiate swimmer […]

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Unique Award In The Open Water Swimming World, Part 18

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Unique Awards In The Open Water Swimming World, Part 18 Courtesy of Rosemary George, Dover, England. The 81-year-old Rosemary George, an International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer from Dover, gave an interview on WOWSA Live with Ned Denison. George offhandedly mentioned an award that she received as a swimmer. In 1967, she swam

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Carlos Larriera Remembers Pro Marathon Racing On WOWSA Live

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Carlos Larriera Remembers Pro Marathon Racing On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Carlos Larriera helped organize the Maratón Acuática Internacional Santa Fe – Coronda together with Werfill Castro, Dermidio Cabral López and Adolfo Marionias as well as competed in several professional marathon swims in South America, North America and Europe. In

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Rosemary George Talks Open Water Swimming History On WOWSA Live

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Rosemary George Talks Open Water Swimming History On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Rosemary George was not only an active open water swimmer in the 1950s and 1960s, but she was also an eyewitness and enabler of historic English Channel swims. The 81-year-old International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer

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Old School Goggles, Father O’Flanagan’s Patented Goggles

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Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Rosemary George from Dover, England mentioned her stylish eyewear that she used to wear on her English Channel crossings during today’s WOWSA Live interview with Ned Denison. O’Flanagan’s goggles was a brand of goggles patented by Father Michael O’Flanagan. The

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The State of Female Opportunities In Sport In The U.S.

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The State of Female Opportunities In Sport In The U.S. Courtesy of Nancy Hogshead-Makar, Champion Women and the California Women’s Law Center. In contemporary times, women continue to be among the powerbrokers in the world of open water swimming. From setting records and making headlines to getting sponsors and organizing events, women continue to be

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When The Machine Dominated, A Look At The Pro Circuit In 1977

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When The Machine Dominated, A Look At The Pro Circuit In 1977 Courtesy of President Gilles Potvin, Vice President Claudio Plit, and Secretary Dennis Matuch, World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation. John Kinsella, whose nickname was The Machine, dominated the World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation in the late 1970’s. In 1977, Kinsella finished the professional marathon

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