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Postponed…Permanently? Say It Ain’t So – Uncertainty Of The Tokyo Olympics

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Postponed…Permanently? Say It Ain’t So – Uncertainty Of The Tokyo Olympics Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. It is always difficult to accurately predict future IOC decisions regarding a variety of issues. But predictions are nearly impossible of the Tokyo Olympic Games due to the impact of the global lockdown and the ongoing COVID-19 concerns, […]

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Simon Griffiths Explains ‘Just Doing It’ On WOWSA Live

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Simon Griffiths Explains ‘Just Doing It’ On WOWSA Live Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Former engineer and competitive swimmer Simon Griffiths is the publisher and founder of Outdoor Swimmer Magazine – the signature publication in the open water swimming world. Ned Denison of the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame interviewed Griffiths on

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Cathy Delneo Talks Sharks And Wildlife Protection Policy On WOWSA Live

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Cathy Delneo Talks Sharks And Wildlife Protection Policy On WOWSA Live Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In a throwback episode (from June 2011) of Open Water Wednesday (the precursor to WOWSA Live), Cathy Delneo, a librarian, a surfer, a tiger shark attack survivor, and an open water swimmer from San Francisco, is one

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Olympian Mark Warkentin On WOWSA Live

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Olympian Mark Warkentin On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In a throwback episode (from January 2011) of Open Water Wednesday (the precursor to WOWSA Live), 2008 Olympian Mark Warkentin talks briefly about nutrition. In 2010, Warkentin had a special mano-a-mano match race against Petar Stoychev around Manhattan Island, organized by Morty

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Olympian, Paralympian Natalie du Toit On WOWSA Live

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Olympian, Paralympian Natalie du Toit On WOWSA Live Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In a throwback episode (from January 2011) of Open Water Wednesday (the precursor to WOWSA Live), Olympian and Paralympian Natalie du Toit talks about her career. The South African broke barriers like no one else before in Olympic history. On

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Marathon Swimming Icon Philip Rush On WOWSA Live

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Marathon Swimming Icon Philip Rush On WOWSA Live Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In a throwback episode (from December 2010) of Open Water Wednesday (the precursor to WOWSA Live), English Channel three-way record holder and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Philip Rush talks about his career and swims across the

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Germantown Academy Coach Dick Shoulberg On WOWSA Live

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Germantown Academy Coach Dick Shoulberg On WOWSA Live Courtesy of KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. In a throwback episode (from December 2010) of Open Water Wednesday (the precursor to WOWSA Live), Germantown Academy coach Dick Shoulberg talks about his career. Coach Shoulberg, who guided International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Fran Crippen through

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Unescorted, Unprecedented, Unafraid: Swims By Otto Kemmerich

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Unescorted, Unprecedented, Unafraid: Swims By Otto Kemmerich Research and translation courtesy of Matthias Kaßner. Otto Kemmerich, born in 1886, was an outstanding pool and open water swimmer from Germany who was inducted in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame in 1968 as an Honor Swimmer. Kemmerich was considered among the best open water swimmers

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Remembering Charlie Gravett, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer

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Remembering Charlie Gravett, International Marathon Swimming Hall of Famer Courtesy of Melissa Roberts, Jersey. The International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Contributor, Charlie Gravett of Jersey, passed away on July 6th at the age of 77. Ned Denison writes, “Charlie was a big personality, extraordinarily generous with his time, and a leader in the

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