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Capturing, Commemorating, Celebrating Irish Marathon Swims

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Capturing, Commemorating, Celebrating Irish Marathon Swims Courtesy of Pádraig Mallon, Newry, Northern Ireland. Pádraig Mallon of the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association and Infinity Channel Swimming and Piloting Services is looking back at history. He announced, “Open water swimming in all its benefits is growing at a phenomenal rate. The Irish Long Distance Swimming Association, […]

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Hall Of Famer Peter Jurzynski Talks About His Career On WOWSA Live

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Hall Of Famer Peter Jurzynski Talks About His Career On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. 69-year-old Peter Jurzynski is a passionate and focused open water swimmer. Originally from the state of Connecticut, he developed his potential while training in Boston and England as well as taking part in many New England

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Barry Watson Reminiscences About The Past On WOWSA Live

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Barry Watson Reminiscences About The Past On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. Barry Watson was sponsored by his home town to cross the English Channel in 1964. He proved their investment in him was a wise one. The famed 82-year-old British marathon swimmer recalled the parade and large number of well-wishers

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Linda McGill Recalls Her Illustrious Career On WOWSA Live

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Linda McGill Recalls Her Illustrious Career On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Huntington Beach, California. 1964 Olympian and International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame Honor Swimmer Linda McGill talked about her prolific career as an 1964 Olympic swimmer to her record-setting English Channel crossing. The Australian Olympic swimmer talked about a wide variety of

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Michael Twigg-Smith Talks About The Molokai Channel On WOWSA Live

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Michael Twigg-Smith Talks About The Molokai Channel On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Molokai Channel, Hawaii. Hawaii resident Michael Twigg-Smith has escorted paddlers, paddlers and swimmers across the 42 km Molokai Channel for years, facing winds, ocean swells and shark encounters along the way. The experienced boat captain gives a hint of the challenges

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Mark Hamilton Talks About The North Channel On WOWSA Live

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Mark Hamilton Talks About The North Channel On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, North Channel, Northern Ireland.- Scotland 46-year-old Mark Hamilton has participated as an observer for the Irish Long Distance Swimming Association and the North Channel Swimming Association since 2013 with several dozens of crossings under his helm. Together with Quinton Nelson, he

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Global Study On COVID-19 Containment Or Travel Restriction

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Global Study On COVID-19 Containment Or Travel Restriction Courtesy of Dr. Isabel Krug and Jad Adrian Washif. Led by Dr. Isabel Krug of the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences and Jad Adrian Washif of the National Sports Institute of Malaysia, 80 researchers (including sport scientists) from 6 continents (44 countries) would like to invite athletes

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Michael Twigg-Smith, David Harvey, Mark Hamilton Talk About Channel Swimming On WOWSA Live

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Michael Twigg-Smith, David Harvey, Mark Hamilton Talk About Channel Swimming On WOWSA Live Sponsored by KAATSU Global, Catalina Channel, California. Michael Twigg-Smith, David Harvey, and Mark Hamilton in the North Channel are seamen extraordinaire and experienced channel swimming escort pilots. Twigg-Smith escorts swimmers across the 42 km Molokai Channel between the islands of Oahu and

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Hallucinations In The Open Water, A Future Edition Of WOWSA Live

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Hallucinations In The Open Water, A Future Edition Of WOWSA Live Courtesy of WOWSA, Lake Ontario, Canada. The venerable Dr. Vicki Keith C.M. spoke about many hallucinations during her marathon swims during her WOWSA Live interview. A special future edition of WOWSA Live will be conducted with Dr. Keith and others. These swimmers have all

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