Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.

Selfies are ubiquitous on social media.

In another way, selfies are also ubiquitous in the open water swimming community’s social media. But the selfies take a bit of a different perspective.

There are tanker shots among channel swimmers.

There are finish shots among competitive swimmers.

There are rewarming shots among ice swimmers.

There are towel shots among marathon swimmers.

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