Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. At last night’s annual Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association banquet in San Pedro, California, the information shared in the course of conversation were inspirational and interesting to say the least. In conversations with Angel More [shown above with banquet host and organizer Evan Morrison about her 7 hour 37

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Attila Mányoki of Hungary is knocking at the door of the Oceans Seven with his latest channel crossing of the Strait of Gibraltar. In a tandem swim with American marathon swimmer Zach Margolis, Mányoki joined the following illustrious list of channel swimmers who have completed six of the seven

Courtesy of Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association, Channel Islands, California. Starting on September 26th, Dan Simonelli completed an unprecedented Santa Barbara Island Hopper Swim. He started his stage swim with a 5.8 km crossing from San Miguel Island to Santa Rosa Island in 2 hours 30 minutes, then he swam a 9.7 km leg from

Courtesy of WOWSA, Costa Brava, Catalonia, Spain. Miquel Suñer, author of 48 Braçades, is also the ideologist and promoter of Vies Braves, an open water public network of marine itineraries. “You can swim, explore and enjoy sea swimming lanes along the Spanish coast,” Suñer explains. “Vies Braves is a pioneer company in designing, signaling and

Morag Hughes enjoys marathon swimming.

Courtesy of Tom Morgenstern of Revista Open Swim Magazine. Una vez más la World Open Water Swimming Association (WOWSA) ha convocado sus premios anuales para reconocer a los nadadores, nadadoras y proyectos de aguas abiertas más significativos del año. Entre los nominados se encuentran el argentino Guillermo Bertola, ganador del presente FINA Grand Prix, el

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Children are so adorable and incredibly precious. They always have an innocent view of the world. Their actions are sincere and come directly from their heart. They love parental support and adult approval, but they occasionally say or do things that cause adults to smile and shake their heads

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. American butterflyer John Batchelder had a year to remember in 2017. He was nominated for the 2017 World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year for his prolific year of butterflying across the United States. John Batchelder set the bar so high, it is almost inconceivable that any man