Around That Buoy
Courtesy of Doug Woodring in Hong Kong. Pre-race focus and a visualization of the swim course…a picture of concentration and anticipation. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
open water swimming
Blue On Blue On Blue
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Pat Gallant-Charette shows a nice, flat, streamlined body position at the end of another tough channel swim in the Strait of Gibraltar while outfitted in a blue swim cap and blue swimsuit swimming through some slight chop in royal blue water under beautiful blue skies. It was another excellent
Blue On Blue On Blue Read More »
Music For Mermaids
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Doug Woodring incorporates musicians in innovate ways throughout his open water swimming competitions in Hong Kong including the upcoming 15 km Cold Half marathon on January 24th 2015. Onshore or on the water on pontoons, the musicians serenade the swimmers and create a festive ambience. Copyright © 2014 by
Music For Mermaids Read More »
Inflated And Ready To Go
Inflated And Ready To Go Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. From Fort Lauderdale, Florida to the Lake District in England, from the Sun Moon Lake in Taiwan to Sri Lanka, the use of swim floats (SafeSwimmer™ Float), swim buoys, Swim Safety Device, SafeSwimmer™ Float, tow-floats and dry bags is increasing around the world of
Inflated And Ready To Go Read More »
Aerial Art Amazes
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When young children can see and do something spectacular, it creates a lasting impression. When many of them do something spectacular together, it can create a powerful movement and a lasting mindset. This is what Doug Woodring and his colleagues at Ocean Recovery Alliance aim to do within their
Our Good Man Watson
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is rare that one coach has the opportunity to coach one Olympian or one world champion, but it is exceedingly rare for one coach to train many over the course of his career. But that is exactly what Coach Don Watson did so magnificently in a quiet, little
Our Good Man Watson Read More »
Competitive Awareness In The Open Water
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When we watch the great athletes in the sport of open water swimming in the water, we easily sense their high degree of awareness that these athletes possess about conditions, currents and competition. It is almost magically how sensitive, strategic and smart they are in the open water. Athletes
Competitive Awareness In The Open Water Read More »
In The Middle Of The Channel Of Bones
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The Molokai Channel between the islands of Molokai and Oahu can get big and swell up with huge ocean swells that lift swimmers and escort boats several meters in height. With big whales and big swells, it is a tremendous treat to watch athletes tackle this Channel of Bones
In The Middle Of The Channel Of Bones Read More »
Who Is This And Where Is He Going?
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Hint: the water is warm. Copyright © 2014 by World Open Water Swimming Association
Who Is This And Where Is He Going? Read More »
The Contrast In Reality And Perception Of Hammerheads
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. We can think of few creatures who are as fearsome-looking as hammerhead sharks, but who are relatively mild vis-à-vis open water swimmers. Seen from above or below, shivers of hammerhead sharks can send shivers up and down the spine of open water swimmers when they swim slowly round and
The Contrast In Reality And Perception Of Hammerheads Read More »