Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. A day after the Waikiki Roughwater Swim, some very good open water swimming news hit the Hawaiian Islands. Last year was only the second time in 35 years that the wintertime “Double Roughwater” race was not held. Jim Anderson, founder and race director of the 7 km Possibly Annual […]

Jim Anderson of the Hawaiian Christmas Looong Distance Invitational Rough-H2O Swim writes to the Swimming Enthusiast about the famous 7km Double Roughwater that traverses the length of Waikiki Bay down and back from Diamond Head volcano: For an application to the 2012 Looong Distance Swim, please ask for the registration forms via email directly to