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In The Athletes Village At The World University Games

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Photo courtesy of the Gwangju Summer Universiade Organizing Committee. At the 2015 Universiade, American Stephanie Peacock found herself in South Korea for the first time. Housed in the Universiade Athletes Village, Peacock was with thousands of other athletes and heads of delegations in an Internet-enabled suite with access to […]

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Places To Swim Way, Way, Way Offshore

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Courtesy of SurflineTV from Cortes Bank. The Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association (SBCSA) governs open water swims and channel attempts in the California Channel Islands, including the relay swims from San Clemente Island. SBCSA has observed and ratified two 6-person relays and Tina Neill‘s solo swim from San Clemente Island to the California mainland, a

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Italy’s Arianna Bridi Takes Giant Steps Ahead At Universiade

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Universiade, Republic of Korea. In what amounts to one of the most unusual high-level marathon swimming races at the international level, Italy took the top two podium spots with gold medalist Arianna Bridi and silver medalist Ilaria Raimondi finishing ahead of American Stephanie Peacock. But Bridi’s large margin of victory and the

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Stephen Junk Continues With His Channel Adventures

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Stephen Junk will make his attempt of his fifth and sixth Oceans Seven channels this summer. Tonight in Hawaii, his kayaker Steve Haumschild will lead him off Kalua Koi on Molokai Island for a 26-mile attempt of the Molokai Channel starting around sunset. The 55-year-old Junk will also be

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Developing Leg Strength For The Open Water

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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We had the opportunity to observe Coach Tony Rich, a professional triathlete, at Boston University. The personable endurance athlete and coach was in his element, coaching masters swimmers and triathletes. Himself a three-time Ironman triathlete, he is one of the few triathletes who has finished Ironman-distance triathlons both outdoors

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At 75 Years Old, Harry Huffaker To Tackle Molokai Again

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At 75 Years Old, Harry Huffaker To Tackle Molokai Again Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Harry Huffaker first crossed the 26-mile (42 km) Molokai Channel in 1967. During his 13 hour 35 minute Molokai Channel crossing, Dr. Huffaker saw a large shark underneath him and immediately headed for his escort boat to call it

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