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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Scott Garrison was shivering from head to toe; his hands were very cold to the touch and his teeth kept chattering long after the race was over, but his heart was filled with joy. The 61-year-old Bakersfield, California native was in San Francisco for his annual Alcatraz crossing. “Oh, […]
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Steven Spielberg is on top of his profession and is, without a doubt, one of the most popular, successful and influential directors in film history. Creating, writing, directing and producing blockbuster after blockbuster, his career has spanned more than four decades as he has generated over US$8.5 billion in
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Graham Schmelzer took out time from his busy age group water polo season and high school swim season and homework obligations to win Saturday’s 2-mile Alcatraz Classic for the Fastest in San Francisco Bay. Overall times inclusive of both neoprene and bioprene swimmers: 1 Graham Schmelzer (wetsuit) 32:54.7 2
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Open water swimmers talk about sharks and jellyfish all the time. But there are plenty of other marine life in the world’s oceans, lakes and rivers. On the scary side of the equation, orcas, sea snakes, sea lions, alligators, and hippos are the denizens of the open water while
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Gary Workman Lives Up To His Name Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Gary Workman has a fan base at the finish of the 2-mile Alcatraz Classic for the Fastest. His son was on an Oru Kayak and his daughters and friends were on shore, cheering away. “We were so excited,” said Laura (15 on
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. David Swift was a competitive swimmer in his youth, but then laid off swimming for four decades. “For 40 years, I got out of swimming. I was living life, raising a family and working,” he explains. But then he hurt his knee and could not run anymore. The 60-year-old
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Danika Thompson may not view herself as a pure swimmer, but she is certainly a water woman. The 22-year-old lifeguard and former water polo player from San Clemente, California surfs, competes in paddle boarding both SUP and 10’6″ prone paddling, surf skis, and does biathlons and lifeguard competitions in
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Courtesy of WOWSA during today’s Alcatraz Classic for the Fastest . Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Kristen Zeimitz flew in from Englewood, Colorado just in time to catch the 2-mile Alcatraz Classic for the Fastest today, arriving in her San Francisco hotel after midnight. But even with a 6 am check-in, the 35-year-old lifelong swimmer was ready to go. The open water was familiar territory
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Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Nader Radjy and his daughter Yasmin Radjy were walking along Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, California when he decided that he wanted to see what the Dolphin Club in Aquatic Park was all about. The father and daughter knocked at the door of the Dolphin Club and were given
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