Courtesy of WOWSA, Santa Monica Beach, California. Swimming into seaweed while out in the ocean is always surprising to us. We occasionally slam into seaweed, stop suddenly, head immediately raises to check out the situation, and then resume swimming. Without failure. Copyright © 2016 by World Open Water Swimming Association

Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. Most people are afraid of sharks in the ocean. See a fin in the ocean and most people’s hearts start to race or even skip a beat or two. Fear is often the first primal impression. Almost everyone very much dislikes jellyfish stings – or stings from any kind