First American Open Water Swimming Championships
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. The first recognized American national open water swimming championships was reportedly held in 1925 from the Chain Bridge to Georgetown in the Potomac River near Washington D.C.
Although other local races such as the La Jolla Rough Water Swim in California and the Boston Light Swim in Massachusetts had started earlier and drew regional attention, the Washington D.C. was an event that attracted top-level competitors from various states in the U.S.A.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Daily News of Open Water Swimming and founder of WOWSA. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010).
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