Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Not only did David Meca win FINA world championship races in 1998, 2000, 2003, and 2005 and 25 FINA World Cup races while being ranked #1 on the 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2003 FINA professional circuits during his lengthy career, the Spaniard who competed for USC during his collegiate

Courtesy of Ted Gover in a Starbucks in San Diego, California.

Courtesy of Exploration Institute and Benoît Lecomte. Benoît Lecomte explains his preparations and journey to begin The Longest Swim from Tokyo to San Francisco: The transatlantic crossing, the first stage of our great journey, has been completed successfully. Our support boat is approaching San Diego, concluding a 3-month delivery to the United States. Discoverer and

Courtesy of Wallace J. Nichols, Ph.D. of BlueMind Life, Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

Courtesy of Alex Grey, Oceana. Turns out sharks aren’t just important to maintaining healthy ocean ecosystems – they impact our wallets, too. Shark-related dives in Florida alone generated more than US$221 million in revenue in 2016, according to a new report commissioned by Oceana released today. Compared to the stark US$1 million generated by the

Courtesy of Mpora. Mpora posted a story about a contaminated beach near the irradiated nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan that is still a regular spot for local surfers. The Unbelievable Story Of The Japanese Surfers Who Ride Fukushima’s Radioactive Waves is posted here.

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. One of the closest beaches to the finish of a Catalina Channel crossing is Cabrillo Beach. On the other side of Cabrillo Beach is the Port of Los Angeles where Catalina Channel ferry boats are moored. The area has great plans to be revitalized and revamped with plans to