Courtesy of WOWSA, Newfound Lake, Bristol, New Hampshire. Suzanne Fischer explained the start of Swim With A Mission. “We needed to do something. We are frustrated and concerned that our military veterans are being treated so poorly. Our veterans and their families have given so much and for some, made the ultimate sacrifice. Our veterans

Courtesy of Diane Campbell, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco Bay, California. Diane Campbell wrote a short biographical article on entitled Joe Bruno, Quintessential Bay Swimmer in the Spring 1981 issue of Swim Swim Magazine. It reads as follows: Virtually every travel brochure on San Francisco boasts the graceful magnificence of the Golden Gate Bridge. Joseph

Courtesy of Mariel Hawley Dávila, Cook Strait, New Zealand. Mariel Hawley Dávila will attempt her final channel of the Oceans Seven. She explains, “The Cook Strait crossing has several meanings for me. It means a lot in terms of what life is for me… each [Oceans Seven] crossing has made me so aware of the

Courtesy of Wave One Open Water, Potomac River, National Harbor, Maryland. At the intersection of Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia in the Potomac River, 150 swimmers jump off a riverboat water taxi and swim 2.3 km to the National Harbor beach lagoon at the 9th Annual Washington’s Crossing: Swim Across the Potomac on June 2nd.