Freestyle Towards Fireworks
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California.
If we were to swim across the Catalina Channel, there would definitely be one day out of the year that would be absolutely fantastic to make the attempt.
On the fourth of July, there are several dozens of fireworks shows that start after sundown. These shows are sponsored by each local city and light up the sky like no other day.
As we would sit relaxing in the escort boat or on the shores of Catalina Island waiting for the midnight start, we could gaze across the Catalina Channel and calm Pacific Ocean to see hundreds of massive fireworks going off at once across the massive metropolitan area of Southern California.
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association 
If we were to swim across the Catalina Channel, there would definitely be one day out of the year that would be absolutely fantastic to make the attempt.
On the fourth of July, there are several dozens of fireworks shows that start after sundown. These shows are sponsored by each local city and light up the sky like no other day.
As we would sit relaxing in the escort boat or on the shores of Catalina Island waiting for the midnight start, we could gaze across the Catalina Channel and calm Pacific Ocean to see hundreds of massive fireworks going off at once across the massive metropolitan area of Southern California.
Copyright © 2015 by World Open Water Swimming Association
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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